mirmilant hikes & walks

A record of our hikes, walks and other outings.

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Three Shires Head, Peak District

8 October 2017 We picked up Rosie from Crewe railway station and then hurtled over to walk one of our favourite hikes in the Peak District. As always, we start at the chimney stack overlooking the …

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Wharfedale, Yorkshire Dales

1 June 2017 We spent a couple of great days with M&K hiking in the Yorkshire Dales. The first day we stayed quite local to the Landmark house we were staying in, and took in a circular walk fro…

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Three days in Paris

Whenever I travel somewhere, I always take my camera with me and try to find the time to photograph. I then bring those images home and share my favourites with whoever is willing to look at them h…

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Eyemouth to Burnmouth, Scottish Borders

13 March 2017 The day after Mike’s birthday, it was time to return home, but first a short (almost) 4-mile walk along the coastline between Eyemouth and Burnmouth. Buoyed as I was following t…

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One town, One mile, One camera – Den Haag, The Netherlands

Earlier this year I was at a meeting in The Hague, or Den Haag, in the Netherlands. I took my x100s with me thinking that I might have the chance for some street photography while I was there. It w…

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St Abb’s Head, Scottish Borders

12 March 2017 It was Mike’s birthday and we joined him up in the Scottish borders for a great weekend of walking, merriment and gold medals (you had to be there!). I make it sound like we wer…

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You know the song. Mary Poppins? Yeah…. it’s in your head now! (at St Abb’s Head)

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One town, One mile, One camera – Lincoln

Driving through the county of Lincolnshire it is tempting to think of it as one of the flatest counties in the UK. There are flatter counties and those in the East Anglia region are the flattest of…

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Oxton Loop, Scottish Borders

28 January 2017 Back in January I had the opportunity to combine a work trip to Edinburgh with a weekend visit with our good friends who live in the Borders. M & K had confidently organised a n…

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Monsal Trail, Peak District

24 September 2016 Boy, I have been falling behind on my blogging! There are a few reasons but I won’t go into them here. Needless to say, and not just on my walks, I have to pick up the pace.…

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born a hero

They say everyone is born a hero. From; The little boy with crimson cheeks, To; The little girl with her tiny button nose. Everyone starts the same. A blank slate filled with chivalrous intentions.…

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This lovely piece of road in the Vale of Edale has seen a lot of air time on IG recently. Here’s another one! (at Mam Tor)

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Into the tunnel (at Monsal Trail)

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Mam Tor to Castleton, Peak District

17 September 2016 (click on images in grids for larger versions) We had seen Mam Tor from some our previous walks in the Peak District, most noticeably from the summit and slopes of Win Hill. The G…

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Visit to the Jansky Very Large Array

(click on images within grids for a bigger image) When you’re building the world’s largest radio telescope, then you need to go and see how other observatories have done the same and le…

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Chrome Hill, Peak District

21 August, 2016 (click on images in grids for larger versions) It was later than usual for us when we decided to go for a walk, so we decided to go for one that was relatively short, but also to go…

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Alport Castles, Peak District

13 August, 2016 (click on images in grids for larger versions) This describes the second of two walks we went on when Mike and Karen came to visit this August. The first was in the Yorkshire Dales …