MacFarlane writes with a discerning eye and an immediacy that immerses us in his surroundings%E2%80%94whether a delicately misty shore, a seemingly chaotic field of rocks that reveals hidden patterns, or a holy Himalayan mountain that makes him " up, neck cricked and mouth bashed open at the beauty of it all." MacFarlane strikes a fine balance between lyrical nature writing and engrossing scholarship that makes him the ideal walking companion. 24 2013 by Robert Macfarlane (Author) 1,784 ratings Book 3 of 3: Landscapes See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 10.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 84.85 11 Used from 17.67 4 New from 72. Along the way, the author meets artists, poets, farmers, sea-bird hunters, and adventurers, each with stories to tell and idiosyncratic attitudes toward the terrain ahead. The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot Paperback Illustrated, Sept. He ventures abroad into the bullet-strewn hills of the West Bank and follows a pilgrimage route in Spain. Naturalist MacFarlane (The Wild Places) traipses across Britain via Stone-Age trails, sand flats that briefly emerge between daily tides, and sea lanes to the Hebridean Isles. This scintillating travelogue is a celebration of well-worn footpaths and ancient sea routes. The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane 8,875 ratings, 4.
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