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Climb the hill, even when it feels tough. For a wh Climb the hill, even when it feels tough. For a whole ridge line of opportunities will open up before you ✨ Incredible day hiking the Fairfield Horseshoe yesterday - 8 Wainwright’s, misnagivation, a whole load of excitable noises at being back in the high fells and an encounter with a herd of highland cattle after dark ⛰ Proper Lakeland adventure - these hills, forever pushing me out of my comfort zone 🙌🏻
⭐️GIVEAWAY⭐️ Win a copy of the Wild Guide ⭐️GIVEAWAY⭐️ Win a copy of the Wild Guide Lakes & Dales edition⁣ ⁣ 🧭 Finding quieter, off the beaten track spots in the Lake District can⁣ be tricky in summer - especially this summer when so many people are⁣ staying in the UK.⁣ ⁣ ⛰ I absolutely fell in love with this guide last summer - two of the most memorable finds were a hidden waterfall deep in Borrowdale and⁣ inspired me to climb little Hallin fell in quieter Martindale with views over to Ullswater⁣ ⁣ 📖 It is my go-to for adventure planning with different sections on wild⁣ swimming, ancient forests, less-visited hills to hike and forgotten⁣corners of history. The guide also includes the Yorkshire Dales as⁣ well as breaking down each section of the Lake District with⁣ directions & maps on how to get each spot.⁣ ⁣ To enter⁣ ⁣ ✨LIKE this photo⁣ ⁣ ✨FOLLOW me at @lookwithneweyes⁣ ⁣ ✨TAG A FRIEND you’d like to take on a Lake District or Dales adventure⁣ (one per comment)⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⚡️For an EXTRA entry share one of your most memorable outdoor UK⁣ adventures you’ve had in summer - it’s doesn’t need to be big or fancy, a beach sunset, a walk in a meadow near your house - just something which has been special for you 😊⁣ ⁣ Wishing you the best of luck! ☘️ ⁣ ⁣ ✏️ T’s& C’s⁣ *This competition is not associated with the book publisher, authors⁣ or Instagram⁣ *Sorry, UK entrants only!⁣ *The competition will run from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Monday 27th⁣ July 2020 (10pm BST) and the winner will be announced on Instagram⁣ Stories on Tuesday 27th July #15minutemagicgiveaway
Three weeks ago, I accepted and started the very s Three weeks ago, I accepted and started the very same supermarket job I had when I was 17. I had an option to go return to work at the hostel where I’ve been living during lockdown until October, but I realised I was ready to call this place home, that I wanted something permanent rather than seasonal. ⁣ ⁣ On the one hand, this could be viewed as a massive step back, but as I’ve written about before, location and lifestyle are a priority for me over an all encompassing job (I’ve put a link in my bio to a blog post I wrote about this last year). ⁣ At a little under full time hours, it’ll allow me to return to volunteering (my love) and begin a little idea I’ve began to develop during lockdown of starting freelancing in social media for small & creative businesses.⁣ ⁣ The quiet, still days of lockdown allowed time and space to pause, to reflect.....to bring me back to myself, to remind me what makes me happy, makes me tick rather than following what I feel I “should” be doing. ⁣ ⁣ An ignition of a quiet confidence I’d been missing, instead of drawing my happiness and self worth from others. ⁣ ⁣ I’ve learnt that, instead of a constant striving for perfection in life and avoiding sadness and anxiety,they are, actually, part of the journey. ⁣ ⁣ They are what brings life colour and definition. ⁣ ⁣ Instead of running and fighting those moments, learning to accept them with grace, letting them wash over me like waves in the ocean which come and go. ⁣ ⁣ This week, I’m moving out of the hostel into a house share in Ambleside. ⁣ ⁣ There will be ups and downs and bumps in the road for sure. ⁣ ⁣ But I’m ready now, I’m ready. I’m so, so excited for this new chapter - and I’m excited to take you along on this new adventure 😊✨
Always worth a 5.30am start for magical Lakeland s Always worth a 5.30am start for magical Lakeland summer mornings like these ✨
The fleeting hour of life of those who love the hi The fleeting hour of life of those who love the hills is quickly spent, but the hills are eternal. ⁣ ⁣ Always there will be the lonely ridge, the dancing beck, the silent forest; always there will be the exhilaration of the summits. ⁣ ⁣ These are for the seeking, and those who seek and find while there is still time will be blessed both in mind and body ✨Wainwright
And just like that, after a day of drizzle and the And just like that, after a day of drizzle and the clouds mysteriously clinging to the high fells an evening of Lake District surprise.... ⁣ ⁣ A new road, an evening hike, a river dip and those nights when the light hits the fells in that magical way and there’s nowhere else you’d rather be ✨
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