Reasons to go North

Sca Fell Pike, the long way round, with exceptional weather, clear sky, no wind. A rare, fine, April day between incessant showers. It was...

Posted by reasons on Mar 11, 2018 in Blog, Cumbria, Nature | 0 comments

There’s been much recent ‘talk’, quite rightly so, about how many people have been rescued this year in the Lakes. Going out in the...

I’m learning Spanish, or trying at least. So I went to Spain. A while ago now. Back in Early December just as winter was setting...

Langdale was quiet at 8 am. I wound my way in to the valley while a tractor, just ahead, scattered sheep feeding in the...

The snow continues. At least on the mountains. Though there is still the fickle cycle of ‘freeze – thaw’. Miss those...