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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2021/11/a-look-at-different-types-of.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: A Look At Different Types Of Backpacking Tents
This article is expanded from one that appeared earlier in the year as part of a series of articles on tents and backpacking I wrote for...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2019/04/a-misty-spring-day-on-meall-abhuachaille.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: A Misty Spring Day on Meall a'Bhuachaille
An unusual day of dark swirling clouds and occasional hazy sunshine. A lack of clarity. A fuzziness to the world. Colours muted, air heav...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2010/03/cairngorm-funicular-criticised-by.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Cairngorm Funicular Criticised By Public Accounts Committee
The Cairngorm Funicular Railway is an ugly scar on the mountain that should never have been built. Now the business case for its constructio...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2020/12/favourite-new-outdoor-gear-of-2020.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Favourite New Outdoor Gear of 2020
Klattermusen Vanadis 2.0 jacket, Merrell Thermo Rogue boots, Hillsound Trail Crampon Pro, plus some old favourites - Lightwave Fastpack 50, ...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2011/01/heavy-rain-rapid-thaw-swollen-river.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Heavy Rain, Rapid Thaw, Swollen River
After days of heavy rain and south-west winds that stripped the snow from the fields and woods I wandered down to the River Spey to watch th...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2017/04/north-west-highlands-geopark-funding.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: North West Highlands Geopark Funding Appeal
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2024/11/melting-snow-at-camp-in-cairngorms.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Melting snow at a camp in the Cairngorms
A little video from a recent camp in the Cairngorms. I was impressed at how well the MSR Pocket Rocket Deluxe stove and Fire Maple heat ex...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2023/01/
Chris Townsend Outdoors: January 2023
Backpacking, hiking, camping, mountains, natural history, wilderness, book reviews, conservation, writing, photography, arts, politics and anything else on...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2010/01/backpacking-gear-weight-calculator.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Backpacking Gear Weight Calculator
One of the many advantages of a computer is having it do tedious work. In pre-computer days I used to make hand written lists of all my gear...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2026/01/enjoying-deep-january-snow-photo-essay.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Enjoying the deep January snow: a photo essay.
Heavy snow falling on a favourite birch tree. January 6 The New Year began with snow and continued with snow and then more snow. The deepest...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2013/05/late-may-snow-in-cairngorms.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Late May Snow in the Cairngorms
Fresh Snow in the Cairngorms, May 24, 1.35 p.m. The last few days have been cold and cloudy with strong winds and showers of sleet and ...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2016/08/the-great-outdoors-august-issue.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: The Great Outdoors August Issue
The August issue of The Great Outdoors is in the shops now. I've written about a recent two-night trip in a quiet corner of the Cairngorm...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2024/07/interview-on-long-distance-walking-for.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Interview on long-distance walking for Ultralight Outdoor Gear.
Not an ultralight load! Ready for the High Sierra section of the PCT in 1982 with 21 days food plus snow and ice gear. I've done an intervie...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2025/10/
Chris Townsend Outdoors: October 2025
Backpacking, hiking, camping, mountains, natural history, wilderness, book reviews, conservation, writing, photography, arts, politics and anything else on...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2025/12/november-sunset-in-cairngorms.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: November Sunset in the Cairngorms
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Chris Townsend - Author At Three Movers
Chris Townsend "Author At Three Movers" Moving Professional and Relocation Expert that has more than 10 Years of Experience in the Moving industry Learn more...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2020/11/
Chris Townsend Outdoors: November 2020
Backpacking, hiking, camping, mountains, natural history, wilderness, book reviews, conservation, writing, photography, arts, politics and anything else on...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2011/05/farewell-to-roger-smith-tgo-challenge.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Farewell to Roger Smith: TGO Challenge Dinner 2011
Last night a dinner for the TGO Challenge coast-to-coast walk across the Scottish Highlands was held in the Park Hotel in Montrose, as it is...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2016/01/calm-between-storms.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Calm Between The Storms
Storm Gertrude blew out with a night of snow. Tomorrow Storm Henry is forecast to blow in with very strong winds, rain and snow. Today th...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2017/11/winter-gear-laid-out.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Winter Gear Laid Out
Winter Hillwalking Gear Back in September after I posted what turned out to be a popular post on the gear I use in the winter hills I w...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2011/08/alan-blackshaw-remembered.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Alan Blackshaw Remembered
Yesterday I was saddened to hear of the death of mountaineer and conservationist Alan Blackshaw. I was privileged to know Alan, first meetin...
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Chris Townsend Discusses Zero Trust Framework | IIG Insights
Symantec's Vice President of Federal discusses how agencies should start at the network layer when implementing Zero Trust strategies.
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2017/01/outdoor-nature-books-review-2016.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Outdoor & Nature Books Review 2016
Here are brief reviews of the outdoor and nature books I enjoyed last year. I'm happy to recommend all of them. Walking Man: The Secret...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2014/08/in-search-of-august-snow-in-cairngorms.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: In Search of August Snow in the Cairngorms
Cairn Lochan (all photos taken August 5) Wondering how the remnant snow from last winter had fared since my last visit in early J...
