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Thank you @peregrino_tom Your photos are lovely - the views are breathtaking! I have dear camino friends who live in the Cotswolds and have missed visiting and walking with them these last couple of years. Thank you for a lovely English walk today.Theatregal, your pics above are fabulous - great vistas, great photography!
Sadly my phone (blame the tools) just couldn't work out the lighting yesterday. And the long shots had to be zoomed, so very rough quality... but giving a flavour of a lovely English walk nonetheless - I hope... Kennet and Avon canal in Bath, up to Bathampton Down on the Skyline walk, down to Claverton and the canal again on the other side, pic of the Avon from Dundas Aqueduct (fabulous item), then up again towards Bath, looking back down to Monkton Combe.
Rick, any chance you went to Andrew’s Bald? One of my favorite short hikes in the Smoky mountains even though it’s down on the way in and up on the way out!Now for North Carolina and the Deep Creek area of the Smokey Mountains National Park.
Your posts of nature & places are lovely. I did really enjoy the opening words to this post....walking in the woods and between verdant fields on ruts and mulching leaves. All about, floral madness; laughing frogs, bird calls and the silvery drone of cicadas.
Map: Montpezat d'Agenais - Saint Médard + St Jean-de Balerme PDF (11 kms)
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No. When camping closer to that spot (with no phone or internet connectivity even in town, explaining the late reply) the weather was pretty bad with lots of rain and thunderstorms. The Park Service even shut down the access road to it and the Appalachian Trail at the Clingman's Dome lookout tower. If things got worse they might even have had us evacuate the campground.Rick, any chance you went to Andrew’s Bald? One of my favorite short hikes in the Smoky mountains even though it’s down on the way in and up on the way out!
Walking distance from my homeA 6 km walk in South Weald country park, about 8 miles drive from home
500 acres and 700 years old and with a huge lake for wildlife. There is also a play area for children and a deer park, some of which we saw roaming in the quieter parts of the park.
Usually at this time of the year we visit to see the bluebells which cover large areas.
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Lovely pictures, Laurie! What community is this? It doesn't look familiar to me; your Midwest Illinois neighbor.Finally got to go north but the wind was above my pay grade. 14-15 mph is too much for these old bones, but I persisted. Made it to a town with more beautiful late 19th century homes than their population would suggest. The fields are being planted, some rows of corn are turning green, some cover crops and winter wheat remind me of those waving green fields on the camino. My wikiloc GPS stopped recording for a few miles, but even with my recalculations, I am still about 7-10 kms short of my goal. I’ll make it someday!
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Paxton. Population about 4,000, so it’s a big place in comparison to a lot of the towns around here. It’s right on I-57 about 110 miles south of Chicago. I’m still jealous about all of your forest preserves!What community is this?
I first read this as though there were a comma after green, and said —oh no!!!Set off up the green fell on a steep path
Be there in three weeks staying in GrasmereSet off up the green fell on a steep path, the intention being to walk the long ridge southwards via Helvellen to Grasmere.
After about an hour a man with two skis, ski boots and headgear on his back passed us!
Heavens, this looks like a bad omen!
It was!
One of the "Dodd" fells was soon spotted covered in snow as we headed to the top to get a better view
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Helvellyn and the rest of them will have to wait for another day so down we went via a lovely stoney path to the village of Glenridding where the sun was shining as we sat at the cafe after an interesting walk
Two buses later got us back to base
Sounds goodBe there in three weeks staying in Grasmere. Have beeh over Sticks Pass a few times. We use it as part of a 4 day circular walk from Keswick to Patterdale, Patterdale to Grasmere, Grasmere to Rosthwaite and Rosthwaite to Keswick.
I hear you loud and clear! My daily walks are all the same distance of 3-4 miles. I have no enthusiasm to add in extra mileage for training, as I have no airfare booked yet for an upcoming Camino.I didn’t walk as far as I had thought because it started to rain. Since I am not training for a Camino I went home
You're welcome, @OzAnnie! It's a pleasure, every bit of the process-the walk, the photography + it's aftermath -choosing photos, wracking ones brain for words, then putting something together to share.Your posts of nature & places are lovely. I did really enjoy the opening words to this post.
