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Remind me how to do a collage! Looks great! I am being lazy today so can enjoy the results of others' exertions!
Where are you? The rocky track piques my interest - very unusual.8.5 miles, 1800 feet elevation gain. 1 section very rocky otherwise very stable footing. Came across a fox that acted as if he'd never run into a human. I assured him I was safe
Staunton state park about 25 miles sw of Denver, in the foothillsWhere are you? The rocky track piques my interest - very unusual.
I never knew about this memorial, Annette.Then a visit to a memorial garden where the names of 27,000 merchant navy and fishing fleets are written on the walls, having given their lives for their country in the two world wars
“They have no grave but the sea”
Walking around the UK, I saw many Beware of The Bull signs in pastures with no bull. I always wondered if it was a way to minimize cutting through the pastures, but was always wary for the beasts.In the Yorkshire Dales once again
cant seem to stay away from here and a change from our usual jaunts in the Lake District
A 20 km walk from Grassington to Kettlewell and back on the Dales Way
Grassy paths most of the way with wonderful scenery
Early on in the walk the way took us into a field with cows and lovely calves
As we were admiring them, I spotted a bull…a big one who looked our way!
well that was enough and off we took to the other side of the field!
Mo Farrah/ Usain Bolt couldn’t have caught up with us!
Tea in Kettlewell and back.
The bull was still there but this time, eying up one of the cows! View attachment 129606View attachment 129607View attachment 129608View attachment 129609View attachment 129610View attachment 129611View attachment 129612View attachment 129613View attachment 129614
The Dales Way path goes through this particular field so the cows, and bull are probably used to people walking throughWalking around the UK, I saw many Beware of The Bull signs in pastures with no bull. I always wondered if it was a way to minimize cutting through the pastures, but was always wary for the beasts.
Well not be be crude, but a good boy IMO would be one well done on a plate; I would not trust them.The Dales Way path goes through this particular field so the cows, and bull are probably used to people walking through
Many of the public footpaths in the Uk do go through pastures with cows, sheep and horses.
I wouldn’t walk through with a dog though when there are calves in the field as they would be very protective of the calves
there have been a number of deaths in the UK in the past few years from cows trampling walkers
We were followed by cows a few years ago but managed to get over the wall fairly quickly, and two years ago we had horses in Cornwall make a dash in our direction
Perhaps they were being friendly but I got over that gate in record time I can tell you
This is the first time we’ve seen a bull though!
The farmer we met said the bull “was a good boy”
Im sure he was
Forgive me, one song of regret for our foolishness, when will we ever learn? Thank you for the reminder to try not to sustain that kind of death-dealing. In my own circle. If this goes against rules, let it be reported. I do not intend it to be contentious, just a cry for peace.A warm & humid, but peaceful, five mile walk neighborhood walk today, which this time 158 years ago was a very violent neighborhood. Downtown Atlanta is about two miles south of here.
Kilpatrick Hills, Clydebank. 8.5 miles return, elevation 1500ft. Keeps the legs working.
Five mile, reasonably solitary, midday walk on the Roswell-Alpharetta Greenway, usually a cycling venue but nice to walk before the after-work and weekend bikers descend on it. Can’t ID any of the mushrooms, but they seem perky and abundant after all the rain we’ve had.
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Please post the conversion chart for ebike miles=cheesecake. Leaving for the bike shop soon.I did cover a lot of kilometers with my e- bike yesterday but I only have this pic as proof.
Cheesecake...
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Grab some of that fleece to keep your feet happy and blister free.A 15 km circular walk to Ingleborough(723m)
It is one of the famous 3peaks in the YDs and the 3 peaks challenge is undertaken by thousands every year. It is 25 mile circuit
The first recorded ascent was in 1887 in a time of 10 hours
Now the record time is 2 hrs and 46 minutes!
initally the path is pretty easy and getting through Trow Gill Gorge was good……if I put on any more weight then there could be a problem though!
on the upper trail after passing the “his and hers” style the land opens out and becomes “common” land where local farms have grazing rights.
The sheep that graze the slopes of Ingleborough are “hefted”
This means that the lambs are taught by their mothers which part of the fells to graze and this knowledge is passed down through the generations so there is no need for enclosures
We had lunch at the shelter but in a strong mist we could not see much
weve walked 2 of the peaks now so just one more to go….
