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Friday, 16 July 2010

Dales High Way Photos

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The weather wasn’t great for a non-photographer to take passable shots, but here are the pick of a (mainly bad) bunch: Day 1 On Draught...
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Thursday, 15 July 2010

Little Stainforth to Horton

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Thurs 15 July Distance: 8.5 miles We're thinking of rebranding ourselves: 'Fair Weather Walkers Am We'... It was another wet and...
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Wednesday, 14 July 2010

Gordale Scar to Little Stainforth

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Wednesday 14 July Distance: 10.5 miles It was a wet and blustery night, but aside from vaguely waking occasionally when the tent was shaking...
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Ilkley to Gordale Scar

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Tuesday 13 July Distance: 20.5 miles Two late changes were made to my plan for this trip, one following from the other. Based on Saturday...
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Thursday, 8 July 2010

Rain

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I thought that I had jinxed summer this week, by taking delivery of a pair of shorts that not only fit me but seem to be made out of a decen...
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Tuesday, 6 July 2010

From Yarm to Hurworth-on-Tees

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A chunk of the Teesdale Way, between Yarm and Hurworth, may seem like a bit of an odd choice for a day walk for Midlands-dwelling people, bu...
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Sunday, 27 June 2010

Prickle, Scratch, Sting

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It has become an increasing problem of late that so many of our local paths (and no doubt similar paths over farmland nationwide) are overgr...
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National Memorial Arboretum

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The route for yesterday’s fresh air and exercise was based entirely on some reasonably local Geocaches, and gave the added bonus that it wou...
Tuesday, 22 June 2010

Tuesday 22 June: Yorkshire 3 Peaks

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Summary: A 23.9 mile route* taking in the summits of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough, completed in 8 hours and 15 minutes. Prolo...
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Friday, 18 June 2010

Contrasts: Black Hill

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When Mick and I tootled up the Pennine Way in 2008 (22/5/08) Black Hill was very black, albeit sprinkled with white pellets of fertiliser as...

Bleaklow to Upper Booth

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Distance: 11.5 miles Weather: overcast Number of mountain hares: 3 Number of lizardy things: 1 (could have been 2, depending on whet...
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Thursday, 17 June 2010

Standedge to Bleaklow

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Distance: 14.5 miles Weather: another glorious day! A less waffly post today - I have a dwindling battery supply and need to make sure I...
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Wednesday, 16 June 2010

Colden to Standedge

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Distance: 18ish miles Weather: as sunny as sunny can be Number of killer poodles: 1 (standard, not toy!) Number of overly inquisitive sheep:...
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Tuesday, 15 June 2010

Gargrave to Colden

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Distance: 24.5 miles Weather: glorious and stupidly hot to be walking that far! Number of other PW walkers seen: 6 Whatever possessed me to ...