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.

A collie on the zigzag path up Sail, on the Buttermere loop

Field Note · 02 · Buttermere

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

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Earlier notes.

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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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