Not all at once though
At St James church we notices bags and bags of sheep fleece.
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Hi ChrissyGrab some of that fleece to keep your feet happy and blister free.
If you make it past the third peak, is there a certificate available?...just curious.
40k on E-bike only equals the crust of that gigantic cheesecake I fear...Please post the conversion chart for ebike miles=cheesecake. Leaving for the bike shop soon.
Kirkie,Not sure where to post this, to be honest. I am in Pamplona. Far too hot to walk. Went to Irotz, below Zabaldika, this morning for a swim at 10am. A Dutch pilgrim arrived as we were about to go, she had been tempted by seeing people like us swimming in the cooling water of the river. I wil be going to Zabaldika on Friday if that is 29th, to do some church duty there. Not hospitalera, this time!
Yesterday I went to a funeral in a tiny village that can be reached from Erro over the mountains, but we took the road from Pamplona to Roncesvalles, cutting off to the left shortly after Zubiri. I will perhaps write something on my blog, which gets an airing from time to time, about that, but suffice it to say that the image of the Virgen in the church in Zilbetti is said to be the original from Roncesvalles. It was taken to the monastery in Zilvetti to be kept safe from marauding armies in the 12th or thirteenth or whichever centuries!
Photos: La Virgen, the interior of the church, Irotz this morning. I am hiding from the heat, so the last photo shows what the temp was when I last looked...
when I get around to putting something on my blog, I will advise, by posting one more photo of the bottom level of the house where the man who died was born. Calves are still kept there. Records go back with proof to 1634...it is the ancestral home of my walking companion, so she has lots of knowledge of the area, and of her culture, all of which I am party to learning, which is a gift.
ps we are close to the parish of Santiago, so the signs of Galicia are stamped all over the area! I hope to catch una misa in the morning...
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Absolutely!Kirkie,
I assume from your descrption that the statue of the Virgin is in the Antiguo Monasterio de Santa María in Zilbeti. Is that correct?
Thus the statue of the Virgin is presently in the Iglesia de San Bartolomé in Zilbeti.Actually, in the Parish church. The monasterio is not in use currently.
Multebær!!!!!!Finding local food to-day, a bit early after a good summer in the north.
If you visit Finnmark in the north of Norway in July/ August you can pick it most places.
...ah... in my dreams...If you visit Finnmark in the north of Norway in July/ August you can pick it most places.
kirkie,Carrying over from the one photo a day on the camino thread... I noticed this morning that @mspath posted one of Trinidad de Arre. My plan for this morning was to walk out to there, along by the river Arga as far as the Molino de San Andres. Which I did. Then I crossed the road and continued briefly till I came to the bridge that has the Trinidad de Arre monastery/albergue at the far end. I went in and sat and thought of all the people down along the years who have brought/will still bring their joys and sorrows and leave them there before the altar.
Then like some wise people before me, I came home by another way - the traditional (ahem) way through Villava and I had my breakfast in the very same place where we had breakfast in 2006, and where we met the group with whom we kept pace all the way to Santiago. Not a camino family. Just lovely people ready to join in or go on and join back in...
Instead of taking the pilgrim path from Burlada, I took the slope up to the old cross at the end of the Media Luna, very near where I am staying.
I learned something new though: almost at the old bridge on the way to Trinidad de Arre, there is a Municipal swimming pool. I asked to use the toilet, no problem. I asked if I could pay as I go if I return tomorrow. The young lady asked if I would be staying in the albergue. Why? A special price for pilgrims. It can be accessed from the other side via a set of stairs up and over the river- which I think is now the Ultzama as there is a diverging point with the Arga. So, for any pilgrims staying in Villava/Trinidad de Arre - get out your swimming togs and dive in!
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Japanese mimosa?A repeat walk via the Arga to Villava municipal pool. In case you ever need to know there are three open air pools - one of 50 metres, one probably 25, and a baby pool. As a person of advanced age i was charged 6 euro. It is possible to come and go all day on the same ticket. Plenty of grass, and trees for shade. I came out after half an hour as I was frozen! Same breakfast as yesterday, and same return route, stopping in Eroski to pick up Chimbo soaps as gifts.
