Reasons to go North

Fairly recently I watched a series on BBC 4 which showed how what we now think of untouched and natural has actually been quite...

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...

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...