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EI8HT & Offset - Silk & Cologne (Instrumental) (Prod. By Boumidjal, Chris Townsend & HoloMobb) -...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2010/05/new-edition-of-skye-guide.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: New Edition of Skye Guide
A new edition of my walking guide to the Isle of Skye has just been published by Collins. The first edition came out in 2001. The book cover...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2025/02/a-cold-camp-in-western-cairngorms.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: A Cold Camp In The Western Cairngorms
Backpacking, hiking, camping, mountains, natural history, wilderness, book reviews, conservation, writing, photography, arts, politics and anything else on...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2015/03/go-wild-new-bmctv-film.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Go Wild: New BMC TV Film
There's a nice new peaceful short film on BMC TV called Go Wild with some lovely drone shots of the NW Highlands in perfect winter weather. ...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2018/08/classic-gear-therm-rest.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Classic Gear: Therm-A-Rest
Camp on the Pacific Crest Trail in 1982, my Therm-A-Rest in the foreground Fourth in the Classic Gear series that appeared in The Grea...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2024/10/an-autumn-walk-and-camp-in-glen-feshie.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: An autumn walk and camp in Glen Feshie
Glen Feshie in the Cairngorms is one of my favourite places, as regular readers of this blog will know. I go there several times every year....
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2015/06/
Chris Townsend Outdoors: June 2015
Backpacking, hiking, camping, mountains, natural history, wilderness, book reviews, conservation, writing, photography, arts, politics and anything else on...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2017/12/wild-camps-of-2017.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Wild Camps of 2017
Glen Feshie, February This year there have been no long walks but many short trips with some wonderful nights out in spectacular places...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2014/05/
Chris Townsend Outdoors: May 2014
Backpacking, hiking, camping, mountains, natural history, wilderness, book reviews, conservation, writing, photography, arts, politics and anything else on...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2019/06/gr5-through-alps-photo-gallery.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: GR5 Through the Alps Photo Gallery
Dents Blanche On my GR5 walk through the Alps on last autumn I took over 1500 photos. I've been sorting through them on and off ever si...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2024/03/celebrating-spring-equinox-on-sail-mhor.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Celebrating the Spring Equinox on Sail Mhor
An Teallach from Sail Mhor After leaving the path work party on An Teallach (see last post ) I drove a short way alongside Little Loch Broom...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2017/02/yosemite-valley-to-death-valley-gear.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Yosemite Valley to Death Valley: The Gear
Along with the feature about the walk itself that I posted on February 8 I wrote a piece about the gear I chose that appeared in the same...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2019/01/two-little-video-clips-on-cairn-gorm.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Two Little Video Clips on Cairn Gorm
On my trip in the Cairngorms described in my last post I took a couple of very short video clips both to show the wonderful views and...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2013/09/sony-nex-on-scottish-watershed.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Sony NEX on the Scottish Watershed
View over Rannoch Moor from Stob na Cruaiche. NEX 7, 16-50mm lens @ 18mm, ISO 100, 1/200 @ f8 The Scottish Watershed was the f...
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Chris Townsend Outdoors: March 2008
Backpacking, hiking, camping, mountains, natural history, wilderness, book reviews, conservation, writing, photography, arts, politics and anything else on...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2013/04/scottish-wild-land-at-crisis-point.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Scottish Wild Land At Crisis Point
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2013/12/favourite-new-gear-2013.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Favourite New Gear 2013
GoLite Shangri-La 3 shelter and Exped DownMat UL. Taken with the Sony E 10-18mm lens. My major outdoor experiences in 2013 were maki...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2019/07/inverness-edinburgh-manchester.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Inverness, Edinburgh, Manchester - Sandstone, DofE Gold, Outdoor Trade...
