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  • 708. Vikings to Sheep Farmers

    At 5AM, I look out my window onto Kirkby Stephen’s market square. The market has been around awhile, in 1361 a royal market charter was granted. I see a very… Read more

  • 707. The Path in and through the Lake District

    “No man steps in the same river twice.” Heraclitus “No person walks on the same path twice.” Lindquist One way to appreciate the Coast to Coast trail in the Lake… Read more

  • 706. The Wordsworths and Grasmere

    Specific individuals link to specific places. Since I was born in Springfield, Illinois, I live with images of Abe Lincoln. Tending store in nearby New Salem; living in the only… Read more

  • 705. “Ramblers for Rory” along the Way to Grasmere

    The Borrowdale valley is beautiful in that representative English way. Stone walls. Stone bridges. Stone houses. Cold streams. Green pastures. Sheep centuries old. Lambs born yesterday. Today, I walk from… Read more

  • 704. An Ibuprofen Day

    The first day proceeds as I expect. Making for Cleator, I walk almost six miles, a little more than a Stone Mountain circular. Wanting to break-in the legs, I walk… Read more

  • 703. Leaving St Bees

    Well, well, well. A diversion. I’m going to walk almost 200 miles and I don’t even get to start the trail in the usual way! The Coast to Coast Trail… Read more

  • 702. Manchester in a Day, Street Art

    This pre-walk period differs. Almost always before my other walks, I spend 2-3 days adjusting. Whether Madrid, Lisbon, Canterbury, Lucca, or Minehead, I let my body and my spirit get… Read more

  • 701. Getting to St. Bees

    Unlike other walks, I begin this walk saying good-by to the family. Our traveling family begins to break-up when Charles and Christina have to return to work. I say good-by.… Read more

  • 700. Another English Walk: The Coast to Coast

    A book. A photo. A personal story. So many ways that an idea finds itself in our head. After completing England’s South West Coast Path, I wanted to try another… Read more

  • 858. The Senses Encounter India

    The senses are on high alert in India. Either I’m fascinated or repulsed with what I hear, smell, touch, and see. As others have noted, visiting India is a “full-body”… Read more

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