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    Lightbulb 1st Headtorcher of the season

    Yesterday evening I set off for my first solo head torch run of the Autumn in the hills outback. Just a fantastically serene and solitary experience being up in the hills again in the twilight and then deepening gloom. Beautiful and slightly spooky at the same time. Made me go all at one with nature and spiritual in fact and, had there been any trees on High Hill and up Attermire, I'd surely have hugged them

    Brilliant.

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    Re: 1st Headtorcher of the sea

    Quote Originally Posted by Stolly View Post
    Beautiful and slightly spooky at the same time. Made me go all at one with nature and spiritual in fact and, had there been any trees on High Hill and up Attermire, I'd surely have hugged them

    Brilliant.
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    Re: 1st Headtorcher of the sea

    Quote Originally Posted by Stolly View Post
    Yesterday evening I set off for my first solo head torch run of the Autumn in the hills outback. Just a fantastically serene and solitary experience being up in the hills again in the twilight and then deepening gloom. Beautiful and slightly spooky at the same time. Made me go all at one with nature and spiritual in fact and, had there been any trees on High Hill and up Attermire, I'd surely have hugged them

    Brilliant.
    You've got a way with words that makes folk feel they're out there with you
    Prefer to climb trees than hug them though
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    Re: 1st Headtorcher of the sea

    Quote Originally Posted by merrylegs View Post
    You've got a way with words that makes folk feel they're out there with you
    Any chance of Stolly writing about being in the pub then merry?
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    Re: 1st Headtorcher of the sea

    Quote Originally Posted by Derby Tup View Post
    Any chance of Stolly writing about being in the pub then merry?
    Excellent idea mate, over to you Stolly
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    Re: 1st Headtorcher of the sea

    Quote Originally Posted by Stolly View Post
    I set off for my first solo head torch run of the Autumn in the hills outback.
    Watch out for monsters, and watch out for cattle.

    I was walking back pissed up through the fields one night, seemed like a good idea at the time, crossed a fence and heard a thundering noise. I stopped in the pitch black for a few seconds as it drew closer, then all of a sudden a herd of about 15 beef cattle tore accross in front of me. They weren't spooked by me, just running round and round the edge of the field for some reason. If i'd have taken 5 more steps i'd have been trampled. I've also got a habit of walking back from leeds down the branch line three sheets to the wind too, there's no trains that late and it's the most direct route, the adventures of the drunken man.
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    Re: 1st Headtorcher of the sea

    Quote Originally Posted by mr brightside View Post
    Watch out for monsters, and watch out for cattle.
    I'm not scared of cows In fact my run went straight over a hill where a flaming great herd of them and one accompanying bull have had free range all summer. Even the bull is as placid as they come.

    As for monsters, I saw a couple of bunnies but I was lucky and they chose not to attack me.

    Bunny attack!!!

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    Re: 1st Headtorcher of the sea

    Quote Originally Posted by Stolly View Post
    I'm not scared of cows In fact my run went straight over a hill where a flaming great herd of them and one accompanying bull have had free range all summer. Even the bull is as placid as they come.

    As for monsters, I saw a couple of bunnies but I was lucky and they chose not to attack me.

    Bunny attack!!!
    That's not a Bunny attack, this is
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcxKIJTb3Hg
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    Re: 1st Headtorcher of the sea

    Quote Originally Posted by merrylegs View Post
    That's not a Bunny attack, this is
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcxKIJTb3Hg
    Pah, thats not a bunny attack, this is

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    Re: 1st Headtorcher of the sea

    Quote Originally Posted by Stolly View Post
    Pah, thats not a bunny attack, this is
    Some great acting there as well, very bunny
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