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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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Thursday 3 April 2025 - RHS Bridgewater Gardens - Sue and I enjoyed a leisurely bike ride to RHS Bridgewater Gardens and back. An hour each way, with an hour and a half in the gardens makes for a great...
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Boots and Brews: Cark - Mid-January. Another walk from the Boots and Brews book. In fact we parked on the square in Flookburgh and walked to Cark from there. I was looking forward...22 hours ago
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Just checking - Getting a tyre checked this morning. 9.30 appointment. The nearside front tyre loses pressure over a period of 3 - 4 months. I always go back to my garag...
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happy new year - I've never felt the year turn on January 1st; always in the Autumn. Possibly a remnant of my way-way-back Celtic ancestry. But last year, April 4th was s...
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My Youngest Ever Mountain Skills Student - My youngest ever mountain skills student, 11 year old Alielle. She could map read as well as any adult; and better than some! Thanks to her and her great...
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Sunshine strolls and blooming marvellous walks with The Outdoor Guide - Having just past the Spring Equinox, the sun is starting to offer some warmth once again. It's amazing how our moods seem to lift the moment the sun starts...3 days ago
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Dukesfield, Dipton and the Devil - Dukesfield, Dipton and the Devil Today we're off to walk from Slaley, a string of a village high above Corbridge. Head west on the A69, turn off at the...
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The Great Tommy Sleep Out ---Completed. - *24th March 2025.* On A very pleasant evening Gordon (Who hasn't been in a tent for longer than he can remember) and I fulfilled our task for "The Great...
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GM Ringway, Stage 6 - *In the beginning..... * From the *Greater Manchester Ringway* website: The GM Ringway is Greater Manchester’s walking trail. "Designed around existing ...
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My camps of 2024 - Not many camps this year, but some interesting ones. First camp of the year was in March on the Corfu trail, an interesting bivvy first of all on a picnic ...3 months 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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Overnight in Glen Banchor - Scotland is such a good place for wild camping, the autumn colours are so lovely just now, and I was owed a night in a tent after last weekend’s adventur...
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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🐾6 months ago
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11 - 17 September 2024 - Braemar - The 70 mile drive took longer than usual, mainly because of heavy traffic in Perth, but it was a pleasant journey all the same with me in the motorcaravan ...
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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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What is a bellows tongue and why is it important in outdoor footwear? - Sponsored post If you’ve ever bought a good quality pair of walking boots or shoes, you’ll have noticed (perhaps) that their upper construction includes ...1 year ago
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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...1 year 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...5 years 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 wh...
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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...
5 years ago -
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...
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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...7 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...7 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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The Sappers’ Bothy - I’ve noticed folk referring to ascents of Ben McDui remarking on passing the ‘ruined hut’ – or the Sappers’ Bothy if they know the name – as a sign that th...11 years ago
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A work of art that looks like a skinned dog suspended in a shopping bag has been shortlisted for this year’s Turner Prize, the most prestigious award in British art.
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/862410-turner-prize-shortlist-includes-art-made-from-lipstick-and-soil
OMG
Mike my eyes are still streaming from laughing.
It’s just made a lousy painful day more bearable.
Thanks for posting it ‘cos i wouldn’t have seen it on You tube.
Oh my word! I thought I was going to hurt myself laughing.
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