Under Every Footstep
A guest blog by Catherine Speakman (Tess of the Vale) History seeps into the soil with the fall of every leaf. All over the world…
Tag: walking
The Foehn Fish
Another very interesting email from Prof. Otta Wenskus: Hi Tristan, I just read your paragraph on altocumulus lenticularis. Sadly, while Ifind them beautiful, my feelings…
The Secret World of Weather
How to Read Signs in Every Cloud, Breeze, Hill, Street, Plant, Animal, and Dewdrop The weather changes as we walk around a tree or turn…
The sound of walking through a wood during a thunderstorm. That’s all.
Walking in a wood during a thunderstorm
Summer Walking Book Reviews
I recently wrote a review of three walking-themed books for the Wall Street Journal. The books covered were: The Salt Path by Raynor Winn O…
How to Capture the Sun
I’m just back from Kincaldineshire. A big thank you to the extraordinary Charlie and Caroline Gladstone for inviting me to run a couple of mini…
How to Navigate Using Snow Strips
As is my habit at this time of year, I like to get out early after any overnight snow. The tracking opportunities are spoiling and…
Wildflower Puzzle
What direction are we facing in the picture above? ———– Very little in nature is symmetrical. Not even the sun. Our natural navigation ability blossoms…
Flutes, Forces, Fires and Force 7s
I was interviewed by Susan Gray on behalf of the Ramblers yesterday. We chatted over tea, blasts of icy December air and then some more…