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carlsonknives · 7 years ago

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CAMPING | Fun With The Outdoor Bloggers In The North York Moors National Park

The annual Outdoor Bloggers weekend is always something I look forward to as It’s a chance to meet up with old friends I rarely get to talk to in the real world, and it’s also a great chance to meet new members of the Outdoor Bloggers group. The 2018 Outdoor Bloggers weekend involved camping at Low Farm and walking in the beautiful North York Moors.

My tent for the 2018 Outdoor Bloggers event

The group was put together 4 years ago by Jenni (thethriftymagpiesnest.co.uk) and Zoe (splodzbogz.co.uk) who wanted to bring people who blog about the outdoors together. Blogging networks even now still tend to focus on travel and lifestyle bloggers, and they figured it was time that we had a community we could call our own.

After weeks of anticipation I spent Thursday night after work packing and was somewhat dismayed to see the weather forecast for the weekend. As a seasoned camper, I’m well used to camping in all conditions, but sunshine really does make camping a better experience! Undeterred, I packed a few extra blankets, and finally popped in my thermal poncho, just in case.

The interior of my tent, finally all set up – this is as simple as my camping set up ever gets!

Having booked the day off work, I awoke on Friday morning to grey sky and torrential rain and after running some errands in town, I set off for North Yorkshire. 3 and a half hours later, I pulled up at the entrance of Low Farm and was greeted by the friendly campsite owner who informed me the site was exclusively ours for the whole weekend.

I wake up on Saturday morning to sunshine after a very cold night

Jenni and Zoe are already on site, hard at work setting up a marquee for us and after a quick greeting I’m unpacking my tent and cursing the rain. Seriously, if there’s anything more soul destroying than wet set up and take down when camping with a large canvas tent I’m yet to discover it! Within about 20 minutes of my arrival though, something amazing happens. The rain, which is forecast for the entire weekend suddenly stops!

As more people arrive, as usual, it turns out that my tent is the most absurd, with everyone else in sensible little popups or diminutive backpacking tents that take mere minutes to pitch. In stark comparison, an hour later, I’m still adding the finishing touches to my own tent, which naturally includes hanging up absolute essentials like fairy lights and a Dreamcatcher.

My dinner on the first night and sitting around the campfire in my ‘stylish’ thermal poncho

With most of us now arrived, we meet in the marquee and are given fantastic goodie bags packed full of outdoors treats and we spend a wonderful first evening eating and drinking around the campfire under an almost-full moon. Our evening includes a suitably themed quiz and amazingly, my dreadful 11 out of 30 is not the worst score which I consider a minor victory, plus after riding one for years, I finally learn what BMX stands for – Bicycle Motorcross – who knew?!

Some of the brilliant products in our fab blogger goodie bags, including a clever Hi-Tec packable bag, Sigg Flask, Delicious Firepot meal and thick Musto socks which helped to keep me warm in bed!

Signage at the start of our walk

The next day after breakfast, we meet at 9am ready for a walk on the North York Moors, something I’ve been very much looking forward to. Whilst I visit the area a few times each year, I normally end up either side of the Moors in Harrogate or further towards the coast in Whitby, and having spent much of the year so far walking alone, I’m relishing the opportunity to have company and a good old natter as we walk.

Signpost where we took a detour to see Skelton Tower

The stunning view from Skelton Tower

Some of the Outdoor Bloggers enjoying the view from the tower

The walk turns out to be a stunner and we opt to lengthen the walk further to take in the forlorn ruins of Skelton Tower which provide us with great views down through the picture-perfect valley. Built as a shooting lodge back in 1830, the ruins now provide walkers with an ideal picnic spot as well as being an excellent vantage point from which to view Newtondale and Goathland Moor.

Echo exploring the varied habitat that we come across on our walk

Just after the half way point of the walk we arrive at the Horseshoe Inn in Levisham, a charming country pub which serves excellent food providing us with the ideal place to stop for a breather and eat lunch outdoors in the spring sunshine.

The ideal place to stop for a drink and hearty meal

After such an enormous lunch, I feel a nap is in order, but on we press and I’m rewarded with more amazing views on the return section of our circular walk. Happily, the weather remains on our side with plenty of sunshine, in fact so much sunshine I manage to tan quite impressively!

