Monthly Archives: December 2011

Today sees the launch of a new online magazine- Ultimate Adventure Magazine. It’s a mix of outdoors interviews and articles, gear reviews (of which I’ve provided two) and Muller light yoghurt… The initial press release and links for PDF/ Kindle/ … Continue reading →

Finally! A new addition to the Airdrie Walks section: Dunsyston Woodland is a forestry plantation north west of Roughrigg Reservoir. Planting of trees began here some years back, and a network of paths has been laid down. It’s a nice … Continue reading →

Bearing in mind the high winds which were forecast I thought I would take in a few of the lower tops yesterday. I travelled up to Arrochar and Tarbet station on the train to try and do Ben Reoch, and … Continue reading →

Right of way SM25, which was closed temporarily due to the construction of the new school, appears to have gone to the great park in the sky. The path, which provided part of a direct walking route from Calderbank to … Continue reading →

The recently withdrawn application for three wind turbines at Nether Bracco has been resubmitted. I’d hoped that I’d seen the last of this application, but when you are sitting on a cash cow, it’s unlikely you won’t try to milk … Continue reading →

I managed to road test the Garmin Dakota 20 GPS recently. The Dakota range of hand held satnav units are described by Garmin as “entry level”, although they have far more features than the old yellow Etrex, once the standard … Continue reading →