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Walk and Travel in Cumbria and Beyond

Orrest Head

Posted by on Feb 10, 2013 in Blog, Cumbria, SliderPics, Walking | Comments Off on Orrest Head

Friday was a ‘blue sky day’ but though not at work all day I still had commitments and could not dedicate myself to the hills...

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No Preservatives

Posted by on Jan 29, 2013 in Blog, Food, Walking | 4 comments

  After the recent ‘Flapjack Challenge’ on my Facebook page, a few people asked for my recipe.  So here it is.  You can see how well...

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Sunshine in Coniston

Posted by on Jan 28, 2013 in Blog, Cumbria | Comments Off on Sunshine in Coniston

When the snow eventually arrived it just dumped on us, but for a day we had high pressure and blue sky.  Unexpectedly.  So it was a quick...

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Unnatural Landscapes

Posted by on Dec 3, 2012 in Blog, Other Places, SliderPics, Walking | Comments Off on Unnatural Landscapes

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

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Beware the Birketts

Posted by on Nov 6, 2012 in Blog, Cumbria, Walking | 1 comment

Having arrived back in the UK at 6.30am on Friday it was just over 48 hours and I found myself trudging through the snow in Borrowdale,...

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