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Posted by reasons on Jun 11, 2026 in Blog, Other Places, UK, Walking | Comments Off on Standedge to Hebden

Day 3 of the Pennine Way. 25k was somewhat of an endurance test. It rained. Relentlessly. All day. And at times it was windy There were no...

Posted by reasons on Jun 11, 2026 in Blog | Comments Off on Day 2 on the Pennine Way

20 km Torside to Standedge Wet from the start. A deluge day interspersed with patches of brilliant sunshine. So strong the rain...

Posted by reasons on Jun 9, 2026 in Blog | Comments Off on The Pennine Way – from the beginning!

Edale at 8am was bright and sunny. Then up on the moors, so typical for June, the hail came in horizontally But the walk was worth. All a...

Posted by reasons on Jun 8, 2026 in Blog | 2 comments

In 2012, my son, who was living in the USA, sent me Wild, by Cheryl Strayed. A recounting of part of her emotional life journey but also...

Posted by reasons on Aug 13, 2021 in Blog, Other Places, UK, Walking, Walking Days | Comments Off on Isle of Skye; Back to the Blog

Things seem to be balancing into a ‘new normality’. I still feel anxious it will disappear, the moments with friends not seen seem...