Monthly Archives: September 2017

Lost on the Mountain High

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Luke Smith

The story of four smokers on Scafell Pike. Sympathy for the stoner. Weed as an exploration enhancing drug. Public perception of marijuana. Deciding who to help. Passive eugenics. Why smoke and travel? The story is this; four guys go up … Continue reading →

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05 – Lake District and The Highlands ’13

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Luke Smith

The river… The woods. Following streams and walls. Discovering a waterfall. Exploring Coniston. Scotland 11:35 pm Witch’s Craig campsite. Stirling. We left the lane and headed to Coniston to explore. Through lanes with granite-stacked walls at the sides, no particular … Continue reading →

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04 – Lake District and the Highlands ’13

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Luke Smith

Countryside in the Lake District. The abandoned swimming pool at Grange-Over-Sands. A morbid train daydream. Things that stay the same also change, as long as you do. Losing the excitement of Childhood. 17.8.13 10:30 am Torver It’s refreshing to … Continue reading →

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03 – Lake District and the Highlands ’13

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Luke Smith

Conversations in a northern pub. Hope for the cynical. The fall of British Greatness? The Lake District and partying. The Old Man versus Swirl How. An adventure alone becomes isolation in a faraway place. 16.8.13 3:30 am Back roads … Continue reading →

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