tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post7833602121780940539..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: A Walk In The Dark PeakThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-79246730564999344012014-07-03T20:33:28.880+01:002014-07-03T20:33:28.880+01:00Sorry, thanks too , John P. Forgot to include you!...Sorry, thanks too , John P. Forgot to include you!The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-23148141428179843162014-07-03T17:40:14.268+01:002014-07-03T17:40:14.268+01:00I think I was on a rant 'n' roll and went ...I think I was on a rant 'n' roll and went over the top, Dritanje..! Seeing one double yellow line and Give Way sign and boring bus shelter too many... Street furniture is, of course, necessary and often enjoyable, fun(ny), and even well designed. What bugs me is an over proliferation. The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-68807844147451308532014-07-02T12:55:00.470+01:002014-07-02T12:55:00.470+01:00Such images of these wondrous contorted and sculpt...Such images of these wondrous contorted and sculpted rock shapes. Aren't we lucky to live not so very far from such places. I did like your list of things you were trying to get away from! Did wonder a bit though about 'street furniture' - I know I don't inhabit the urban world of most people, and I do indeed see some street furniture when I go into the city, fairly regularly, but it tends to be quite enjoyable for me. Perhaps in some parts there's just too much of it? Must be that.dritanjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025213970107184429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-69650650324824010312014-07-01T18:10:25.339+01:002014-07-01T18:10:25.339+01:00Nice to see you, Karin!Nice to see you, Karin!The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-51557809012043607942014-07-01T17:30:47.639+01:002014-07-01T17:30:47.639+01:00Wow. Just wanted to crawl into the pictures, alon...Wow. Just wanted to crawl into the pictures, along with my own luch, and sit there for an hour or two! Thanks for posting this.ksamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998231466478015431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-70230246533354769092014-07-01T17:05:57.621+01:002014-07-01T17:05:57.621+01:00Glad you enjoyed this, Cris M!Glad you enjoyed this, Cris M!The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-1732427386929234042014-07-01T02:39:03.010+01:002014-07-01T02:39:03.010+01:00I am happy -if the word is valid- for not being th...I am happy -if the word is valid- for not being the one who complains about the traffic in the terms you have done... <br />Thank you for sharing this spot of the world. I am more and more convinced I want some walking holidays in the UK sometime... <br /><br />Warm hugs (actually, cold ones, Winter has arrived here!)<br />Cris MCris Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-69363269719014498132014-06-30T07:39:20.396+01:002014-06-30T07:39:20.396+01:00Thanks for sharing. On a small island we have the ...Thanks for sharing. On a small island we have the same problems of too much traffic, but it's still easy to find a deserted beach. Next year perhaps not. Tourism has rapidly become our biggest industry. I say hello to some but often they ignore me. They consume my world. I withdraw. johnthebarmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14255924659739608684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-66987565682926484352014-06-27T09:17:31.214+01:002014-06-27T09:17:31.214+01:00Bouncing Bertie (Gail) — thanks so much for sharin...Bouncing Bertie (Gail) — thanks so much for sharing this family memory with us. I drove through Hathersage en route to the start of my walk at Birchen Clough. There are many really great walks using Hathersage as a base, so I'm sure you'll have a lovely time.<br /><br />Am: glad you enjoyed the walk, and Dominic (again): no, I don't know that musical setting, but will check it out.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-65524409573788484462014-06-27T09:10:25.382+01:002014-06-27T09:10:25.382+01:00Sackerson (Dominic) — I like your enthusiasm! How ...Sackerson (Dominic) — I like your enthusiasm! How about meeting up for a walk on Kinder one fine weekend? Like you, I love the names (the 'Rocking Stone' really does rock) and, you're right, it is 'otherworldly'. Nowhere else quite like it.<br /><br />As for those gritstone outcrops, the shapes can be unbelievable. Two days ago I named one the 'Tortoise' as it looked just like one of those huge Galapagos beasts.<br /><br />And I know Kinder Gates, just a little way up river from Kinder Downfall. I rested there once on a warm and sunny day, and was amazed at the clear stony stream bed and the sparkling silver sand. Pristine. Wouldn't like to be there in really wet weather, though.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-73460719782030127862014-06-27T08:59:42.720+01:002014-06-27T08:59:42.720+01:00Thanks Sabine and Catharus.
