Hallowe'en

As the clocks go back and it's (effectively) getting darker earlier, it's tempting to hang the boots up and merely read Trail magazine. Don't do it! The crisp, colder days are giving better visibility now so even more reason to get up onto the tops! No excuses! Go!

It's a nice day

The sky being a flawless blue here today, I'm off for a walk somewhere - making the most of it because the forecast is for the weather to turn cold. Surprise, surprise - it IS nearly November! Personally I don't mind the cold - I'd rather have it cold than wet anyday and the two together means staying off the hills for me, I'm afraid!

How about you? Are you mad enough to go out in a blizzard ot thunderstorm? Answers on a plain card to 'I'm barking mad, Countrywalker'.

Or just post a comment!

Ah me. This is really the start of this blog - I'm sorry for the disgraceful neglect of thelast months! Well, we stand on the cusp of the Dark Nights and Winter. Does that faze us? Not at all! See bonfire nights from the top of Great Malvern and you'll know what I mean - it's like being under siege without the associated problems. Now i know that bonfire night, Guy Fawkes night as it's sometimes called, is just a UK thing - but does anyone out there in the rest of the world like it? There's the usual pressure here to finish it - after all, it happened so long ago (the argument goes) that it's got no relevance today. What do you think?