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Northern Walker
http://www.northernwalker.com/
Walking and camping in the north of England and Scotland and experiments with lightweight backpacking kit
- Added on: Aug 12th, 2008
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Author: N Walker
- Listed in: Outdoor Recreation Adventure
- Tags: Photography camping hiking Backpacking
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Here’s somewhere I haven’t been for a while… high on the moors.OK, so it wasn’t Edale. I had a bit of a problem with my old (not so) faithful motor so I kept things local over the weekend and went back to Dovestones Reservoir.Nevertheless, it...
Back under canvas
I've just returned from a few days under canvas near Kirkby Lonsdale.This is a lovely part of the world, near the boundaries of Cumbria, Lancashire and North Yorkshire (ish).It had even greater appeal for this trip in that it's not a wannabe 'outdoo...
Bit sad tonight...
... I should be en route to Cornwall with bike loaded for my LeJOG.Instead, I'm in the office and will be travelling back up North tonight. It will be a journey marred by sadness.I know there's always next year, but after all that time and effort it'...
I should have kept the Space Hopper
The last few weeks have been robbed of adequate distraction. Consequently, I have found diversion in other things, not least the giant Swiss Ball which now forms part of my daily exercise regime.Regular readers will know that my height can present ch...
Walking tall... nearly
I went for a walk today... not far, just around Dovestones.The significance of this lunchtime stroll was two-fold: the weather was superb and I could put one foot in front of the other without searing pain shooting down my right leg.It felt fantastic...
A Bank Holiday and some peace
Travelled up to the Yorkshire Dales on Monday with the crowds. Despite my other half hailing from Gods Own County, she’d never seen the karst in the flesh.I bored her with how years of percolation had created these impressive landforms (albeit with...
