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An Early Onset of Spring

EARLIER THIS WEEK I went for a spur-of-the-moment run/walk up Rogers Peak in the Mount Evans Wilderness – although hopefully the area will one day become the Blue Sky Wilderness instead. It’s a wilderness area that I’ve spent a fair amount of time in so far this year, and all for a new project, a new journey…

I aim to write about this project soon, but for now I’m posting a blog simply to share a few photos from a memorable day out in the hills.

Life on the alpine tundra, April 11, 2023

The outi...

My First Igloo Trip

MY IGLOO CAMPS last month set me thinking about my first igloo adventure. It took place in January 2016, in Rocky Mountain National Park, and it wasn’t only memorable for the igloo but also for whom I went with: the one and only Igloo Ed!

I originally shared these photos and captions on social media shortly after the trip. I didn’t have a blog back then, but now that I do I reckon they might be worth sharing again…

My first igloo. Rocky Mountain National Park, January 2016.

To start with, let’s...

Igloo in the Spindrift

MARCH SEEMS TO have become ‘igloo month’ for me, and this year was no exception. Building a shelter from snow (ie, being an adult but playing like a child) and then sleeping in it is a hard-to-beat mountain pleasure – and it’s a pleasure that’s made even greater when shared with friends new to the experience.

An igloo in the spindrift, with March winds raging.

This year’s igloo involved three visits: the first to scout out a good spot for a beginner-friendly build; the second with two friends to...

A Breezy Day Out on Mount Bierstadt

FOR THE PAST few weeks (well, months) I’ve been meaning to share an update on the status of my books, on a whole bunch of outdoor adventures, on life, and most of all on two exciting new book projects that I’ve been working on… but I haven’t quite managed to get to it – as the paucity of recent blogs all-too clearly demonstrates.

So, sorry! I hope you’ll forgive me for this long void of silence?

To be honest, I find it a struggle to get down to blogging when there are hills to walk, and a family...

On Sacred Ground – in Colour

FOLLOWING ON FROM a blog post I made back in November, 2021 ( The Earth Beneath My Feet – in Colour ) I thought it was about time I added a similar post for On Sacred Ground. Consider it an extra to the book… for those that have read it. If you haven’t read it and plan to I’d suggest skipping this blog post. The photos and captions will almost certainly give too much away.

I’m sharing these images because I’m photographer; because what’s the point of taking photos if no one ever sees them? But ...

A Rare Opportunity

RISING WEST OF Denver, Colorado, like a giant wave is an iconic fourteen-thousand foot mountain that millions of people stare up to every day. (When they remember to look up, that is, and when clear skies allow it.)

This mountain is a reminder to everyone below that there is more to life than concrete, commerce, traffic and endless schedules. It is a reminder of another way of life and another kind of place that is slower, simpler and wilder – a place where human influence is limited and an esc...

One Night, But So Much More

SINGLE NIGHT OUTINGS might not provide the immersive depth of multi-month trips, but then again…

For various reasons – mostly because of the area’s well-known popularity – I’d never before walked to Colorado’s Front Range lakes of Silver Dollar or Murray Lake, despite them being so close to home. But finally a spur-of-the-moment decision changed that. Late-season crowds were descending as I hiked up. After the short two-mile walk I reached camp, and in rapidly cooling mid-October air I soon had...

On Sacred Ground is Now Available!

ON SACRED GROUND is finally available!

It can be found on Amazon as a paperback, an ebook and a hardcover (with extra photos!)

For UK readers the book is here

And in the US, here

 

 

It’s no exaggeration to say that creating On Sacred Ground has been ‘a journey’.

This book, like The Earth Beneath My Feet, has taken thousands of hours of work – more hours than I care to think about! If I’d put the time and effort into paid employment I’d be in a far better financial state… but this project h...

On Sacred Ground – an early review

ON SACRED GROUND is now only four days from being published. I’ve been waiting a long time to launch this book, and I know that there are readers who have been waiting a long time to read it – so, thank you for your patience!

 

 

If you haven’t read The Earth beneath My Feet and need an introduction to On Sacred Ground, or are unsure whether or not it’s worth your time, here’s an early review that might help. It was written for the September/October 2022 issue of Lakeland Walker magazine by Joh...

Slowing down time

TIME STOPS FOR no one. But there ARE ways to slow it down.

Or, to borrow from what I’ve written in On Sacred Ground:

“Time runs at a different pace in nature. Attention narrows to the immediate environment, and expands to fully encompass it. There’s less room for outside distractions. For me, this makes every waking second richer and longer lasting…”

This was true to me twenty-four years ago when walking to the North Cape, and it remains true today. I’ve written this blog to share a few favourit...