And then in the early to mid forties she became pole curious. The bravado of youth was fading with the intermittent niggles in her left knee. She started posing questions and watching the mantis-like formation of walkers, passing her out on the track.
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Walking the long light
By the time you feel thirsty, you are already behind, already running a deficit that your body has been quietly accumulating for the better part of an hour (or day!).
Quote: A la sainte terre
Hiking – “I don’t like either the word or the thing. People ought to saunter in the mountains – not hike! Do you know the origin of that word ‘saunter?’ It’s a beautiful word. Away back in the Middle Ages people used to go on pilgrimages to the Holy Land, and when people in theContinue reading “Quote: A la sainte terre”
Essay: The faster you walk
A cause of some consternation for the Order. Slow walking is good for the soul. Perhaps we need a mix of pace. The important thing, is that one is out there moving. The faster you walk, the better for long term health – especially as you age
Journey and Holiday
This sort of wayfaring is addictive. The beautiful exhaustion at the end of a day’s walking is the perfect tonic for a solid sleep. To depart with only the essentials on your back is liberating.
The Complete Walker
This essay by club member, Sam Larsen in 1961, is a lesson in aspiration. It’s a blueprint to the olde ways of bushwalking before our society was dumbed down by labour saving devices. He is gifting us the tried and tested techniques to thrive in the outdoors, gifting us some preparation dot points.
Leslie Stephen, “In Praise of Walking”
Sir Leslie Stephen’s essay “In Praise of Walking” was published in his four-volume collection of essays, Studies of a Biographer, which first appeared between 1898 and 1902.
Excerpt: Of Walks and Walking Tours. The Walking Tour.
In this excerpt Harold articulates the timeless joys of the longer distance walk. The pedestrian of today still shares the same philosophy and creed. It is one of the building blocks the constitutes journey and indeed contributes to one of the glorious mysteries of walking.
Essay: A step at a time towards appreciating nature
This essay by Canadian, Tian Ren Chu, is a grand articulation of both the importance and joy of walking.
Hemingway, Thoreau, Jefferson and the Virtues of a Good Long Walk
Like all walking related writing, age does not weary the content.
