Living by the Spey, most of my walks into the Cairngorms are from the north-western side, such as the one to Angel’s Peak last year. …
Category: Walking
Posted on 29th June, 2020
A Sense of Place
What happens when we pay close attention to nature? A Sense of Place, about my residency with the Cairngorms National Park, first appeared in the 2020 Summer …
Posted on 28th April, 2020
Map Gazing
Do you love maps? I find them fascinating, so when I was invited by Walk Highlands to write an article about what to do when …
Posted on 17th January, 2020
Winter Worryland
From the comfort of my sofa in a warm living room, I have just booked myself onto my first ever mountain winter skills course. It …
Posted on 17th January, 2020
Winter Worryland
From the comfort of my sofa in a warm living room, I have just booked myself onto my first ever mountain winter skills course. It …
Posted on 21st November, 2019
Wonder of Wonders
Last week I described my first outing with the Health Walk Group in Glen Tanar. As Writer in Residence for the Cairngorms National Park, I’ve …
Posted on 14th November, 2019
Having Words with the Non-Writers
Though the Glen Tanar Health Walk group love where they walk and were very happy to have me join them, it was made clear that …
Posted on 14th November, 2019
Having Words with the Non-Writers
Though the Glen Tanar Health Walk group love where they walk and were very happy to have me join them, it was made clear that …
Posted on 3rd October, 2019
National Poetry Day in the Cairngorms
Hooray! It’s National Poetry Day today! For my five years at Kingussie High School library, this was always one of the highlights of my year, …