Sunday, 1 March 2015. Arenig Fawr - Welsh Winter Wildcamp. No wonder I saw no other soul in 24 hours - the foothills of Arenig Fawr are a pathless, tussocky bogfest that sap the life and energy from your limbs with every squelchy stomp. The weather forecast had been less than encouraging but a bright blue sky in London teased a perfect winter morning, so all packed I headed up the M40 - destination Bala. Looking south towards Rhobell Fawr and Duallit.

Sunday, October 24, 2010. Easter Island Eclipse Trek - Day 5. N THROUGH THE DESERT IN A VAN WITH NO NAME. A short walk later was a large wooden arc. And each was ensconced in its own little valley. One thing they all had.

Some natural wonders from North East England. Sunday, January 14, 2018. There have been bullfinches in the garden almost every day since Christmas. The attraction for them is a winter-flowering cherry Prunus subhirtella autumnalis. Which produces a continuous supply of flower buds from November until the end of March. The idea may have arisen because the male,.

Wednesday, July 8, 2015. The battle flag of the gone-but-not-forgotten Confederate States of America is to many a symbol of pride, and to many others a symbol of hate. We want to show them we love them, not hate them. In the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus ta.

Camping high on Ben Starav. Every Cloud has a Silver Lining.

The Cromdale Grahams are a couple of hills close to home. They are known primarily for their history, which saw the Battle of Cromdale. And from there the going turns rough. Ascending steeply through knee high heather toward the ridge, I spot 2 reindeer some distance from, and asc.

This is just a quick update on the weights of the various component parts of the Trekkertent Phreeranger EB.

Monday, 10 February 2014. Are our hills really safe in their hands? For another good read from Tracksterman. Thursday, 2 January 2014. Early May saw us in the Cairngorms, the weather prospects did not look good, with high winds and sleet forecast on the tops. But all was not lost! And what a day it was! Sgor Gaoith was our objective, its been on my peaks to do list fo.

Its an age thing? England are doing well in The Ashes, so all is well in my sporting world. Not so good if you follow football but since when has it been? There is something a little miserable about shivering away at 3am watching people in T-shirts likely to suffer heat stroke if they clap too energetically but that is the wonder of modern media. To compliment my Ashes watching I am reading Crickets Burning Passion. Thursday, 25 November 2010. Anyway, it set .

Brilliant day out up the knobbly north east ridge of Ben Aden. It was a nice sunny day and I was looking forward to this but it all fell to pieces when the clutch cable snapped on the hire car.