Hills soon !
Whoops... apologies to the staid who are still chewing their sprouts (not a euphemism by the way...)
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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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Christmas Day beside the sea. - Yes, I am definitely here. I can vouch for that. But where am I? I saw a boat. And another boat. There was a pier. It was closed. Flowers on the railin...
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Yellow Brain Fungus - Yellow Brain Fungus or Witches Butter; loves growing on gorse especially. Ranges in colour from yellow to bright orange. Edible, and I find pretty tasty...
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A Given Stretch of Country - A post to round-up my local wanders in the remaining fortnight or so of my summer break. Little S and a school friend managed to secure a couple of travel ...2 days ago
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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 days ago
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The Green's Christmas Walk - The Green's Christmas walk. December 15th. The Greens are a friendly group of walkers that some of us gadgies have attached ourselves to. Walks every ot...
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Getting Fit In 2025: Staying Motivated, Happy, & Free From Injury - If getting fit is your goal for 2025, you are far from alone. In fact, “be fitter” is the second most common New Year’s Resolution for the year ahead ...1 week ago
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Ellenroad Steam House Museum. - *Sunday 1st December 2024.* The world's largest "working" steam mill engine is 10 minutes in the car from my house and I cannot believe I've never been ...
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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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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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Lyme Park to Buxton, 18th July 2024 - A text message from my mate Vinny suggested we might go for a bit of a walk, he quite fancied Lyme Park to Buxton. It promised to be a nice day, so w...5 months 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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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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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...4 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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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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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...6 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...10 years ago
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3 comments:
I suddenly don't like carrots anymore....sprouts are good though!
JJ
The sooner you get back out on them hills, the better for the rest of us! Merry post yuletide greetings
You need to get out more Mike.At the moment you are showing distinct signs of cabin fever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????
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