Tuesday 19 December 2023 So here it is – Merry Christmas! Where the year has gone I can’t explain – maybe it is all of my LETJOG Peaks walking trips that have helped 2023 to fly by so quickly! I just wanted to wish you all a Happy Christmas, and the very best for 2024.Continue reading “Winter Wonderland”
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Friday Street
The Ridgeway: Day 5 – Princes Risborough to Ivinghoe Beacon (18.7 miles) Friday 17 November 2023 It has been a sunny privilege to walk the final and possibly the most glorious section of the Ridgeway on such a clear and fine November day, with the autumnal Chiltern woodlands at their best. I know the easternContinue reading “Friday Street”
Thursday’s Child
The Ridgeway: Day 4 – Wallingford to Princes Risborough (22.7 miles) Thursday 16 November 2023 Descending yesterday, from the chalk uplands of the Downs into the Thames Valley I witnessed a complete change in the landscape; and today, almost from the start of my walk, the climb up into the wooded Chilterns marked a goldenContinue reading “Thursday’s Child”
Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.
The Ridgeway: Day 3 – Wantage to Wallingford (19.8 miles*) Wednesday 15 November 2023 I will start today with a thank-you to all those new to my Blog – I have had several ‘new-follower alerts’ in the last few days – and also to those who have been reading my musings for a while. ThankContinue reading “Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.”
Ruby Tuesday
The Ridgeway: Day 2 – Ogbourne St George to Wantage (23.5 miles) Tuesday 14 November 2023 My limited research tells me that parts of the Ridgeway have been used as a thoroughfare, and as a drovers’ path and trading route, for over five millennia, right back to Neolithic times. Along sections of wide grassy tracksContinue reading “Ruby Tuesday”
Rainy Days And Mondays
The Ridgeway: Day 1 – Overton Hill to Ogbourne St George (12.4 miles) Monday 13 November 2023 An early and very wet start greeted me today. The first day of any remote multi-day walk necessarily entails travel to the start point, and (along with the weather) a couple of train delays this morning certainly dampenedContinue reading “Rainy Days And Mondays”
Take The Long Way Home
Sunday 12 November 2023 The Ridgeway is reckoned to be one of the very oldest ‘green roads’ in Europe; it is for the most part an ancient drovers’ track that runs for around 87 miles from Overton Hill on the Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire eastwards to Ivinghoe Beacon in the Chiltern Hills of Buckinghamshire. TheseContinue reading “Take The Long Way Home”
Every One’s A Winner
Monday 25 September 2023 One week on, and the local walking continues, but now that my LETJOG Peaks venture is complete I am enjoying settling back into ‘normal’ life, without the need to plan for my next trip away, and with all of my outdoor gear back in a drawer rather than piled up nextContinue reading “Every One’s A Winner”
Seasons End
LETJOG PEAK No 50: Haddington Hill, Buckinghamshire (267 metres) Walk Date: Sunday 17 September 2023 How time flies when one is enjoying life. Exactly six months ago, to the very day, I set off alone from my front door on the walk up to Pavis Wood on the summit of Hertfordshire. The trek was theContinue reading “Seasons End”
Heading South On The Great North Road
LETJOG PEAK No 49: Currock Hill, Tyne & Wear (246 metres) Walk Date: Wednesday 13 September 2023 Since yesterday’s adventure across the tops of the Cheviots I have travelled 50 miles or so south on the Great North Road, to Wylam on the banks of the Tyne, just a few miles west of Newcastle, whereContinue reading “Heading South On The Great North Road”
