{"id":44,"date":"2006-09-28T20:06:31","date_gmt":"2006-09-28T20:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assortedexplorations.com\/blog\/?p=44"},"modified":"2024-11-12T18:34:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T18:34:17","slug":"catching-up-on-my-outdoor-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assortedexplorations.com\/outdoors\/catching-up-on-my-outdoor-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Catching up on my outdoor reading"},"content":{"rendered":"

A brief sojourn in Ireland sparked a thought that refused to dissipate amidst the hustle of family and other obligations. As I caught up with my favourite outdoor magazines (TGO, Walking World Ireland, Outdoor Photography<\/a>) a question lingered: why do we seldom discuss the public transport options for accessing our natural wonders?<\/p>\n

Trail<\/a> and Country Walking<\/a>, fortunately, have grasped this concept already. Yet, even TGO<\/a>, which strives valiantly to cover all aspects of the outdoors, could do more. The assumption, perhaps, is that public transport is wanting in many places. For photographers, the timings often run counter to the whims of landscape photography, best captured during the extremes of daylight. However, I suspect there's another reason behind this omission: car-using writers might simply neglect to mention alternative options when they do not use them themselves.<\/p>\n

The Traveline phone number or website address, possibly a beacon for many a British traveller, has become synonymous with a certain lack of application in our outdoor community. Could we, as advocates and practitioners of the great outdoors, nudge them towards more providing comprehensive information? It could start with our showing where to find this; even a bus route number would be an improvement on what we see much of the time, and telling the whereabouts of the nearest bus or train stop would help, even if there is more distance to go on foot to reach a trailhead.<\/p>\n

To embrace this new frontier, one must first acknowledge the sustainability that public transport offers, and there are times when it works better for linear hikes too. So let us seize this opportunity to redefine our outdoor pursuits, embracing the journey as much as the destination. Why don't we champion public transport, advocate for comprehensive information, and encourage fellow explorers to leave their cars at home?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A brief sojourn in Ireland sparked a thought that refused to dissipate amidst the hustle of family and other obligations. As I caught up with my favourite outdoor magazines (TGO, Walking World Ireland, Outdoor Photography) a question lingered: why do we seldom discuss the public transport options for accessing our natural wonders? Trail and Country […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58,66,5,13,157,28,31,32],"tags":[270,4844,4843,286,427,766,768,3835,4845,743,395,767,763,769],"class_list":["post-44","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-england","category-ireland","category-magazines","category-photography","category-scotland","category-travel","category-wales","category-walking","tag-ireland","tag-nudge","tag-outdoor","tag-outdoor-photography","tag-outdoor-recreation","tag-sustainable-transport","tag-tgo","tag-the-great-outdoors","tag-trailhead","tag-transport","tag-transport-in-the-united-kingdom","tag-traveline","tag-walking","tag-walking-world-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assortedexplorations.com\/outdoors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assortedexplorations.com\/outdoors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assortedexplorations.com\/outdoors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assortedexplorations.com\/outdoors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assortedexplorations.com\/outdoors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.assortedexplorations.com\/outdoors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assortedexplorations.com\/outdoors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assortedexplorations.com\/outdoors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assortedexplorations.com\/outdoors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}