Social Hiking (shareyouradventure.com) dies tomorrow, and I spent much of yesterday backing up/saving down my tracks and routes, which took several hours. For anyone who has yet to do this, you've got until 10pm tomorrow night. A blog post by Phil explains what you can export and how. And while I was steadily working through … Continue reading Goodbye Social Hiking
Month: June 2021
The Darent Valley Path: The Movie
A video version of this adventure... https://youtu.be/ND-m9hpw6q0 The blog post for this trip is at: The Darent Valley Path See also some reflections following the trip: The Clarity of the Trail
The Darent Valley Path
Although it was a bank holiday weekend, this time it wasn't practical to head for the hills, especially with choice much reduced by the current "situation". I had no desire to be in some honeypot location fighting my way through hordes of people; no desire to sit on a train in a mask for hours … Continue reading The Darent Valley Path
The Clarity of the Trail
Just back from a long weekend of backpacking and as my thoughts start to settle on another successful trip, I am reminded of some musings I've been meaning to set down on this subject. This weekend's trip was what many would consider a bit of countryside rambling, involving no mountains, dramatic vistas and the like. … Continue reading The Clarity of the Trail