![]() ![]() ![]() 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. The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot Robert Macfarlane 4.14 8,995 ratings1,246 reviews Robert Macfarlane travels Britain's ancient paths and discovers the secrets of our beautiful, underappreciated landscape. His walks take him from the chalk downs of England to the bird islands of the Scottish northwest, from Palestine to the sacred landscapes of Spain and the Himalayas. ![]() 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. Told in Macfarlane's distinctive voice, 'The Old Ways' folds together natural history, cartography, geology, archaeology and literature. 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. ![]()
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