tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745651626415992673.post2418165733902950606..comments2023-05-31T04:30:33.600-07:00Comments on 4 Winds: pixie powder plodge4 Windshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00059901676697867231noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745651626415992673.post-57928158882522185032010-11-09T23:40:17.834-08:002010-11-09T23:40:17.834-08:00Hi Stu - yeah, they're amazing things, dogs. M...Hi Stu - yeah, they're amazing things, dogs. Must look at us sometimes and wonder what the hell we're doing.4 Windshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059901676697867231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745651626415992673.post-46699287347254537112010-11-09T14:50:14.445-08:002010-11-09T14:50:14.445-08:00or could be termed horizontally challenged wetland...or could be termed horizontally challenged wetland area..?bigdogbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12902712664142172063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745651626415992673.post-75622275083672647412010-11-09T13:14:47.031-08:002010-11-09T13:14:47.031-08:00But it isn't wilderness. Or hostile. or barren...But it isn't wilderness. Or hostile. or barren. My back garden has had less human attention than Dartmoor and it is this unique palimpsest which sets the moor apart and will ensure its National Park status.4 Windshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059901676697867231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745651626415992673.post-31148278555210016002010-11-09T13:03:24.533-08:002010-11-09T13:03:24.533-08:00Heh, and leave my ancestors out of this... :DHeh, and leave my ancestors out of this... :Dwhoisthechallengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16811538794500598206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745651626415992673.post-24882964003453466422010-11-09T13:02:42.488-08:002010-11-09T13:02:42.488-08:00Don't diss 'Wilderness'. The term Jun...Don't diss 'Wilderness'. The term Jungle sounded dangerous and formiddable and was replaced by 'Rainforest' to make it seem more worthy of support. Dartmoor is more likely to lose its National Park status because no-one officially classes it as Wilderness - but just as rolling Devon hills!whoisthechallengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16811538794500598206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745651626415992673.post-47085440332298415322010-11-09T12:05:14.359-08:002010-11-09T12:05:14.359-08:00Sound like a good run...... till you had a sugar r...Sound like a good run...... till you had a sugar rush!<br />I'm always amazed at how dogs can keep going, where as we need gels, pies and cake just to get out of the door!Stu Stodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12308496402443167721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745651626415992673.post-55779842199009803602010-11-09T09:58:58.391-08:002010-11-09T09:58:58.391-08:00careful - you'll be 'connecting with the l...careful - you'll be 'connecting with the landscape' next4 Windshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059901676697867231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745651626415992673.post-1088610382624380092010-11-09T06:46:10.011-08:002010-11-09T06:46:10.011-08:00'standing stones and stone rows are ritual/spi...'standing stones and stone rows are ritual/spiritual sites'...of our Bronze Age ancestors.<br /><br />HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! <br /><br />now off for a mince round tracks of Torri following the ley lines (don't get me started..!)bigdogbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12902712664142172063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745651626415992673.post-48616426802233595802010-11-09T06:12:12.516-08:002010-11-09T06:12:12.516-08:00Next will be the 'standing stones and stone ro...Next will be the 'standing stones and stone rows are ritual/spiritual sites'. No evidence for this at all!4 Windshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059901676697867231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745651626415992673.post-46166897089241931412010-11-09T05:18:18.370-08:002010-11-09T05:18:18.370-08:00ps pixie powder lasts forever unless touched by ir...ps pixie powder lasts forever unless touched by iron - apparently.bigdogbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12902712664142172063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745651626415992673.post-13312443107974838252010-11-09T05:16:58.568-08:002010-11-09T05:16:58.568-08:00good rant mate! not forgetting that our 'ances...good rant mate! not forgetting that our 'ancestors' (Ugg Fox et al) roamed dartmoor (as it was known then too!), under a lush (depending on the season - all of which were unbelievably harsh back then)canopy of stunted / dwarf oaks and other deciduous trees - makes you wonder about the 'ancient / victirian stone row alignments if they were nesteld in clearing in the forests...? Still cracking run - well done =)bigdogbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12902712664142172063noreply@blogger.com