The Existentialist
The cold dawn, sky more blue than black. A fingernail of moon. The promise of light on the horizon. The pinks and oranges of a late sunrise reflected on the […]
Tag Archives: Hiking
The Optimist
Once the trees had completed their burn out and all that remained were skeletal branches I started to feel better. The 21st of December came to an end and the […]
News from Nowhere
The road out of Sheffield climbs up and up, until you pass the last pub and the first millstone and then you’re in the Peak District. I’m wowing to a […]
At the Mountains of Madness
Following the unexpected success of my coastal hike, the inevitable happened. I stopped. I justified the lack of activity as a well earned break, a break which started to feel […]
The Reveries of a Solitary Walker: Part Two
In the beginning there was only pain. My body adjusting once more. Everything seemed to hold and then it comes down to the simple act; move each foot forward. Life becomes […]
The Reveries of a Solitary Walker: Part One
I stepped off the bus and onto the busy pavement of Lyme Regis’s high street. The old grey walls of the seaside town spoke to my eyes, in response I […]
Ready Player One
Ocean blue. Slush puppy blue. Ice pack blue. Arctic blue. Only I suppose in this light, you’d call it turquoise. None of these thoughts crossed my mind while I stood […]
Everything You Need
Following my mild panic and questionable lack of preparation, I found myself in central Wales. I sat in the boot of my car, coating my exposed pale skin with suncream. […]
How Late It Was, How Late
It’s been a record breaking year already. We’ve endured the longest January since history began. We had the hottest and coldest April in living memory. Somehow it’s May tomorrow. Remember […]
Into Thin Air
It starts in a car park under glacial blue skies. A knuckle of granite has punched through the summit of the hill across the road. Every step forward is the […]
I Don't Have The Map 