After sunset from a high camp, June 2018 The first half of this month is busy, very busy, with travels to different events all connec...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2016/05/tgo-challenge-completed.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: TGO Challenge completed
After twelve days and some two hundred miles I arrived in Montrose and my sixteenth TGO Challenge was over. Now I'm thinking back over the ...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2019/09/with-john-muir-trust-in-glen-nevis.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: With the John Muir Trust in Glen Nevis
Ben Nevis On returning from Colorado I knew that in just a few days I would be off to Fort William for a John Muir Trust meeting. I hop...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2016/01/loch-lomond-trossachs-extended-wild.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Extended Wild Camping Ban Approved
A wild camp high above Loch Lomond The Scottish Government has approved an extension of the controversial wild camping ban along the e...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2025/12/my-camps-in-2025.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Update! Late camp added ! My Camps in 2025
On the Moine Mor, Cairngorms, August. Mountain Laurel Designs Trailstar. It's the time to start looking back on the year that's ending and a...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2015/08/of-wolves-woods-thoughts-on-rewilding.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Of Wolves & Woods: Thoughts on Rewilding
Regenerating forest spreading up Coire Ardair, Creag Meagaidh Rewilding has been in the news recently, following the high-profile ...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2022/06/apology-for-missing-comments.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Apology for missing comments
For some reason all comments since mid-January this year have disappeared. I apologise to everyone who's commented on my posts for the last ...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2016/02/sparrowhawk-views.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Sparrowhawk Views
The sparrowhawk that has been raiding our bird feeders in recent weeks (see this post ) usually flies in and out quickly. Sometimes all w...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2016/08/recent-reviews-on-tgo-website.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Recent Reviews on the TGO Website
Packing the Granite Gear Lutsen 45 on the TGO Challenge The last few weeks have seen the following reviews appear in my Gear Editor's C...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2013/08/the-cairngorms-in-winter-film-news.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: The Cairngorms In Winter Film News
Whilst I was away walking the Scottish Watershed Terry Abraham was busy promoting and distributing the film we made last winter as well a...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2010/12/new-tgo-pacific-northwest-trail-final.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: New TGO: Pacific Northwest Trail Final Report & Gear Review
The latest TGO (January 2011) has the last of my Pacific Northwest Trail reports plus a feature on the gear I used and how it performed. The...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2013/03/after-storm-quiet-day-cairngorms-in.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: After the Storm, A Quiet Day: Cairngorms In Winter
Terry filming beside Loch Morlich Following the excitement and effort of the stormy days when we failed to cross the Lairig Gh...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2007/08/edinburgh-festival-review-part-1.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Edinburgh Festival Review Part 1
Urban landscapes are not my favourite places but as cities go Edinburgh is one of the most diverse and interesting. And it has the Festival,...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2007/08/five-distilleries-four-hills-sojourn-on.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Five Distilleries, Four Hills: A Sojourn on Islay & Jura
Over the years I have slowly been visiting the islands of the Hebrides and climbing their mountains. Islay and Jura, the southernmost island...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2019/
Chris Townsend Outdoors: 2019
Backpacking, hiking, camping, mountains, natural history, wilderness, book reviews, conservation, writing, photography, arts, politics and anything else on...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2019/10/state-of-nature-2019-report-sadly-not.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: State of Nature 2019 report - sadly, not a surprise
Glen Feshie, part of the Cairngorms Connect area The latest State of Nature makes depressing but unsurprising reading. The overall co...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2021/11/a-look-at-different-types-of.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: A Look At Different Types Of Backpacking Tents
This article is expanded from one that appeared earlier in the year as part of a series of articles on tents and backpacking I wrote for...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2019/04/a-misty-spring-day-on-meall-abhuachaille.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: A Misty Spring Day on Meall a'Bhuachaille
An unusual day of dark swirling clouds and occasional hazy sunshine. A lack of clarity. A fuzziness to the world. Colours muted, air heav...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2010/03/cairngorm-funicular-criticised-by.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Cairngorm Funicular Criticised By Public Accounts Committee
The Cairngorm Funicular Railway is an ugly scar on the mountain that should never have been built. Now the business case for its constructio...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2020/12/favourite-new-outdoor-gear-of-2020.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Favourite New Outdoor Gear of 2020
Klattermusen Vanadis 2.0 jacket, Merrell Thermo Rogue boots, Hillsound Trail Crampon Pro, plus some old favourites - Lightwave Fastpack 50, ...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2011/01/heavy-rain-rapid-thaw-swollen-river.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Heavy Rain, Rapid Thaw, Swollen River
After days of heavy rain and south-west winds that stripped the snow from the fields and woods I wandered down to the River Spey to watch th...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2017/04/north-west-highlands-geopark-funding.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: North West Highlands Geopark Funding Appeal
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2024/11/melting-snow-at-camp-in-cairngorms.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Melting snow at a camp in the Cairngorms
A little video from a recent camp in the Cairngorms. I was impressed at how well the MSR Pocket Rocket Deluxe stove and Fire Maple heat ex...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2023/01/
Chris Townsend Outdoors: January 2023
Backpacking, hiking, camping, mountains, natural history, wilderness, book reviews, conservation, writing, photography, arts, politics and anything else on...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2016/11/update-gear-ive-reviewed-for-my-column.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Update: Gear I've reviewed for my column on the TGO website
Snugpak Snugnut hat Over the last few months I've reviewed a fair amount of gear for my Gear Editor's Column on The Great Outdoors webs...
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Chris Townsend Outdoors: Backpacking Gear Weight Calculator
One of the many advantages of a computer is having it do tedious work. In pre-computer days I used to make hand written lists of all my gear...
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https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2026/01/enjoying-deep-january-snow-photo-essay.html
Chris Townsend Outdoors: Enjoying the deep January snow: a photo essay.
Heavy snow falling on a favourite birch tree. January 6 The New Year began with snow and continued with snow and then more snow. The deepest...
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