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• More from Chagford

  

  A few more shots from Chagford ... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2011 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Chagford Show

  

  It seems that country shows, of which this was one, are an evolving breed. They started most likely as an opportunity to buy and sell livestock, perhaps show of... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2011 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Merrivale Menhir

  

  A menhir, to save anyone the trouble of accessing yet another site, is nothing more than a standing stone. The Merrivale example has been measured at around... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2011 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thurlestone

  

  A village and a rock formation, but not in one. Today was spent performing family duties interspersed by a visit to Thurlestone beach where we found waves -... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2010 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dizzard!

  

  It being Easter and no doubt some appointed day amongst such an amalgum, we went to the beach. But not just any beach - Crackington Haven is, for the next few... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2010 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ripples on Crazywell

  

  It's certainly the case that locations are variable. Last time at Crazywell, the pool was becalmed - at least until Abby put a paw in - this time there was... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2010 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Rather Dour Stour

  

  With apologies for a prolonged absence and the missing Vernal Equinox - a lack which wasn't down to laziness but bad weather, because you can't take a picture o... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2010 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wet Dog

  

  A pretty standard walk today, along the tramway to the northern slope of Leeden Tor and a beautiful clear, bubbling stream that has its own little bridge and... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2010 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Shades of Grey

  By a certain climatary quirk, while the sky today was crystal clear - indeed blue - as the day wore on the air itself gradually condensed into a weak mist. Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2010 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Skirting Pew Tor

  

  The weather's turned mild now, a welcome change from the chill air that has been camped across Dartmoor for the last couple of months and a certain sense of... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2010 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Tramway

  

  under consideration runs from Dousland to Princetown via the Swelltor and Foggintor quarries. But let's put all of that into the past tense because tramway and... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2010 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• North Tawton

  

  A mini adventure that was partly successful, a mite intriguing, but utlimately deserving of greater effort.First things first, Clover and I couldn't actually ge... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2010 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Line Along the Taw

  The Taw is a North Devon river that runs from the center of Dartmoor down east of Okehampton and then winds its way north up to Barnstaple where it enters an... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2010 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tied up with No Place to Go

  A non-capitalised title; that's a sure fire clue to a post without content. Don't ask why that might be, you'll have to just accept on trust that I don't know... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2010 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Crazywell

  

  There's a pool, with the inevitable Faustian associations, called Crazywell. We didn't walk around it seven times or even three. Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2010 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Eylesbarrow Attained

  

  "About time", I hear someone say, "about bloody time you got to that god-forsaken ... and I suppose you took some more photos as well. You did, didn't you. How... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2010 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Strung Behind the Sun

  

  Out to Down Tor Stone Row in the company of Ros, Anne, Jack and Clover. No incidents, just some nice doctored photos.First off, an enhanced image of old mine... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2010 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bellever Thaw

  

  Bellever is a place, not a construct.Leaving the Noddy Car at Postbridge, Ros, Clover and I walked out of the valley incorporating the East Dart River, over... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2010 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Banks and Ditches Across The Tamar

  For the uninitiated, The Tamar is the demarcation line between Devon and Cornwall. This side of the river everyone is civilised. That side people often have a... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2010 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Necessary Updates

  1. Rachel's Ankle. We have it on impeccable word, Rachel's herself, that the ankle suffered a sprain, not a fracture or break. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2010 OUTDOORS, SELF EXPRESSION