- it’s a great ‘add’ having the map included to show exactly where you were.
- Thankyou.
Happy eating! The menu sounds delicious.Back to The Old Way.
Crow Garlic; Goose Grass and Stinging Nettle. Guess what I'm having for dinner tonight
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Welcome to the forum, @VikingWarrior. It sounds like you live somewhere near the Bonifatius Weg. It's a lovely walk!I'm rather fortunate to live with the Spessart mountain range on my southern horizon, the Kinzig river valley below my house and the Vogelsberg mountain range to the north. I normally hike in the Spessart, run along the river and mountain bike in the Vogelsberg. Not bad for a guy that grew up surrounded by cornfields.
Annette, are you on holiday? It sounds like it if you are in the Lake District.A wonderful walk partly through and then over the beautiful valley of Borrowdale
From Keswick to the Honister pass the path meandered under the peak of cat bells with Derwentwater on the other side
Crossing and passing many rivers today we arrived at Grange village for a long coffee stop as the rain poured down
Then a visit to the tiny church there before the path wound around the hillside just above the Borrowdale valley,reputedly the most beautiful in the Lake District
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We had intended to stop at the village of Seatoller but the ongoing path up to the pass was too inviting, so up we went through the lovely scenery
The bus back to Keswick arrived soon after and off we went back to base
17 km and around 7 hours which included the coffee stop, church visit and picnic
@Annette london ...and those photos remind me so much of Wainright's Coast-to-Coast which passes close Kewick and Windemere. It is a gorgeous part of the world!Annette, are you on holiday? It sounds like it if you are in the Lake District.
Annette, are you on holiday? It sounds like it if you are in the Lake District.
Hi Chris and lovingkindness Yes we’re here for 9 nights and really enjoying the walks in Wainright country.@Annette london ...and those photos remind me so much of Wainright's Coast-to-Coast which passes close Kewick and Windemere. It is a gorgeous part of the world!
Thank you for the warm welcome. The Jakobsweg (James Way) starts at Fulda and goes through Mainz on its way to Trier and then into France. I plan on starting the Jakobsweg in Fulda even though it goes over the hill I live on its way to Trier. Another possibly would be following the Jakobsweg to Maintz and then the Bonifatius Weg back to Fulda once they lift our travel restrictions. Then hopefully Portugal in October.Welcome to the forum, @VikingWarrior. It sounds like you live somewhere near the Bonifatius Weg. It's a lovely walk!
Cheers
Lovingkindness
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And thanks to you I now know that a fell runner is something quite different than a fallen runner.Passed a fair few Fell runners!
Looks like a fabulous trek but, 7 hours? I would need a really good lunch if I were going to be trekking for 7 hours. I hope you had a really good lunch in that open shelter.Good weather today so a walk along the crest of the Helvellyn range from north to south.. Stanah to Grasmere
No snow today. Up to sticks pass and up to Raise and onto Helvellyn at 3113 ft
The path up looked a bit dicey from a distance but fine with zig zags once on it.Some snow still in parts on the path
A nice view of red tarn from the trig point and we had lunch in the open shelter
Mountains for miles and beautiful scenery all around
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Crossing Nethermost Pike and Dollywagon pike and then down to the beautiful Grisdale tarn for another rest
Up again to a col and the descending path to Grasmere.
Turned off at a seldom used path and down the grassy slope to Grasmere
16 km took us just over 7 hours
There is a huge lesson in the message in your last photo, Chrissy. Giant boulders can be stopped in their tracks! Glad you are having such a feast of nature.We are spending two days hiking at "Devil's Lake State Park", Wisconsin's largest. It is truly one of the most beautiful in the Midwest. Glaciers scoured through the area leaving behind a 360 acre blue lake with huge Quartzite boulders cascading down 500' to the water's edge on its west and east rims. The views from the top are magnificent and we also walked the perimeter of the lake. We have been enjoying this park for many years and it's great to be back this spring in perfect weather. Tomorrow we hike several more of the parks 29 miles of trails.
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Ha ha, thanks LaurieAnd thanks to you I now know that a fell runner is something quite different than a fallen runner.
