Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England. It’s only slightly taller than the surrounding peaks, but popular with walkers due to being the tallest. You can hike to the top, no climbing gear is needed beyond good boots, though walking poles are a big help. The approach to the top is across a loose …
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#xraymyadvent 13/12/2014
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Solar eclipse October 2014
An unexpected bonus of being in the US this October was the chance to see the partial solar eclipse. A simple setup with a nature spotting telescope let me grab this image. A large sunspot group is just visible vanishing behind both the moon and the silhouette of the house on the other side of …
Mountain
A trip to the top of the UK. The view from Ben Nevis was largely obscured by cloud, but the trek was warm and easy. The pub at the end on the way down was a very welcome sight. 2h 45m to get up, and about as long on the downward return (it’s very hard …
Favourite fossil
I’m at the London natural history museum for a conference this week. Always a good excuse to go looking at the exhibits in the lunch break. In all the years I’ve been visiting NHM, one fossil has really stuck in my memory. It’s an ichthyosaur, that died while giving birth. An amazing, if sad find.