Off T’ Yorkshire Dales Beginning in the Lake District where England’s deepest lakes exist, the highest mountain lives and inspiration for poets strikes everywhere. Then crossing into the Dales where limestone country begins, wild meadows run wild and dry stone houses are the norm. The Dales Way – Preparation ~To follow up on the Wolds Way, … More The Dales Way – Preparing
Day 1 It’s a year to the day that I left home to America where I began the PCT. A year later I find myself in the Yorkshire Dales out for a bimble. The weather is set to be bleak but I didn’t want to stay cooped up in the hostel so I packed up … More Wild camping in the Yorkshire Dales
When I awake it’s super misty and damp, condensation layers my sleeping bag. Animals such rabbits and chipmunks scurry around. I get up at 6am, hang my sleeping bag from the tree and wander down to the petrol station. If it is closed I’m hoping the helpful lady the trio talked of yesterday comes in … More The Kindness of Strangers on the Pacific Crest Trail.
“It’s A Beautiful Day…” It’s a beautiful dayThe sun is shiningI feel goodAnd no-one’s gonna stop me now, oh yeahIt’s a beautiful dayI fell good, I fell rightAnd no-one, no-one’s gonna stop me nowMamaSometimes I fell so sad, so sad, so badBut no-one’s gonna stop me now, no-one It’s hopeless – so hopeless to even … More A day walking in the Peak District
