Reasons to go North

The snow has arrived on the hills. The weather forecast is full of the impending storm ‘down south’ Our snow has been ignored....

This time I got lucky. Thwarted a couple of weeks ago at my second attempt to see Red Pike and High Stile, while on them. This week views...

Colour in Cumbria this year has lingered. From deep red trees in geometrically designed gardens of Rydal Hall Around slightly rippled...

High pressure stillness let autumn seep slowly over the lakes this weekend. Days where nothing much moved. Wonderful if the...

I’ve got used to mountain huts with rows of bunks, Youth Hostel dorms, And when in Vietnam, wooden benches with dilapidated mats on...

A dull day traipse over the moors from Grassington. A walk which I’m sure would be lovely if the sun were shining and the skylarks were...