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  • The Temptation of a Group Hike

    The Temptation of a Group Hike

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesA few days ago I signed up for a group hike but decided not to go for two or three reasons. The two main reasons were the size of the group and the weather. From what I saw fifteen people were going to go on that hike and I am still in…

  • Walking With an Umbrella

    Walking With an Umbrella

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday i looked at the rain forecast and it looked as though I could go for a walk, without taking a proper rain coat. I wore the btwin cycling rain jacket instead. I decided to carry a mini umbrella with me in case the rain got harder. I have carried this mini…

  • iOS and Environmentalism

    iOS and Environmentalism

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you use the weather app on iOS 17 the weather app provides you with information about average temperature and average precipitation. It tells you how different the temperature and rainfall are, compared to average. Today, for example, I see that the temperature is 4°c warmer than the average. It tells me…

  • An Afternoon Walk in the Heat

    An Afternoon Walk in the Heat

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday I went for a walk with a Garmin Etrex 32 that was sometimes in my hands and at other times in my pocket. I could have been hands three with a GPS watch but it’s good to play with a variety of devices. I chose the Etrex because it was paired…

  • Slowed by the Wind

    Slowed by the Wind

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I walked into the wind for two to three kilometres. The wind was so strong that the Apple watch gave me "high noise level" warnings more than once. The wind was around 30-40km/h. It was so strong that I stopped listening to an Audiobook because I couldn’t hear it. I then…

  • Cycling In The Rain

    Cycling In The Rain

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesBy some fluke I have now gone for two bike rides in the rain. The first time I rode in the rain my hands got cold and I had to warm myself up again. Yestrday I went for. a bike ride again, expecting the weather to stay good. It drizzled almost non-stop.…

  • Running In High Winds

    Running In High Winds

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I tried running and walking in high winds. I have cycled and walked in high winds but I had not yet had the sensation of running in high wind and it is quite interesting. In cycling you feel that the wind pushes your bike to the side, and you counteract the…

  • Muddy Shoes and a Drought

    Muddy Shoes and a Drought

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesEvery morning the landscape is covered in frost. That frost melts and turns to water, which in turn, turns to mud, and cakes my shoes. Unfortunately there has been no rain for weeks, and there is no rain expected for weeks. We are in another drought although most people will not call…

  • Mud and Walking

    Mud and Walking

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    Reading Time: 4 minutesI go for walks, runs or bike rides every single day, whether it’s rainy, windy, snowy or a heatwave. As a result of this I often walk along routes where mud forms. Sometimes I come home from walks and my shoes are spotless, thanks either to a drought, or paradoxically due to…

  • A Rainy Day Without Walking

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday the weather app said that it would start raining at 1500 so I didn’t go out for a walk. In the end the rain started at around 1630 or even later. I could have gone for a walk and I could have come back dry or almost dry. For years…