Fire and Men April 11, 2016John D Burns 7 It’s dark and raining heavily now. The bothy fire smokes for a few minutes, coughs, splutters and then dies. Charlie, my walking companion [...]
The Gravity Trap April 5, 2016John D Burns 5 Normally, when I’m out in the hills, I don’t worry too much about what the ground beneath my feet feels like. The earth [...]
Small Things March 27, 2016John D Burns We spend our time in the hills gazing across huge vistas, wondering at the enormity of the hills around us, staring across [...]
station at the end of the universe March 25, 2016John D Burns 5 I have finished my book. The Last Hillwalker is now looking for a publisher. Now I can blog again! I’ve loads to tell [...]
the curse of the mountain bike July 24, 2015John D Burns 1 Busy with my book but getting out on my bike when I can. I’ll be back blogging when my book is finished. Hope [...]
The last munro July 17, 2015John D Burns 3 Not blogging much right now, too busy working on my book The Last Hillwalker. Hopefully I’ll be back soon. Here’s a wee cartoon, [...]