Reasons to go North

It is a few weeks since I have walked on my own,usually I enjoy company,but sometimes commitments and ‘stuff’ mean that just doesn’t...

The day started with exquisite blue sky and clarity. Driving over Kirkstone to Glenridding green hills were sharply etched against a...

I have stood on the top of Helvellyn and looked down on the ‘face’ of Red Tarn, several times, but had never been to the tarn until this...

Today I walked over a bridge Through a gate…. Into a wood…. The sun shone …. Through the leaves…… The sky turned black….. and then turned...

This week I said a temporary good bye to my 22 year old son. He has gone off to NYC to study for three years. A very different life from...