In the background: Aunt Anna and partner Gordon, with Jo.
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Great Asby Scar
Leaving the familiar fells and valleys of the Lake District to visit a less familiar part of northern England. -
The wilds of Scotland
Even after the many miles of road travel to the populated north of Scotland, the next stage out into the northern Highlands, delineated by the huge Great Glen between Oban and Inverness, is something else entirely. Leaving dual carriageways behind on the Black Isle and heading west, especially during inclement weather, both the roads and the landscape become increasingly […] -
A nerve-wracking trip to Birg cable-car station
My only cable-car trip into the high Alps this past winter season was in February. Webcam confirmation of a fabulous cloud inversion encouraged me to get into the mountains after a long abstinence. I expected the visit to be be a nerve-wracking experience thanks to so many people wearing their coronavirus face-masks around their chins, […] -
Bärenplatz (line 6,7,8,9), Bern, Switzerland
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Bärenplatz (line 6,7,8,9), Bern, Switzerland
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Uferweg Iseltwald
A pedestrian-only footpath through the woods and cliffs on the southern shore of Lake Brienz. -
Birg to Mürren through the clouds
I’m looking forward to the new cable-cars next year. I hope that they’ll have dirt-repellent, scratch-resistant windows. (Sequence filmed in February 2021.) -
The winds from the south
Southerly winds form cloud waterfalls in the high mountains of the Swiss Alps.