The first photo shows the river as I was walking to Villava - the sun was glinting, but it is not easily caught on camera. The second photo is of a tree on a corner in Villava, heading to Burlada. Nature hounds, to the rescue! Name that tree...
Just afterwards, I took a photo of the canopy offered by the way the trees have been trained.
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Thank you for your kindness toward the snake.A shady midday bike ride on my old standby, the Alpharetta Greenway, made interesting by wildlife & public works. I think the deer is the same young buck I saw a few weeks ago (in post 601, June 22) and his antlers have grown a lot. The Greenway is a protected, no hunting area, so if he retains his territory and stays off the roads, he should live to have a trophy rack in a few years, but not actually be the the trophy on the wall. The snake is a common rat snake, harmless and docile, his first reaction was to wrinkle up into a defensive posture as I approached, then when I stopped to move him off the path, he tried to play copperhead. When I picked him up, he straightened out and tried to run. Many become road kill because they don’t know how to react to large threats like bikes & cars, and bikes can break their back.
The most dangerous part of the ride was the boardwalk.
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Ah, c'mon, Paul, give it another try!Can’t upload the picture, so use your imagination!
The Healy PassAn impressive outcrop of Old Red Sandstone. Oh, and a bit of a view from the Healy Pass on the Cork/Kerry border.
Ha ha Kirkie you beat me to itIn case Paul still can't here is a taster..
Healy Pass is one of Ireland's best drives
Healy Pass is a mountain pass at an elevation of 298m (977ft) above sea level, located on the boundary between Cork and Kerry counties, in the peninsular southwest region of Ireland.www.dangerousroads.org
Thank you, well worth waiting for. Not to mention your reward!Atmospheric Kerry.
You’re absolutely right. Spectacular even in grey skies.The Healy Pass
what a drive
My dear old Dad used to drive it when we were children, and the Beara peninsula has some amazing scenery
when you mentioned it, I got on to u tube to watch a video of the area …
We spent many happy holidays in west Cork and Kerry
enjoy your time there
Love the unique way the Irish use the word “himself”.Anyway, here is himself, and a close-up taken from the photo...and the cafe interior ...
It is a beautiful block, and hope it solved itself in the walking. Rain due here in the early morning - wish I could send you some!Walk around the block.
#solvitur ambulando.
Quite humid still. And way too dry!
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Please say hello to Sisters .My locality this week has been Pamplona. I leave to walk out to Zabaldika this afternoon, so I thought before leaving I would retrace the steps I took in 2006. Let me see: 23rd June, Roncesvalles to Larrasoaña. 24th to Cizur Menor, so it was 24th June, 2006. A little photo memory trip.
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Thank god nothing broken but my right forearm looks like a rainbow and the left side of my upper body is very sensitive. It will take a few weeks till everything is well again.
Those cliffs are astonishing. What a thin skin life has established above the bed rock!I live on the edge of the South Downs Way in the UK and luckily have a few hills to practice on. Also ( flat 1 long day hike ) have close access to the Downs Link which links the North Downs Way ( Ends at Guildford) & South Downs Way which ends for me near the Sever Sisters in Sussex England where I grab a bus home
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We had a beautiful walk yesterday around Gorkum.
Yesterday after our walk almost home by bus, I was already at the exit, the bus makes an emergency stop for a crossing cyclist. As a result, my hand lost its grip and I am stretched out in the aisle. Thank god nothing broken but my right forearm looks like a rainbow and the left side of my upper body is very sensitive. It will take a few weeks till everything is well again.
Thank you.How are doing now, Peter? I passed on your message by the way: gracias, la respuesta.
What are the wattle and earthen shelters? Very interesting.For a change this morning I walked at Carley State Park, - about 35 minutes from home. Looks like a beaver was pretty busy overnightHumidity is way down today and much more comfortable for the moment - more heat and mugginess predicted.
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Some people call them lean-to's, I think, but they really serve no purpose - though if well-constructed I imagine they could serve as a shelter of sorts. When there's a youth group camping together building one of these seems to have become an outdoor activity for them. There are 3 or 4 of those in Frontenac State park as well;-)What are the wattle and earthen shelters? Very interesting.
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