Reasons to go North

Conveniently living on the join between two National Parks, it’s as easy for me to venture over to the Dales as to the Lakes. A forecast...

Posted by reasons on Aug 9, 2015 in Blog, UK, Walking | 0 comments

A rare blue day in the summer 2015 and I only had a half a day to get outdoors. Rather than battle the late Saturday traffic and head for...

What could be better than a swim in a cool waterfall pool on a rare hot summer’s evening? Uldale Force has featured on TV as one of the...

Posted by reasons on Jul 14, 2014 in Blog, Elsewhere, UK | 0 comments

The Dales were much quieter this weekend. Le Tour has gone, steep hills devoid of cyclist. There is an odd yellow bicycle...

Frequent visits have coloured my idea of walking in Nidderdale with vast sky over wild moors. Peat bogs and tussocks, dramatic drops and...