Tag: Yorkshire Dales

• Journals

  Holy Cow!

  

  Would you believe this one is about cows? I see a lot of cows, as most people hiking in rural areas will. Here’s the first collection of what I’ve observed from bovine encounters. Disclaimer for images of random sizes. They’ve been taken over a good number of years on a…

  02/11/2024
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  Dragons in the Underworld

  

  Caving is divisive. Labyrinthine, pitch black, with a fairly endless array of other hazards, caving is a specialist art requiring equipment and skills far beyond the average outsdoorsman. In most cases, one does not simply rock up to a cave, certainly not one with any of the typical and more…

  14/08/2023
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  Simply Sheep – vol. 1

  

  Sheep are hilarious and underrated. They’re inquisitive, yet indifferent, with clear social dynamics. They can be a joy to watch through the seasons, if not slightly intimidating when encountering a huge, protective new mother ewe, cluster of rams and of course a flock of hopeful sheep following you around feeding…

  05/08/2023
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  Welcome to the Jungle

  

  There are different kinds of paths you find when hiking, with the highlights being: The Good, Official Path. These are clear and easy to see regardless of weather and tend to behave fairly consistently. An Established Right of Way. These routes may be a bit hairy at times but, you…

  28/07/2023
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  Thunder in flight

  

  It’s unusual to see owls in the daytime. Though really, it’s just unusual to see owls. Yet, on this quiet Sunday in the greater Leck (Lancashire Yorkshire Dales) area in mid-July, we saw two. I’ve never been barked at by a bird before. By a fox, certainly, but to be…

  28/07/2023