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The Drink at The End of A Walk When I look at my watch and see that it is past 4pm and I have been wiping the sweat from my face since the morning, I start hoping that the end of my walking day is in sight. I can almost taste the cold pint waiting …
Sea Soaks, River Crossings and Lake Plunges: How Always Stop For A Swim Became My New Walking Motto We had been walking all day along the water, staring out at the crystal blue sky and sea on our left as we headed north. For most of the bright blue June day, we were fully in …
The Perfect Picnic Lunch We almost always pack a picnic lunch for our Saturday shenanigans in the hills. Tuna sandwiches are lovingly prepared and then stacked into tupperwares, or in a pinch, we will pick up boxed sandwiches in the shop on our way out to the countryside, taking part in the ubiquitous meal deal …
Stork Delight One of the best bits of taking a friend on a walk is that you get to see the world through their eyes. My friend Shana really likes birds. She and her husband have a big picture window in their living room and outside the window, they have put loads of bird feeders …
MINI WALKING STORIES Mini Walking Stories is a project I’m doing this month to catalog a fabulous year of walking. Every day during December, I’m going to choose one photo and invite you to come along with me for a few minutes on one of the walks I took in 2022. Read more stories here. …
MINI WALKING STORIES Mini Walking Stories is a project I’m doing this month to catalog what has been an AMAZING year of walking. Every day during December, I’m going to choose one photo and invite you to come along with me for a few minutes on one of the walks I took in 2022. Read …
The Cotswold Way 110 Miles from Chipping Campden to Bath: Day 6 Wotton-Under-Edge to Cold Ashton (22 miles) We walked out of Wotton-Under-Edge before any shops were open on a quiet, cloudy morning. We had opted for only cold breakfast and coffee at The Swan Hotel in the hopes that it would get us out …
The Cotswold Way 110 Miles from Chipping Campden to Bath: Day 5 Kings Stanley to Wotton-Under-Edge (15 miles) If I could only choose one section of the Cotswold Way to do again, it might be this day from Kings Stanley to Wotton Upon Edge. It was undoubtedly another hard stretch with a lot of climbing …
The Cotswold Way 110 Miles from Chipping Campden to Bath: Day 14 Birdlip to Kings Stanley (16 miles) We woke up to the rain that had been promised. We’d left a window open, so we could hear it falling immediately. We got up early and had breakfast as early as it was offered, knowing …
The Cotswold Way 110 Miles from Chipping Campden to Bath: Day 3 Cleeve Hill to Birdlip (16 miles) The thing is…I don’t mind walking 10+ miles in one go. I do it often at home, even once or twice a month. But the challenge of a long walk is doing 10-15 miles day after day. …
The Cotswold Way 110 Miles from Chipping Campden to Bath: Day 2 Stanton to Cleeve Hill (15 miles) After eating the cereal and yogurts left for us in our darling kitchen, we set out early. We walked out of adorable Stanton and into even more adorable Church Stanway. After passing several cottages covered in wisteria, …
A Wee Walking Update: 2022 has already been an amazing year of walking! In addition to the gorgeous walks we do around here on the weekends, I have walked The Cotswold Way in England and The Portuguese Camino in Portugal and Spain! And the year of walking is not over yet. Next week we are …
Walking the Jurassic Coast from Lyme Regis to Exmouth on the South West Coastal Path in England Recently we had the happy occurrence of my brother and nephew coming to visit while Taido and Simon were off for Easter Holidays. Visitors don’t always coincide with time off from school for the rest of us, so …
The first time I visited the Lake District with my family, it rained for almost all of the three days we were there, and I still drove away madly in love and scheming about when I could get back. The bright green, grass-covered trails and lakes surrounded by autumn colors left me wanting more, despite …
The End of the OT: Lunsford Crossing to Pinnacle Mountain The Final 10 Miles! (Plus info + packing list for a Winter OT hike of your own) We had several folks who were planning to meet up with us for the end of the OT, but the weather turned so cold that we were just …
Snow on the Ouachita Trail: Highway 7 Trailhead to Lundsford Crossing 3 days (+ 1 zero day) This is a continuation of my Ouachita Trail trip log. Read the rest my Ouachita Trail notes here. Starting Point Hwy 7 Trailhead (MM 160.8) Day 13: Hiked 13 miles to Forest Service Road 132 (MM 173.7) My dad …
Trail Support on the Ouachita Trail: Foran Gap Shelter to Ouachita Pinnacle ~80 miles 5 days Alternative title for this section of the OT: We Couldn’t Have Done It Without You, Dad Seriously, from the moment my dad join us, we plowed through the miles every day. He would move all the gear in his …
The Ouachita Trail: Queen Wilhelmina to Foran Gap Shelter 17 miles 2 days Sunshine and Trail Angels DAY 6 6.3 miles to Black Fork Mountain Shelter. (Mile Marker 57.8) Kandace and I both slept hard at the Queen Wilhelmina Lodge. It was amazing to wake up and be able to go to the bathroom without …
The Ouachita Trail: Winding Stair to Queen Wilhelmina State Park 26.5 miles 2 days Some rain, some sun and… Many River Crossings DAY 4 14 miles to a spot in the woods where we collapsed. (close to Mile Marker 39) We woke up to a gorgeous fog covering the whole world around us. Thankfully, it …
Part 1 of the Ouachita Trail: Talimena State Park to Winding Stair Mountain 25 miles 3 days Sun, Rain, Wind and Fire DAY 1 9.3 Miles to Rock Garden Shelter On the last day of November, on the Beaver Full Moon, my friend Kandace and I loaded up in my parents’ car and drove from …