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Tag: walks and hikes

Posted on31 July 201212 March 2022Travels, Adventures & Explorations

My summer holidays: A wee highland tour

by Just Frances4 Comments on My summer holidays: A wee highland tour

I don’t know if it’s fair to say that I’ve been on my summer holidays since I’ve been an unemployed student for the last year+,…

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Posted on28 July 201217 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Escaping to the hermitage

by Just Frances2 Comments on Escaping to the hermitage

Sometimes I wonder if I could become a reluctant hermit, living in my own little hermitage, hiding away from society, and sulking away my life…

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Posted on1 November 201113 July 2021Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

A pedestrian dilemma: Which way?

by Just Frances3 Comments on A pedestrian dilemma: Which way?

In America it seems to be fairly straightforward: We move right. In the UK (and potentially the rest of the world?) people seem to move…

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Posted on30 August 201119 October 2021Fitness & Exercise, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Bit of a wander: Robin Hood’s Bay

by Just Frances14 Comments on Bit of a wander: Robin Hood’s Bay

Yesterday was a completely new experience for me: Walking through the English countryside. The walk was suggested by Paul’s cousin, Olwen, and I happily accepted…

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Posted on11 June 20119 July 2021Everyday Life

Horsin’ around

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Like many girls her age, my foster daughter is a horse freak. I mean, she gets really, really, really, excited about the idea of horses.…

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Posted on21 July 20103 July 2021Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise

I SCREAM!

by Just Frances2 Comments on I SCREAM!

My nephew and I enjoyed a nice picnic dinner before spending two hours hiking Kamiak Butte last night. We’d decided before the trip that we…

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Posted on8 July 20102 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Dining at Steptoe

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For reasons unknown, I got an urge to finally take a trip up to the top of Steptoe Butte today. It was my first visit, which…

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Posted on30 May 20102 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Widow Life

Taming wild horses

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For a few months now I’ve promised myself that I would finally tame the desire to hike to the top of the Wild Horses Monument…

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Posted on4 April 201030 June 2021Fitness & Exercise, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Easter at Kamiak

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I decided to spend Easter Sunday hiking Kamiak Butte. I wish you could have joined me, but as you couldn’t, I brought you along in my…

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