My Mountain Training Association account helps keep the insurance and first-aid certification up-to-date by sending me emails to remind me when these things need to be renewed and updated on my profile. I may have in fact renewed them but…
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Hills of Hame now offering some urban exploration of Edinburgh via Airbnb experiences
Fossil fish and ammonoids on the streets beside famous landmarks? Hiking within sight of the centre of Edinburgh, but not among the crowds in Holyrood Park? Hills of Hame has offered these experiences, and others, since start-up in 2014. However, uptake from…
Tagged with: Edinburgh, Fossils, Geology, Walking
Posted in Geological Walks, Geological Walks (urban), Scotland
Posted in Geological Walks, Geological Walks (urban), Scotland
Forfar botanists commemorated by plants and in stone
Continuing the novel things I found while meandering in Angus a wee while back, we came across an amazing garden while is a tribute to a number of ‘lads o’pairts’ from the Forfar are who went on to make significant individual…
Tagged with: Angus Glens, Archaeology, Botany, Caenlochan, Corrie Fee, Forfar
Posted in Mountains, Scotland, Trips
Posted in Mountains, Scotland, Trips
Kirriemuir: geo and munro
While roaming the Mearns with the kids we went to Kirriemuir on our travels. I’ve been through Kirrie a few times but had not noticed the links to two of my areas of interest. The square has several plaques to…
Tagged with: Lyell, Mearns, Munro, urban geology
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (urban), Scotland, Trips
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (urban), Scotland, Trips
Ochils geological trip
After running another of my Pentland walks for Mountain Training Association members, based on the Lothian and Borders GeoConservation leaflet Pentland Rocks!, I got some interested parties for a trip to the Ochils on a day that suited some people…
Tagged with: Geology, MTA, Outdoor, Stirling
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks, Mountain Training, Pentlands, Woodlands
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks, Mountain Training, Pentlands, Woodlands
Reading and podcasts
Originally posted on Walking Talking:
Temple of Muses, near Dryburgh Abbey Here, I steer clear of rants. I have been known to rant about many things. It is why that very often I steer clear of the news. As I…
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A walk in the Craigmillar WIAT (Woods in and Around Towns)
The days are getting shorter, so the chance to get out and top up the Vitamin D whenever I fancy is one of the undoubted benefits of self-employment. When I can combine it with some geological work, even better. Hills…
Tagged with: Archaeology, Craigmillar, Edinburgh, Geology, Outdoor, WIAT
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (urban), Scotland, Woodlands
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (urban), Scotland, Woodlands
Slouching towards e-Commerce at Hills of Hame to offer some discounted urban walks on 4, 11 & 18 November
The sun is shining here in Edinburgh,the air is pleasantly chilly and I am looking out of the window at the southern side of Salisbury Crags and the Lion’s Haunch and Sampson’s Ribs from the window while I work…
Tagged with: Geology, Outdoor, Palaeontology, Scotland
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (urban), Scotland
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (urban), Scotland
Belhaven Bay – surf’s up! Geodiversity’s up!
Had my first ever trip to Belhaven Bay, just to the west of Dunbar. I’ve been into Dunbar itself to look at the rocks in the harbour area and visited the extensive Carboniferous exposures to the south of Dunbar at…
Tagged with: Belhaven, Dunbar, Marsh, Prestonpans
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (low-level), Scotland, Trips
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (low-level), Scotland, Trips
Watching brief on Edinburgh Rocks! walk
Leading walks out-of-doors from urban geology to out in high and lonely places requires that you get out there from time to time to check your route and look for changes for good as well as ill. We’re in the…
