In 2020 a new pandemic ( Covid-19 ) is swiping across the globe and there seems to be at least two strategies to face it: Staying safe and in self-isolation, in sterile surroundings - And staying sane by connecting to nature
A short 2 min. video, while I walk over a highway and talk about why I believe in trains
The feeling of not making any progress
Even after a few minutes in heavy traffic many drivers show signs of road rage. Something that also increase their risk of heart attacks, accidents and stress - Compare that to walking a few minutes in nature and the exact opposite is more likely to happen
When people are buying or renting houses and apartments walkability is one of the most influencing factors of how attractive a place is considered to be
After six months of hiking the Appalachian trail in 2019, the Marlone family ( USA) finished at Mount Kathadin wearing all smiles
A city that is both good for people and for the planet is a lot about walking, trees, city ecology and interesting ( and complicated) cityscapes - And very little about cars
There are more than a billion cars on our planet, and the number of vehicles keep growing even though cars look less and less like the answer to many of the both local and global challenges we face today
Getting enough to drink and eat on a hike is one of the things that is often not considered important for inexperienced hikers
Logbook note: How to think is one of the classic questions in philosophy - And most of the great thinkers were not in doubt - thinking is better on foot
Strange how walking can be the solution and how a higher speed can make the distance you have to travel so much longer
Logbook - using the day reading, writing and sketching up how local coast communities can grow stronger by helping cold stunned sea turtles
Logbook 26. August 2018. Thoughts on hiking and starting out from a place called Scratch
Logbook 22. August 2018. Walking together is a unique way to connect with people that can be hard to reach in any other way
Logbook 13. August 2018 - Both trails and relational eating can connect the back-country with life in the cities, to the benefits of all
Logbook 9. August 2018 - Sketches of different styles of walking tell a lot about us, not just how we feel at the moment but also in a much larger time frame
Logbook 6. August 2018 - Sketching up the difference between a city designed for cars and a city designed for walking
Logbook note 31 Dec. : “It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.” (Old Chinese Proverb )
Places to hike around the world: first ten hiking trails are up now
Nature has fascinating rhythms, tidal water is one of the very visible ones..
