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me and superdawg
About Me
- Mike Knipe
- Crook, County Durham, United Kingdom
- I am a retired NHS Personnel person. All I do nowadays is walk about. I used to have my pet dog Bruno with me (in the front page pic). he was Superdawg but he died. Now I have Lucky the pup. He's a bit like Bruno, only smaller and more suspicious.
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Philadelphia Airport - It's a massive place, serving a city that's twice the size of Greater Manchester. We arrived on a lovely day (skiing in Gatineau Park would have been su...
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And another one. - Assemblage number two. This time touched up with silver metallic. Silver or gold, which is best. On the back I have stuck a map of London. Wire to hang ...
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Monday 3 February - Easter Downhill, 361m OS map 58 - Easter Downhill from Castlehill Reservoir (February 2019). Castle Hill is an alternative name for the hill. A warm balmy Spring day wandering among the ...
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Learn To Lead Climb (RC3) Syllabus - *Learn To Lead Climb (RC3) Syllabus* *Day 1:* RC1 Day 1 *Day 2:* RC1 Day 2 *Day 3:* Lead Climb Set Up (Three Anchors) - Flat Lead Climb Set Up (Three Anc...1 day ago
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Storm Dennis: Five things you can do today to get ready to Get Outside - This weekend we Blondes aren’t (as planned) teaching lots of lovely people how to winter wild camp on Dartmoor. Storm Dennis has put a scupper... Read full...2 days ago
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TGO Challenge 2018: DAYS 13 & 14 - *DAY THIRTEEN* I've mentioned a few times how the modern Ordnance Survey maps can bear little relation to the paths and tracks actually on the ground. Be...
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fiber friday - The hap stitch pattern has become interesting: No audiobooks, for the time being! I am having to pay very close attention and do a lot of counting aloud...
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Three Problems and Three Solutions - Access TOG’s Debbie North gives her solutions to three tricky problems!3 days ago
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Insect Shield Clothing - I’ve been taking a bit of an interest in Insect Shield clothing of late…… 😝 I know you can treat your favourite stuff with permethrin, and I’m quite happy...2 weeks ago
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Watching the Whale. - It’s almost February here in the English Lake District. The weather is dreary and damp, we’ve had many weeks of what could be described as poor weather. Wh...
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Topo Aquaventure 2 trail shoe 200km review. - Way back in 2019, well November 24th to be exact, I purchased pair of the Topo trail shoes. (click Here). It was my first pair of these and reviews were a b...
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Imperial Money Spider - Ta Da another Drum Roll the last post was a Decimal Money Spider this one's an Imperial Money Spider I patinated it with Liver of Sulphur, to match the leg c...
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A year in the life of an epic adventourous twonk doing twonkish stuff in a twonkish way - January Kinder wild camp February Kinder wild camp March Brown knoll with Chris Dog sitting April New bike Stoopid hotel shower 🙄 Ghost camp in the Yorksh...5 weeks ago
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2019 in Review - April 2019 saw us celebrating our Silver Wedding Anniversary, so we hired a campervan to have an adventure in Scotland. We spent a lovely few days on a whi...
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A Family Day out In Lübeck - A and S in front of the Holstentor. We were a party of twelve all told, out for a wander around Lübeck. The Cathedral is huge, but has buildings all around...5 weeks ago
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Happy New Year 2019 / 20 - Well hello from my local village green in between Christmas and New Year. I'm still active on here although only just and wondering how many other people...
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Borrowdale - A few photos from a couple of days camping in Borrowdale. Many thanks to Mike for all his help. Over the last few months my Parkinson's condition has worsen...
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FOR SALE: Gossamer Gear Mariposa (Robic version) Size M + Hip Belt - *Gossamer Gear Mariposa* (*Robic version*) Size *M* + Size *S* Hip Belt *Price Drop. £130 delivered UK. * This is approx 2 years old and rarely used. (*On...
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10 Excellent Tips for Women Who Want to Hike Solo - Hiking, especially when done alone, can be a life-changing experience. It brings you serenity and peace of mind. It can give you a significant boost of sel...3 months ago
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Come on Heart: Pennine Way Day 4, Jack in at Jack Bridge - Manchester, 5.50am This is a post about how I lost my love of backpacking and why I gave up walking the Pennine Way. Was it difficult to write? Definit...
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Kungsleden, part 2. Kvikkjokk to Abisko. - Refreshed after a break of three days, we set out from Kvikkjokk on a rainy morning. It's day 13 and raining, but the forecast is good. It's a lousy trail ...
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Lichfield 10k Road Race - (I’m a bit tardy writing this up. It’s now 15 December and I’m referring back to a run that took place on 8 September. Just before this run I searched al...
5 months ago -
Moving on - As everyone who knows me, the last 18 months have been tough. We all have work issues, I am sure a lot of us would rather not work, but rather follow our h...5 months ago
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Wainwright’s - Fellbarrow and Low Fell - From the parking at Waterend we followed the Bridleway opposite towards Miresyke. As we climbed up the views opened out over Loweswater towards Burnbank F...
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24-hours on The Ben: a tale from furth of the Cairngorms - It was all so very long ago now. If you’d asked me I’d have ventured that it must be about 10 years ago, but a check of the guidebook shows it was longer –...1 year ago
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Muggle flying & Quidditch in Antarctica - One of the perks of the job, and for many a highlight down here, is the opportunity to go on a Twin Otter co-pilot flight. I got the shout the evening ...1 year ago
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Under the Northern Lights - The previous week had been frustrating. I was 430 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle and the Aurora forecast had been good. Whilst deep in the wildernes...1 year ago
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msr mini groundhogs - An easy way of losing weight from your rucksack is to replace the the tent pegs that come with your shelter. Whilst these aren't necessarily poor quality...
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some websites
- bill gallons north east walks
- blethering blonde
- bondringo learn navigation
- crook and weardale ramblers
- digital denbighshire
- doodlecat
- grough
- hare and hounds westgate
- http://outdoorsmanning.com
- http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk
- http://www.tgochallenge.co.uk
- lake district weather and fell top conditions
- lake district weatherline inc fell top conditions
- lonewalkers diary
- mind - mental health charity
- mountain trails dehydrated meals
- mountain weather forecasts
- outdoors grub
- section hiker
- v-g bacpacking website and blog
- will it rain today?
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