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Judge this Book By it Cover

Judge this Book By it Cover

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  • Post published:January 19, 2023
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Waypoints: My Scottish Journey, Sam Heughan, 2022, Octopus Publishing Group Ltd., London, UK, 270 pages I was drawn to this book by the cover shot of the author – a…

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Hiking With All My Senses

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  • Post published:March 4, 2022
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The Living Mountain: A Celebration of the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland   Nan Shepherd, Canongate Canons, 2014, 160 pages. (With a foreword by John Macfarlane and an afterword by Jeanette…

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Women Walking

Women Walking

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  • Post published:February 14, 2022
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Wanderers: A History of Women Walking, 2020, Kerri Andrews, Reaktion Books Ltd., 304 pages, London, England. A walker herself, Kerri Andrews takes readers on journeys with 10 fascinating women in…

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A Boneshaking Ride on a Velocipede: The Beginning of Cycle Touring

A Boneshaking Ride on a Velocipede: The Beginning of Cycle Touring

  • Post author:Nicola Ross
  • Post published:January 10, 2022
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A Canterbury Pilgrimage/An Italian Pilgrimage, by Elizabeth Robins Pennell & Joseph Pennell, The University of Alberta Press, 2015 (with a wonderful and detailed Introduction by Dave Buchanan), 149 pages  …

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On Pilgrimage

On Pilgrimage

  • Post author:Nicola Ross
  • Post published:December 6, 2021
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A finalist for the 2021 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Non-Fiction, On Foot to Canterbury: A Son’s Pilgrimage is a contemplative read that, I predict, will make you itch…

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Textures of the Bruce Peninsula
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Textures of the Bruce Peninsula

  • Post author:Nicola Ross
  • Post published:March 24, 2021
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Late November, before the pandemic's second wave, my partner Alex and I spent a few days hiking in and around Lion's Head on the Bruce Peninsula. What a treat. I…

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An Adventure of Another Sort

An Adventure of Another Sort

  • Post author:Nicola Ross
  • Post published:October 27, 2020
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How to cope with your adventurous soul. My Midsummer Morning: Rediscovering a Life of Adventure, Alastair Humphreys, William Collins, London, England, 258 pages, 2019 If you have the adventure travel…

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Hiking into Nature, Desire and Soul

Hiking into Nature, Desire and Soul

  • Post author:Nicola Ross
  • Post published:April 21, 2020
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The Road is How: A Prairie Pilgrimage through Nature, Desire, and Soul By Trevor Herriot* Harper Collins, 2014 As a writer, Trevor Herriot is audacious; as a man he’s struggling…

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Hiking in Southern Patagonia – Facts & Info 

Hiking in Southern Patagonia – Facts & Info 

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  • Post published:April 6, 2020
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Hiking in Southern Patagonia – Facts & Info    by Linda Pim * Given these crazy COVID times, you won't be travelling to Patagonia this April. But if you read Linda Pim's first…

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Hiking Patagonia

Hiking Patagonia

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  • Post published:March 7, 2020
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by Linda PimPatagonia is the large region of southern Argentina and Chile extending from the Rio Colorado to the Strait of Magellan and from the Andes to the Atlantic coast.  The…

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