Susquehannock Trail System Day One: June 19 Rookie Mistakes Rookie mistakes happen. It is hard to plan for a trail that you have never been on before. It is hard…
Read moreDays Twelve and Thirteen: Chollerford to Segedunum at Wallsend
Day Twelve; Chollerford/Humshaugh to Heddon-on-the-Wall (15 miles) After a restless night of sleep (or lack thereof), I was up early enough to run to the small convenience store in Humshaugh…
Read moreDay Eleven: Twice Brewed to Humshaugh
Day Eleven: Twice Brewed to Chollerford/Humshaugh Although the weather report yesterday said that it was going to be sunny today, the day started with lots of clouds in the sky.…
Read moreDays Nine and Ten: Carlisle to Twice Brewed
Day Nine: Carlisle to Lanercost (13 miles) According to the route guide, it was supposed to be 13 miles. However, we ended up walking somewhere between 15 and 17 miles…
Read moreDays Seven and Eight: Langwathby to Carlise
Day Seven: Langwathby to Armathwaite (13 miles) Thirteen miles. Well, by GPS and my pedometer on my watch both show 15 miles. Let’s see if I can explain where we…
Read moreLife Lesson 4: When you get to the top of the mountain, there is still more mountain to climb.
Life Lesson: Just when you think you are at the top of the mountain, there is still more to climb! I have noticed this phenomenon for many years of hiking,…
Read moreDay Five and Six: Appleby-in-Westmorland to Langwathby
Day Five: Appleby-in-Westmorland to Temple Sowerby I am sitting in the pub this afternoon listening to the song “Feeling Good” by Nina Simone. “It’s a new dawn, it’s a new…
Read moreDay Four: Kirkby Stephens to Appleby-in-Westmorland
Dear Four: Kirkby Stephen to Appleby-in-Westmorland (13.5 miles) Yesterday, we hiked out of the Yorkshire Dales and into the Cumbria area of England. The countryside is remarkably different. Low rolling…
Read moreDay Two and Three: Ribblehead to Kirkby Stephen
Day Two: Ribblehead to Garsdale (11 miles) The day dawned bright and sunny even though there were some dark clouds being chased by the wind. From our inn in Ingleston,…
Read moreDay One: Giggleswick to Ribblehead
Day One: Giggleswick to Ribblehead. Our travel day (yesterday) was not very good. A delay on the tarmac with our first flight meant we quite literally had to run to…
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