Deep lanes and the ever changing land: my blog
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Leeden Tor is a very fine viewpoint
A few weeks ago, the last day I saw snow on the moor, I re-visited Black Tor (the one near Princetown, to save confusion). You may have read the blog I posted from that day, but if not, look down the page a little to the ‘Logan Stones’ piece! When I returned to the car…
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Almost total(ly unprepared for) eclipse, 20th March 2015
I don’t have a 600mm lens. I do have a set of Lee grad ND filters, but don’t use them these days (much better results with merging exposures in RAW files). I don’t (horror) have a Big Stopper. Nevertheless I had this morning free so headed to the western moor. Initially delighted that the sky…
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Logan Stones, bad weather, altered perspectives, excessive brownie consumption
Last week I paid a long overdue visit back to Black Tor (the one near Burrator – there are two others on Dartmoor), with a forecast of snow. I was looking forward to this, because the last time I was there, in January 2012, was in driving rain. This time I did see a little…
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The Tor in the Woods, near Manaton
I often drive between Bovey Tracey and Manaton, and recently noticed an enticing ridge line running across the lower slopes of Trendlebere Down in the direction of Becka Brook and Houndtor Wood. I made a mental note to check out the path as soon as I could, and take a walk down there, but by…
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Getting lost in Devon’s green lanes
There are many thousands of miles of pathways, bridleways and country lanes in the British Isles, but the green lanes are particularly special. And to me the green lanes of Devon cast an indefinable spell: they are deep, divided by tall hedges, sometimes difficult to find, very often muddy if not actually waterlogged, and of course, they…
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Birth of the River Teign
A week off, the last week of June, and I’d promised myself that despite the mizzly weather forecast all week, I’d have one trip up to the moor. I really didn’t want to be tied to a particular route, or any recognised circular walk. But I did have one idea – an idea I’d thought…
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