Jims Walking Journey

Lens Artists Challenge – Dreamy ‘Found my way upstairs and had a smoke, And somebody spoke and I went into a dream’

Lens Artists Challenge – Dreamy

‘Found my way upstairs and had a smoke, And somebody spoke and I went into a dream’

The Lighthouse Loop Trail – Vancouver Island When ‘Oyster’ Jim Martin moved to Vancouver Island in the 1980’s he fell in love with the rugged landscape and rocky headlands of the west coast that he saw from his fishing boat each day and had a dream to create a trail along the coastline that could be accessed and enjoyed by all. Forty years later that vision has grown into the…

The Lighthouse Loop Trail – Vancouver Island

When ‘Oyster’ Jim Martin moved to Vancouver Island in the 1980’s he fell in love with the rugged landscape and rocky headlands of the west coast that he saw from his fishing boat each day and had a dream to create a trail along the coastline that could…

The President Range from Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park

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US fan ugliness at the Ryder Cup was merely a reflection of Trump’s all-caps America | Bryan Armen Graham European players were subjected to slurs and crude insults about their families. They were no surprise as public discourse in America has broken down

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Thanks Justin, and thanks for the blog feedback, yep, bears are magnificent creatures but probably best to avoid a face to face encounter!

A walk around Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park The alarm goes at 6am and by ten past we are on the road, half awake and unwashed with the bed still warm in the back of the van. All is quiet as we drive out of Lake Louise Campground through the sleepy town and out onto the Trans Canada One heading west. The sun is breaking through but clouds still cover the higher peaks and mist floats over the Bow river as we head up Kicking Horse Pass and back into British Columbia and…

A walk around Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park

The alarm goes at 6am and by ten past we are on the road, half awake and unwashed with the bed still warm in the back of the van. All is quiet as we drive out of Lake Louise Campground through the sleepy town and out onto the Trans Canada One heading…

Walking the Tonquin Trail on Vancouver Island It’s a six hour drive from Victoria, the capital of British Columbia on Vancouver Island to our campsite in Tofino and my nerves are tested on the narrow bendy bit of the Pacific Rim Highway beyond Port Alberni. I am after all, driving on the wrong side of the road and sitting on the wrong side of the vehicle. The journey passes without incident though and as we park up at…

Walking the Tonquin Trail on Vancouver Island

It’s a six hour drive from Victoria, the capital of British Columbia on Vancouver Island to our campsite in Tofino and my nerves are tested on the narrow bendy bit of the Pacific Rim Highway beyond Port Alberni. I am after all, driving on the wrong…

Allen Crags and Seathwaite Fell from Seathwaite - Jims Walking Journey In March 1988 Andy and I were enjoying a few days walking in a cold and frosty Lakeland. Having walked up Grains Gill from Seathwaite we were taking a break when we noticed two red clad walkers who we...

Allen Crags and Seathwaite Fell from Seathwaite jimearl6.com/allen-crags-...

The summit of Allen Crags, looking to Bowfell and Esk Pike Wainwright #108

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The imposing sight of Great End at the top of Grains Gill

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The much photographed Stockley Bridge with Seathwaite Fell behind (click needed)

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Another blue sky and another destination seen from the the van, this time Seathwaite Fell

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Rosthwaite Fell and Glaramara from Rosthwaite It’s always nice to start a walk straight from the campsite and Chapel House Farm has the added benefit that I can have breakfast looking up at my first hill of the day, Rosthwaite Fell. Wainwright dedicates his book on the Southern Fells, the book I’m currently walking through to “The Sheep of Lakeland, the hardiest of all fellwalkers”. In what has been a sustained spell of dry weather these hardy Herdwicks are suffering a little.

Rosthwaite Fell and Glaramara from Rosthwaite

It’s always nice to start a walk straight from the campsite and Chapel House Farm has the added benefit that I can have breakfast looking up at my first hill of the day, Rosthwaite Fell. Wainwright dedicates his book on the Southern Fells, the book I’m…

The rocky summit of Glaramara looking down the length of Borrowdale to Derwentwater and the northern fells. Wainwright #107

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Views from Rosthwaite Fell
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Rosthwaite Fell, Wainwright #106

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Looking up at Rosthwaite Fell (Bessyboot if you prefer) from Chapel House Farm.

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Thanks Bill, and hope things are going in the right direction with your hospital appointments and treatment

I’ve just had a look on OSM and seen that Bill, I must say I really enjoyed that ridge from Dow Crag to Walna Scar.

Looking to the Duddon Estuary and the Irish Sea over Brown Pike and Blind Tarn

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Lens Artists Challenge – Books This week’s Lens Artist’s Challenge has been set by Ritva who invites us to share our photographic interpretations on the theme of Books. I’ve categorised my own contributions into The Grand, The Ancient, The Quirky and The Personal.

Lens Artists Challenge – Books

This week’s Lens Artist’s Challenge has been set by Ritva who invites us to share our photographic interpretations on the theme of Books. I’ve categorised my own contributions into The Grand, The Ancient, The Quirky and The Personal.

Dow Crag, Wainwright #105

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Three Wainwrights from Coniston Village - Jims Walking Journey Before starting my book by book journey through Wainwright’s iconic 214 I had climbed many of them before, one hundred and one of them to be precise. Coniston Old Man was one of those and my walking j...

My book by book journey. Three Wainwrights from Coniston Village jimearl6.com/three-wainwr...

Looking across to Dow Crag from Brim Fell

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Views from Brim Fell, looking to Coniston Old Man. Wainwright #104

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The rather lovely cairn on Brim Fell, looking back toward Coniston Old Man. Wainwright #104

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Views from the summit of Coniston Old Man

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Coniston Old Man, Wainwright #103

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Remnants of an industrial past in the Coppermines Valley.

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Coppermines valley, Coniston.
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