The wild places
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“An eloquent (and compulsively readable) reminder that, though we’re laying waste the world, nature still holds sway over much of the earth’s surface. ”—Bill McKibben Are there any genuinely wild places left in Britain and Ireland? That is the question that Robert Macfarlane poses to himself as he embarks on a series of breathtaking journeys through some of the archipelago’s most remarkable landscapes. He climbs, walks, and swims by day and spends his nights sleeping on cliff-tops and in ancient meadows and wildwoods. With elegance and passion he entwines history, memory, and landscape in a be
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Robert Macfarlane (the author of this article) has written some great books. The last one I read was The Wild Places [1] which I highly recommend. [1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2688775-the-wild-places
on “An Invisible City Beneath Paris” ↗The entire Landscape series from Macfarlane: - Mountains of the Mind (a history and first-person account of mountain climbing) - The Wild Places (a history and exploration of the 'wild' landscapes of the British Isles) - The Old Ways (a history and exploration of the ancient paths of the world) are all really excellent (and can be read in any…
on “Desolate English path has killed more than 100 people (2017)” ↗