Thru-hike prep with visual aids
In Silent-Film-style, the Blissful Hiker sets the “alicoop” and finally crawls in for a little shut eye.
Te Araroa, New Zealand – Oct-Mar, 2018—19
Did I possess the grit, fortitude, determination, and the sheer pig-headedness to stick with a walk of 1,864 miles?
C2C: day 20, epilogue
The Coast to Coast is a lovely path, made better with more time in the Lake District.
C2C: day 19, Grosmont to Robin Hood’s Bay
The wind picks up to gale force and the skies look black, but it’s easy walking if you can stay upright.
C2C: day 18, Blakey Ridge to Grosmont
In Grosmonth, the Hogwarts Express arrives to much delight and picture taking.
C2C: day 16, St. Giles Farm to Ingleby Arncliffe
The trail is absolutely flat, broken up only by charming churches and friendly horses.
C2C: day 14, Ravenseat to Reeth
It’s a shortcut over the moor, easy now in dry weather, until a storm builds and I lose my bearings.
C2C: day 13, Orton to Ravenseat Farm
A wrong turn causes a detour to the lovely farm at Ravenseat where children greet me with smiles.
C2C: day 4, Ennerdale Water to Wasdale
From Ennerdale Water, it’s off route up and over the hills towards Wasdale, climbing capitol of the Lake District.
C2C: day 3, St. Bees to Ennerdale Water
The Coast-to-Coast begins with a dunk in the Irish Sea and picking up a pebble to drop in the North Sea.