It is startling to see a white squirrel for the first time. I was running a regular route close by our local apple farm, and as I passed the giant pile of reject apples a white animal streaked away across the ground then up into the trees and out of sight. This became a familiar […]
After two years in hiding the White Squirrel returns? Read More »
“The lightweight alternative to walking boots, the Terroc 330 is ideal for fast and light trekking and walking in the mountains and along the trails in drier summer conditions. This shoe has lateral and medial posting providing torsional support. Recreational trail runners have also taken a shine to this superb nimble and responsive shoe.” Enthusiasts
The beginning of the end for the Terrible Terrocs from Inov-8? Read More »
My memories of this area are from the 60s, plunging into the cool pools of upper Eskdale as relief from the summer sun. Different, but just as pretty to look at are the frozen falls around Throstle Garth below Thorneythwaite crag at the end of November. This route to Scafell is one of the best.
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Winter can deliver some spectacular countryside and last weekend was no exception. The forecast promised a long spell of cold, clear weather and on Thursday it seemed to match the situation on the ground. I parked the car by arrangement at Eskdale YH and at around 3pm headed off up the valley. Before long the
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So I was naive. Optimistic. Gullable. I read my email from the Events Coordinator with a dose of wishful thinking. When I receive a comment ‘we should know if we have places soon’ I realised something might be wrong with my assumptions. A letter arrived early this month to say “I am very sorry to
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I was so excited to find Inov-8’s Terroc running shoes in our local Cotswold Camping store two years ago! I had started some gentle running a couple of years earlier. Trying to keep off the road and paved surfaces to help preserve my old knees. I’d been buying trainers ‘for off-road’ from a nearby sports
Terrible Terroc – Inov-8 innocent? Read More »
This in part follows from an earlier discussion about WordPress vs Blogger. This article was created in WordPress, and exported. Blogger could not import the file until it had been processed by WordPress2Blogger.com. My early conclusion is that Blogger may be safer and more flexible:- as you can see below the picture captions did not
Marseilles in October Read More »
I learned that a great feature of WordPress is the capability to back-up your blog by exporting it. I started with Blogger a year ago. In the intervening period I’ve held back a bit on publishing partly because of some (minor) frustration in the original editor, but mostly from a niggling concern that all my
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This picture (in October) can only mean one thing:- time to do some route planning for next year’s TGO challenge!
Isle of Mull and Skye Cuillins from south ridge of Bla Bheinn Isle of Mull and Skye Cuillins from south ridge of Bla Bheinn Is July always wet in Skye? Despite rain on 13 out of 14 days it was still possible to enjoy some dry hours and a get a few good pictures