Tag: Hiking

  • Hiking in Devon: the look

    Hiking in Devon: the look

    The group of cheerful women staying at Meadowlea B&B our in Okehampton epitomise English trampers. Their well-worn comfortable kit consists of an assortment of layers and styles paired with sturdy boots. Their bearing says ‘I am part of this landscape, comfortable in traversing it, and confident in my capacity to do so’. Then there’s me,…

  • Boulders

    What is it like to live with an affinity for boulders? I want to rescue boulders destined for the tip to put in my garden. I love sitting on boulders. How often do they serve as a snack stop on bush walks? I use boulders to step across creeks, I collect pebbles which are ‘mini…