The stunning scenery on our way back

Despite my slow final ascent, we all finish the walk with smiles on our faces and for once, at over 24,000 steps, my FitBit is happy with me! Back at the campsite we make dinner, go for wanders and then chat around the campfire again before taking part in a fiendishly clever challenge set by Zoe designed to get us all thinking about how we write.

After more laughter and chatting around the campfire, it’s another cold night and I’m thankful I thought to pack my absurd thermal poncho. Back inside my tent with a hot water bottle I finally warm up and start writing notes on both the weekend and on some of the new gear I have with me that I’m testing out.

Profile and route of our full 14.9km walk

The next day most of the others go on a nature walk, but I stay behind at the campsite to do some photography and filming before I slowly pack down and make my way home from what has been another brilliant Outdoor Bloggers meet up.

Lovely Low Farm campsite

Huge thanks to all of the Outdoor Bloggers who came along and of course to Zoe and Jenni for all their hard work in making it happen, as well as the generous brands who provided goodies for our fabulous goodie bags.

If you’re an outdoors blogger and you fancy joining us the next time we get together, find out more at outdoorbloggers.co.uk

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Skelton Tower

Low Farm Campsite, Ellerburn

The Horseshoe Inn, Levisham

Levisham Moor & Hole or Horcum Circular Walk

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The SmackDown Files: The Jinder Mahal Is Having The Best Week Ever (Not a Misprint) Edition

By: Keila Cash

Hello everyone and welcome to another installment of SmackDown Live. Tonight’s episode of SmackDown Live emanated from KFC YUM! Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville hasn’t had a live televised event in a few years and they were in for quite the show as the fallout from the Superstar Shakeup continues. Did the newest members of the SD Live roster rise to the occasion or did they stall at the gate like a frighten horse at the Kentucky Derby? The answer to that question can be found throughout this blog. Without further ado, let’s dissect tonight’s show in no particular order.

After much pleading and begging, Shane McMahon announced that Charlotte will face Naomi in a nontitle match later tonight. If Charlotte wins, she’ll get a SmackDown Women’s Championship shot next week.

Both ladies got physical and I loved the intensity they showed which bodes well for their match later tonight. This was a hot way to start the show.

In what has to be considered a major upset, Jinder Mahal defeated Sami Zayn to become the number one contender for Randy Orton’s WWE Championship.

The Six Pack Challenge featuring Dolph Ziggler, Erick Rowan, Jinder Mahal, Sami Zayn, Mojo Rawley, and Luke Harper was very good as it featured hard-hitting and fast-paced action throughout. Ziggler nailing Harper with a Superkick only for Harper to nail him with a Discus Clothesline was an early highlight that created the first dramatic near fall of the match.

Everyone had a chance to shine as Harper wiped out half of his opponents with a pair of topes onto the outside. Zayn also took to the air to as he laid out Rawley and Harper with a pair of flip dives.

Zayn had the match won when he dropped Mahal with an Exploder Suplex in the corner. He had Mahal in position for the Helluva Kick until The Bollywood Boys held his legs which prevented him from nailing the move. The distraction allowed Mahal to drop Zayn with the Cobra Clutch Slam for the win.

After the match was over, Renee Young interviewed Mahal in the ring. Mahal cut a heel promo about being educated, rich, and bilingual which gets under people’s skin. He vowed to become the next WWE Champion as the fans booed him out of the building.

Randy Orton congratulated Mahal on his victory. Orton warned Mahal that an RKO was in his future before switching his attention to Bray Wyatt and their House of Horrors match which takes place next Sunday.

Wyatt appeared on the Titantron and spewed his usual mumbo jumbo as the segment came to an end.

Mahal vying for the WWE Title is a head scratcher. It’s an interesting choice and it makes sense if the creative team is trying to keep their marquee main event matches under wraps until SummerSlam. This should be a cakewalk for Orton, but the debut of The Bollywood Boys will create a wrinkle in that plan if they get involved during his championship match at Backlash next month. Mahal as WWE Champion? I shudder the thought, but stranger things have happened…

Charlotte’s Quest for Five is within reach as she defeated Naomi with Natural Selection to become the number one contender for the SmackDown Women’s Championship. The Queen will cash in her title shot next week and it should be interesting to see if the title changes hands for the second time in three weeks.

