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Updating from the trail in the old days
Handwritten letters from the trail was different. Sitting by the fire at night writing down thoughts, experiences and feelings was just the first step. (Illustration ref: di00397)
Walkability makes better communities
Among urban designers and city planners there is a growing understanding that one of the most important factors in making thriving communities and societies, is to help people to get around on foot (illustration di00187)
Buy less, walk more
Walking has been shown to reduce our co2 footprint in many ways, one of them is that when people walk to the store, they often buy more locally, and less of everything. (Illustration Di00488-1)
Walking in circles
When the journey is the destination
Between a rock and a hard place
If it is a bear on a mountain or one in the office wearing a full suit and tie, hiking can help us learn how to face them better (Illustration ref: di00047)
Reversed focus syndrome
Think most of us know This situation, but I couldn't find a word in the dictionary for it, so I made one up. (cartoon ref: 00506)
Double lost
When you neither know where you are, or where you want to go... (Illustration: Di00006)
Jumping to conclusions
Sometimes it is better to double check. (cartoon ref: di00534)
Walking to live longer
Hiking drawing: di01494
Road rage vs healing trails
After a few minutes in heavy traffic many drivers experience road rage. Walking can help us feel very different
Did first hiker walk 11 Mio. years ago?
The fossil remains of a group of small human like apes have been found in Germany, and according to experts their bone-structures look like they might have been walking on two legs like us
Walkability score is the new ocean view
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
People walking while helping science
Researching how hikers work together with scientists to cover unknown and difficult terrain
Dealing with expectations when hiking
Expectations comes in many forms - some of them are our own, in our backpack - other expectations are from those around us
Gadbury Wood bridge
When designing and building bridges out along the trails it is often better to do simple designs.
Creating livable cities by walking
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
Path away from it all or towards a better place
What we focus on seems to me to define us more than we realize, no matter if we walk away from it or towards it.
In a sea of 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
The challenge of being the edge
Thoughts on innovation, hiking and being first movers