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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. Then my new dog Lucky The Dog who also died and now I have Ringo the daft Border Collie.
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Digging a bit deeper - * Saturday morning and I can see sunshine and blue skies from my window.* *The weekend is looking good. * I have found more information on the NHS data b...
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Ard Crags, Knott Rigg, Robinson - We had a hot, hot summer. We must have had, I keep hearing all about it on the news. Except, in the North-West we didn’t really. But we did have one very h...1 day ago
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Monday 28 September 2026 - The Steel Cotton Rail Trail Stage 4 - Edale to Chinley - We had chosen a lovely late summer's day for this brilliant walk in the Peak District. Trains were on time, and as it was a fairly short day's walk, we ...
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Braeriach again, and back to the source - Absolute delight. I let out a wordless exclamation from the sheer joy of the moment. It hadn’t started that way. Morning at Corrour Bothy was windy and dre...4 days ago
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Hallowe'en Ceilidh, 31st October, New Mills Town Hall - * 🎃 HALLOWEEN CEILIDH 🎃 * *in aid of Derbyshire Blood Bike*s Dust off your dancing shoes and dig out your fanciest fancy dress — HopGoblin with Ye Ol...
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The Highs and Lows of Newton - The Highs and Lows of Newton. September 25th Back to the coast after last Friday’s country walk from Blackhall. Today’s outing starts from the village o...
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Carnival season is here - When you think of Carnival you may conjure up images in your mind of Notting Hill or perhaps Rio de Janeiro. Would you though think of Somerset?1 week ago
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Bushcraft Instructor Training Course - Glengarriff/Cork - *Bushcraft Instructor Training Course - Glengarriff/Cork* Although it's just over a year away; I've finally gotten around to scheduling dates for a three...
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Thursday 4 June - Carn Mor (NJ 265 183; 804m) - *Start Point: *The Lecht Ski Centre car park *Distance and Ascent: *13.3km, 420m *Weather: *Sunny intervals with one (very cold!) shower I'd thought that C...
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Quencha MH500 walking boots. - *May 19th 2026.* We have been in North Wales for 2 weeks and just like the rest of the UK the weather has been unusually cold and wet for May. Must be t...
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The Troms Border Trail A solo trek from Sweden to Norway and finnishing in Finland The Abridged version - As is becoming tradition i ran away for my birthday again this year, this time i wanted to visit Norway and Finland so the Troms border trail was chosen. D...11 months ago
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Can a camping pillow make you happy? - Time to swap that jacket stuffed dry bag for an actual camping pillow? The post Can a camping pillow make you happy? first appeared on Fi Darby.1 year ago
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Beyond the Road: - *Recollections From a European Cycle Tour.* *Part One: * A week ago, I boarded the overnight ferry from Saint-Malo to Portsmouth. This marked the...
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Pebbles And Islay Go Nadventuring - 🐾i’s dun a little vidio of owr adventures its only 5 minits long but better than mums vidios🐾2 years ago
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TGO Challenge 2022, Days 13-14, Tarfside to St Cyrus (published from a saved draft) - *DAY 13: TARFSIDE TO NORTH WATER BRIDGE* DAY 13, WEDNESDAY. RIGHT-CLICK TO ENLARGE IN NEW WINDOWDistance: 27.0 km Ascent: 150 m LOUISE & BARRY AT...
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Cateran Trail..what a gem - Day 1 Blairgowrie to Kirkmichael 24.5 km 523m ascent Day started dry but with light rain coming in & staying for most of the day, so donned the waterproofs...3 years ago
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Read Before You Buy: RAB Electron Down Jacket for Women - I absolutely love this jacket and I can recommend it to hikers and campers. Its mid-weight size and warmth makes it amazingly versatile technical jacket. I...6 years 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 peopl...
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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 (Price Drop) - *Gossamer Gear Mariposa* (*Robic version*) Size *M* + Size *S* Hip Belt *FINAL Price Drop. £120 delivered UK. * *If it doesn't sell, I'll keep it, the pri...
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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...
7 years ago -
Kungsleden, part 1. Hemavan to Kvikkjokk. - It's late in the day and overcast as we disembark from our flight to the tiny town of Hemavan. We unwrap our rucsacs and pack the flight bags and a coup...
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Wainwrights - Low Pike and High Pike from Ambleside - From the parking in Ambleside (£7.00 and toilets not open first thing) we (Moira, Graham and Sandra) headed up the Kirkstone road for a few hundred metres...
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The Arctic Trail – Kautokeino to Kilpisjärvi pt4 (mountains and waterfalls) - The Arctic trail starts at Kautokeino in the far north of Norway and heads south for approximately 800 kilometres. It crosses into Finland and Sweden, fini...8 years ago
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Breaking Free. - Life just seem to keep on turning………ying and yang, ups and downs, positive and negative. The older one gets, the easier it is to understand and cope with t...8 years ago
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msr night glow zipper pulls - A simple and effective tent upgrade that adds less than 3g* to the shelter. They are easily installed by looping through the zip and back through the loo...
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2 comments:
This takes me back:-)
Sorry about the delay in publishing, Alison - only I been walkies, see...? Anyway, yes - actually it takes me back to a barn on Earby Moor. There's three songs in this gig which I could have blogged... this just pipped the others...
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