Lovely pictures!
A tin of salmon at 3000ft gave a whole new meaning to the word “tasty”!Looks like a fabulous trek but, 7 hours? I would need a really good lunch if I were going to be trekking for 7 hours. I hope you had a really good lunch in that open shelter.
Thank you for these pics. For anyone who’s interested in the Royal Observatory, I highly recommend this book:A walk in London today. Starting along the North bank of the River Thames and then walking under the river, through the 1912 foot tunnel. This then leads past the Cutty Sark, a 19th cent. Tea Clipper. Then through to Londons oldest Royal Park, Greenwich. It is not large but has a lot of history. I walked up past the site of the Roman temple, swung up around by the Anglo Saxon burial cemetary, 6th-7th cent. and on to the Original Royal Observatory. This is where Greenwich mean time was set and the 0 meridian. The view from the top by the Observatory covers from the City of London, to Canary Wharf, the new financial district, and on downriver. Since it was low tide on the river when I was there, I managed to get in some mudlarking as well.
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Beautiful photos ChrissyA 9 mile hike today in the same Devil's Lake state park, but in a different area. We walked this particular section on "The Ice Age Trail", which runs through the park.
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No need to search. Like this:@VikingWarrior : wonderful and inspirational pictures. Would you mind using the thumbmail function here in the future.
Post 866 of this thread explains why this works better for forummembers with slower devices.
@Rick of Rick and Peg and @Koidream gave excellent explanations.
Do keep posting and sharing!
Cutty Sark is the name of a Scotch Whisky. I worked in that Whisky Bond when I was a schoolgirl, during the holidays. For the record, £5.00 a week because I was only 15, and my friends got £8.00 as they were 16!A walk in London today. Starting along the North bank of the River Thames and then walking under the river, through the 1912 foot tunnel. This then leads past the Cutty Sark, a 19th cent. Tea Clipper. Then through to Londons oldest Royal Park, Greenwich. It is not large but has a lot of history. I walked up past the site of the Roman temple, swung up around by the Anglo Saxon burial cemetary, 6th-7th cent. and on to the Original Royal Observatory. This is where Greenwich mean time was set and the 0 meridian. The view from the top by the Observatory covers from the City of London, to Canary Wharf, the new financial district, and on downriver. Since it was low tide on the river when I was there, I managed to get in some mudlarking as well.
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No need to search. Like this:
The reason you were paid less than the others .....?..... and I still have the ridge on my left thumb from missing the top of the bottle with the little hammer when attempting to put in the cork!
Could have been my "late teens" playlistIf you look at the playlist you can guess when I was in my teens...
Gorgeous! i love sweeping views like these! Very few in my area!A wonderful walk today with some amazing scenery
Off up the Newlands valley with Dale Head in view
The trig point in sight all the time like a speck on the horizon
Natural swimming pools and waterfalls on the way
Up and up to Dale head tarn and then further up to the summit at 2400 ft
Very undulating paths over Hindscarth and Robinson
Down then to splashing over a bog like area and over another ridge and down to Buttermere
The bus was due at 1318 and we really had to make this one as the next one was 2 hours after.....now missing it by an hour would be OK, but not by 5 minutes!!
So coming down was a challenge in itself and we've never run down a mountain so fast before
Made the bus by 5 minutes..
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Probably because she was a girl...period.The reason you were paid less than the others .....?
Sorry, I really didn't intend to derail the thread. Age was the reason. I got less because I was younger.
I absolutely refuse to go there!Probably because she was a girl...period.
CongratulationsI finally did my century ride! I really had hoped to do that before the heat of summer kicked in. It was not as much fun as many of my other rides, because I plotted the ride so that I did not go through towns where I was likely to want to tarry, but I am very glad I did it.
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My thought exactly!Congratulations
“the girl done good”
is that an old Ford truck?
we used to have one like that 60 years or so ago, and slide down the “thingy” on the side!...called a “baby Ford” back then
the buildings apart from the church look like those from the old Wild West films!
Just love- lupins in bloom
Then we have to force you to go back. The "Kevie" is way too good not to share with us ...Walk today with a friend but we were so busy talking that I only took two blurry pictures.
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