Field notes

Letters from the path.

Short writing about the places we walk, the dogs we walk with, and how the fleece holds up. No schedule. Posted when there's something worth saying.

Earlier notes.

Evening light breaking through cloud from the top of Place Fell
June Place Fell Ullswater

Field Note · 05 · Place Fell

Very warm, escorted most of the way up by flies with opinions. Deer at the top, which made it even.

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Winter sun over Morecambe Bay from Warton Crag
Carnforth Home turf Warton Crag

Field Note · 04 · Warton Crag

Ten minutes from the house, which is the point. The fleece does most of its miles here, not on the postcards.

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Grasmere from Loughrigg Terrace under grey cloud
Lake District Loughrigg Rydal Cave

Field Note · 03 · Loughrigg

The sort of afternoon that would have been miserable anywhere else and somehow wasn't.

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A collie on the zigzag path up Sail, on the Buttermere loop
Buttermere Lake District Wainwrights

Field Note · 02 · Buttermere

The loop where the idea got walked into shape. Made for the miles in between.

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The route between High Saddle and Ullscarf — the first Wainwright walk
Lake District Lessons Wainwrights

Field Note · 01 · The First Wainwright

Seven hours, the hottest day of the year, no hat and not enough food. Nobody has gone up unprepared since.

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