Rider in the Storm
There’s only one thought in my head now, “Keep pedalling!” I know they are after me. My legs screaming and my backside feels
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Authorjohndburns
A Little Piece of Magic
There is magic here. It’s in the way the wind whispers in the trees, it’s in the gnarled trunks of the old woodland,
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The Unforgiven Mountaineer
Everything had been fine until I’d answered that question but now a silence hung in the air like a malevolent fart. I sucked
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A Quiet Word
The moment I walked into the bothy I could tell something was wrong, I could feel the tension in the atmosphere. The last
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“There is nowhere left to go, but everywhere.”
Sometimes you just don’t see what’s on your doorstep. I live beside the river Ness. I see it every day, watch its moods
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A gift from the mountain gods
I’m doubled up over my walking poles, high on a snow slope, gasping for air like a goldfish plucked from its tank. My
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Fantastic Cairngorm Journey
I survived! I had a wonderful two days trip in the Cairngorms. Listen to the audio blog here http://johndburns.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-05T01_18_05-07_00 Lots of photos coming
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How to get cheaper gear – Legally
It’s not that I don’t trust technology it’s just that most of the time I don’t understand it. It’s the pace of change
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I think I’m Turning Black and White
I was out today in the frozen Cairngorms today and took some photos in black and white and in colour. I’m beginning to enjoy the
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LM Bothy -Audio Cast
Chicken soup, why you shouldn’t burn down a bothy and the wonders of coal. All hot suff as I visit another remote Highland bothy
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