Charlotte and Naomi had a good match that was a little rough in spots when it came to fluidity, but they really gelled in the ring for the most part. Naomi had one of her better matches while Charlotte continues to demonstrate why she is the best women’s wrestler in WWE. Their championship match next week should be very good, but I have a feeling that Natalya, Tamina Snuka, and Carmella might get involved to tilt the scales in their favor when it comes to getting a title shot for themselves. Becky Lynch was kept out of the mix which might play into the heel/face allegiances down the road.

The Colons made another statement against American Alpha when Epico pinned Jason Jordan with a roll-up after Primo nailed Jordan with a kick in the head behind the referee’s back. The match was fine, but it was short on time. Throw in the lack of crowd heat and this was the first ho-hum segment of the night. American Alpha deserve better, but I’ve been saying that for months. At leastthe lame Shining Stars gimmick is no more.

The Face of America Open Challenge got off to a rousing start when Kevin Owens defeated Louisville native Gary Gandy with a Popup Powerbomb in quick and decisive fashion. Owens is such an American hero by way of Montreal.

AJ Styles defeated Baron Corbin count-out after he nailed Corbin with a forearm that sent The Lone Wolf flying over the barricade.

Prior to the finish, Corbin threw Styles into Owens while the new Face of America was sitting on guest commentary. The referee started the ten-count as Corbin tried to finish off Styles with the End of Days onto the floor only for Styles to wiggle out of the move. He nailed Corbin with an Enzuigiri which led to the aforementioned finish. SD Live went off the air with Styles standing tall while Owens sulked like a toddler in time out at ringside.

Corbin and Styles had a good match that featured Corbin on offense for a large chunk of the match. The slow pace impacted the crowd heat, but Styles’ offensive flurry livened things up down the stretch. The ending makes sense because WWE is trying to protect Corbin as a top heel. Eating a pin would’ve done more harm than good.

The count out finish protected both men and it gives Corbin something to crow about since Styles couldn’t beat him clean in the ring. Throw in Owens having an ax to grind with Styles and we have the makings of an epic feud over the United States Championship heading into Backlash next month. All in all, the main event was a success with Owens pushing things over the top on guest commentary as he roasted Byron Saxton like a rotisserie chicken.

Overall, I thought tonight’s episode of SmackDown Live was very good. The wrestling action was strong as the Six Pack Challenge exceeded expectations despite Jinder Mahal pulling off the improbable upset. Mahal is in a plum position and it should be interesting to see if he generates the right kind of heat leading up to his WWE Championship match against Randy Orton next month. Let’s hope Mr. Mahal makes the best of this opportunity because a dalliance in the main event scene can be an enjoyable, yet fleeting experience.

Charlotte is also in line for a title shot as she faces Naomi for the SmackDown Women’s Title next week, but I have a feeling that her coronation will be delayed thanks to an alliance between Natalya, Tamina Snuka, and Carmella. Becky Lynch was absent this week which leads me to believable that Charlotte might be a babyface temporarily to balance the scales if things get a bit hairy during her championship match.

The Tag Team Division was thrown a bone, but The Usos were nowhere to be found. Let’s hope they don’t go ghost for a prolonged period of time.

Shinsuke Nakamura was not on the show, but fans were treated to a video package highlighting his greatest moments on NXT. Since Dolph Ziggler was involved in the Six Pack Challenge, it made sense for Nakamura to sit on the sidelines this week. He is a rare talent who should be handled with care. His feud with Ziggler can resume next week which should build to their inevitable match at Backlash next month.

The aftermath of the Superstar Shakeup is in the books. SD Live felt fresh despite the questionable booking of Mahal getting pushed to the main event spot. If there is an ace that the creative team is trying to keep in their back pocket heading into the summer, I am fine with Mahal having his moment in the sun. If not, my rose-colored glasses are going in the trash can because my hope will no longer spring eternal when it comes to understanding WWE Logic. A girl has her limits…

On that note, this wraps up another edition of The SmackDown Files. I hope you enjoyed it and I will be back next week with a brand new installment of The Raw Exposé. See you later, boys and girls!

#AJ Styles #Baron Corbin #Charlotte #Jinder Mahal #Kevin Owens #Naomi #Randy Orton #Smackdown Live #WWE #WWE Universe

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