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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Emergency. - This was the scene on the A1 yesterday. One of several pictures posted by Yapp App. The road was closed for several hours while emergency services did th...
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Thursday 7 August 2025 - GM Ringway Trail Stage 9 - Greenfield to Newhey - Stage 9 of the GM Ringway Trail found us once again at Piccadilly Station, this time on the 9:58 to York. We have found the use of public transport for...
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Eglingham, Blawearie, Cateran - Eglingham, Blawearie, Cateran August 8th (All around the blooming heather) We've not done a walk in this area for a while. Eglingham is a small villag...
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Revitalising Walks and Mappy Outdoor Adventures - There is something magical about a map. It's more than just an aid to navigate your way from A to B - a map can also tell you5 days ago
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Anatomy of a bothy work party - Everything had been planned in advance. We knew what we wanted to accomplish, we’d gathered all the tools and materials we needed, and made sure there woul...1 week ago
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Teesdale Birthday Jaunt - Long-suffering followers of these intermittent missives will be aware that there’s nothing I like better on my birthday than to go for a walk, preferably w...1 week ago
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Thanks Kelly Kettle :) - Huge thanks to Kelly Kettle for sending this brilliant looking kelly kettle down to West Cork, for our *bushcraft and survival training*. Can't wait to ...
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GUMMERS HOW - CIRCULAR - *Sunday 20th July 2025* The car park at SD38958763 on Fell Foot Brow was quite busy when we arrived. Lots of folk milling around chatting. We managed to...
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Mynydd Llangorse & Mynydd Troed - 16 July *Start Point: *junction of A479 and minor road at Waun Fach (no parking - I got dropped off) *End Point: *Dinas Castell Inn car park (£5) *Distance ...
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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 ...7 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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Pebbles And Islay Go Nadventuring - 🐾i’s dun a little vidio of owr adventures its only 5 minits long but better than mums vidios🐾10 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...2 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...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...
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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...
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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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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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