...well,the first walk that is worth writing up - we've walked miles along the coast between Sunderland Point and Bare - but usually in short stretches. We've also been out on our new bikes quite a bit.

Hopefully we will manage more walks in 2015 than we did in 2014

Available as a free webpage and a Kindle book for just 77 pence.

This 7¾ mile route takes you across fellside pasture, where paths on the ground are unclear, through a small area of forest and along a riverside path. There are also sections along well-surfaced farm roads and short sections on minor roads. The River Hodder is crossed by stepping stones. The views from the higher parts of the walk on the side of Whitmore Fell can be quite spectacular - well worth the climb.

... was an urban stroll rather than an rural ramble!

See the photographs and route description on the website or download the Kindle version from Amazon.

We were extremely lucky with the weather on the day we walked from Castleton, up through Cavedale and then up Mam Tor and along the Great Ridge. The route is now available on the
Northern Rambles website. and also as a Kindle ebook from Amazon. An ePub version will be available shortly.

The latest walk to be added - available in epub format for Kobo readers as well as Kindle format - and of course a free web version.

I intend to upload epub versions of all this year's walks over the next few weeks.

Isn't it great how productive you can be without leaving the settee?

Once I actually set to it I've 

• corrected and uploaded the e-Kindle version to Amazon
  
• copied and pasted the text to create a free web version
• created a Google map to show the starting point
• updated Google map walks index
• updated rambling index, date and region pages

The walking website is now up to date - ready for us to walk some more this week?

This was one of those days when ominous rain clouds appeared to the west - but (even though at ground level it was very windy) the clouds remained where they were).

Semer Water is one of only two natural lakes in the Yorkshire Dales (the other being the much more visited Malham Tarn). This walk takes you around the lake, starting quite gently, following clear paths and tracks up to Stalling Busk, then down a lane to Marsett. From Marsett there is a steep climb up a grassy path to the ridge above the lake. It's then downhill to Countersett and along the road back to the car park. 

If the climb is too much, you can follow the road from Marsett to Countersett, but the views from the ridge do reward the effort of the climb. 

Free walk description.

Download Kindle version from Amazon.

The two walks that we did whilst staying at Keswick last week can be viewed by clicking on the images above (they link to the free web versions, but each page contains a link to download the Kindle version from Amazon).

It's taken a month to rebuild the Gallery website - which is now more than a gallery - hopefully it's now a marketing tool for all aspects of my self-employment! I've also updated the Northern Rambles site - and it's made me realise just how much more I need to do to update other parts of the site:-)