Nick — in my defence,...Thanks Sabine and Catharus.<br /><br />Nick — in my defence, we only have one car in a family of four, and that one is fairly small and economical. Also I use public transport wherever possible.<br /><br />The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-8096503418044717052014-06-27T08:57:32.843+01:002014-06-27T08:57:32.843+01:00I'm glad this walk inspired you, Ruth! Looking...I'm glad this walk inspired you, Ruth! Looking forward to reading about your own vacation adventures...The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-50227269011545017082014-06-27T08:55:50.710+01:002014-06-27T08:55:50.710+01:00Thanks for you comment, Arija. The Kinder plateau ...Thanks for you comment, Arija. The Kinder plateau is an extraordinary place, and I've been there quite a few times. There's always something new to discover. You walk (sometimes scramble) up by a stream bed, then emerge on a huge and desolate and plateau criss-crossed by water channels cut into the peat (called 'groughs'). It's a confusing place, and you've got to know what you're doing with map and compass if you strike for the interior, particularly in bad weather. People have died of exposure there. Most walkers follow the Pennine Way long-distance footpath or stick to the clear path along the perimeter — which passes some spectacular rock formations and has great views from the edge. The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-12613791328486184282014-06-27T07:36:27.010+01:002014-06-27T07:36:27.010+01:00This brought back some of the happiest memories of...This brought back some of the happiest memories of childhood and of my father, who died in March this year. Come high days and holidays the family would load into the Austin Maxi, having consulted one of several 'Walks in Derbyshire' books the night before, and escape the 'furniture' of the city (Nottingham) and Dad, OS map and compass in hand, would leads us on a day long walk through the stunning landscapes of the Peak District. This was where I first experienced wild landscapes and it still amazes me that the area has maintained the sense of wildness despite being sandwiched between so many industrial (or post-industrial) cities. <br />In July I am meeting some friends in Hathersage for a long weekend of Peak District walking and am looking forward to it even more having just read this post. <br />Thanks you!<br />Gail.WFT Nobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315143664245246248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-58319923874174889072014-06-27T06:48:52.274+01:002014-06-27T06:48:52.274+01:00Have you heard Granville Bantock's setting of ...Have you heard Granville Bantock's setting of that poem?<br /><br /><br />http://youtu.be/RZTzdDjCMNI<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-16905418802596616882014-06-27T02:57:48.607+01:002014-06-27T02:57:48.607+01:00Thank you for bringing us along on this walk. My ...Thank you for bringing us along on this walk. My favorite photo is the third one from the top. I've never been anywhere that looked quite like that, but I can feel myself walking there. Maybe my English ancestors walked there.amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-36294922602170379792014-06-26T22:50:24.959+01:002014-06-26T22:50:24.959+01:00I used to walk round Kinder so much - I reckon the...I used to walk round Kinder so much - I reckon there's only two or three photos there where I've not stood and admired the view.<br /><br />The Northern edge is magnificent. I love the names of the places on the plateau - Madwoman's Stones, Ringing Rodger, etc. They just seem to fit with the otherworldly nature of the place. What other Pennine hill can boast a Mermaid's Pool with a real mermaid?<br /><br />My favourite place for strange gritstone shapes is on the Southern edge - known to climbers as "Whipsnade" (that dates those who named it!) on account of the resemblance of the stones to fantastical animals. Then there's The Pagoda, Noe Stool, Pym Chair, Kinder Gates, I could go on...<br /><br />To the groughs! To the groughs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-26767180308191329942014-06-26T18:48:03.517+01:002014-06-26T18:48:03.517+01:00Beautiful pictures, a fantastic walk, I think, thr...Beautiful pictures, a fantastic walk, I think, through the landscape you've shown us. But you can't really (can you?) bleat about the traffic you encountered getting there when you were in fact part of that traffic. Or are you the exception that proves the rule? (I know I am!)Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112462990202280587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-71964047933730646322014-06-26T12:42:34.557+01:002014-06-26T12:42:34.557+01:00Fantastic! 'How wonderful!Fantastic! 'How wonderful!catharushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05603292208345268247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-16407419357915731422014-06-26T11:01:00.637+01:002014-06-26T11:01:00.637+01:00Stunning pictures, thank you. I pinched one for my...Stunning pictures, thank you. I pinched one for my desktop background today.Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-88319544747593459482014-06-26T10:56:13.182+01:002014-06-26T10:56:13.182+01:00Me too. Thank you. Your words and photos, your tou...Me too. Thank you. Your words and photos, your tough walking, in response to your intention to get away provide a getaway of sorts for me too. This is really exquisite, and I feel happy in the privilege of it, for you, for us. <br /><br />To have this within a couple of hours, what a gift. But then, I realize that I, too, have wonders within a couple hours drive (though nothing like this). Now I'm inspired to go there in my vacation week. Thanks.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-15100757780443052422014-06-26T04:14:59.496+01:002014-06-26T04:14:59.496+01:00Thank you a thousand fold for your wonderful pictu...Thank you a thousand fold for your wonderful pictures of this magical region, the folded hills, rock formations and views. It is good to know and see that there still are places in so small a country that one can get away from it all and not be overshadowed by the man-made or generated noise.<br />I fully understand your quest for pristine nature as respite from the mad clatter and rush of these modern times.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.com