tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post3912292027693360297..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: Walking Is IntimateThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-70646809082255854262010-04-30T02:33:48.401+01:002010-04-30T02:33:48.401+01:00I really enjoyed this post. It does explain why fo...I really enjoyed this post. It does explain why for some people walking is like a meditation or spiritual practice.<br /><br />GleanerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-10702462548108798572010-04-29T21:44:28.957+01:002010-04-29T21:44:28.957+01:00Tramp, his anecdotal encounters with shepherds, pi...Tramp, his anecdotal encounters with shepherds, pipers, pub landlords etc are memorable parts of the book, aren't they? Better, I think, than the summarised, informative, historical bits which can be a little drier and difficult to follow sometimes. Hillaby can be quite curmudgeonly and rascally at times - which, together with his wit and humour, add to the book's piquancy. I like his style - which is often quite anti-romantic, though 'poetry' also seeps in. His mixture of 'blunt' and 'soft' styles of expression is quite appealing, I think.<br /><br />Thyanks everyone for your comments.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-12516458668204463532010-04-29T21:21:49.492+01:002010-04-29T21:21:49.492+01:00George, My thoughts exactly! and SW, thanks for t...George, My thoughts exactly! and SW, thanks for the info..I loved the line about the feel underfoot changing with each step. Has me thinking all anew about travels and hikes I've taken...KarinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-29954499925366876792010-04-29T20:13:14.783+01:002010-04-29T20:13:14.783+01:00His descriptions of the people he met on the way a...His descriptions of the people he met on the way are what I remember from this book.<br />...TrampTramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10367405984066895755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-75000775783586529442010-04-29T19:45:26.647+01:002010-04-29T19:45:26.647+01:00I read this years ago - maybe it is time to re rea...I read this years ago - maybe it is time to re read it - there is something to be said about reading about walking rather than doing it when you get to my age!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-11873736951163500232010-04-29T17:18:35.423+01:002010-04-29T17:18:35.423+01:00I think walking is, indeed, the most intimate way ...I think walking is, indeed, the most intimate way to learn and explore a land. There's a physicality involved that's simply not present with any other mode of travel. The walker experiences time and distance and geography on a human scale; you become, albeit temporarily, a feature of that landscape in the same, unchanged way we humans have been doing since our creation. The experience is elemental to our race, to the knowledge of who and what we are, informed and shaped by what we bring to the challenge—skill, experience, fear, physical issues, intellect, and any valid understanding of where and what we're walking through. <br /><br />Walking is a physical, mental, and spiritual endeavor, blessedly devoid of technology—aside from a handy and companionable stick.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-44423750154406114832010-04-29T17:05:11.528+01:002010-04-29T17:05:11.528+01:00The book's a little gem. It is OP, but you sho...The book's a little gem. It is OP, but you should be able to find plenty of second-hand copies on Amazon.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-17289035903620044022010-04-29T16:17:14.906+01:002010-04-29T16:17:14.906+01:00I always find a gift in your postings, SW, and tha...I always find a gift in your postings, SW, and thanks for this one. I'm ordering Hillaby's book immediately, assuming that it's still in print. I think I will take it on my coast-to-coast walk. It should be a great little companion when I return from each day's hike, unable to do little more than read.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.com