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Thoughts and fantasies of Tomas K. "Grizzly"; hiker, fantasy literature fan and aspring writer

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Hiking: unbeknownst farewell to summer

Posted on October 6, 2024 by Tomas

In today’s post, I’ll look back at the last two hikes of August, which ended up being the last two of this year’s summer – though I didn’t know that at that point.

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9/2024 Summary

Posted on September 29, 2024 by Tomas

September is over and I can honestly say I’m glad for that because it’s been a rough month that has completely torn my habits apart for the time being.

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Hiking: August holiday, part 2

Posted on September 22, 2024 by Tomas

The second part of my August holiday was spent much closer to the hotel we remained at, which meant lower travel time. And it had a bit different appeal.

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Book review: A God’s Plea

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Tomas

The final book in the Legend of Tal series takes the heroes to the final stand – though the face of the true enemy might be different than they expected.

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Hiking: August holiday, part 1

Posted on September 8, 2024 by Tomas

As usual in the last years, the middle part of August meant a week-long hiking trip with the hiking club. Which, this time, was a bit different, leading to an area with interesting history, a couple of castles, and some technical landmarks.

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8/2024 Summary

Posted on September 1, 2024 by Tomas

In August, summer was back in its full, relentless force, with a weather that was maybe too good for some outdoorsy time.

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Book review: An Emperor’s Gamble

Posted on August 25, 2024 by Tomas

The third book of the Legend of Tal series follows right after the destructive battle at the end of the second book – and delivers a good chunk of backstory that puts some current events into perspective.

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Book review: A Queen’s Command

Posted on August 18, 2024 by Tomas

The second book in the Legend of Tal series continues exactly where the first one left off, promising another part to an adventure journey – and a fair amount of challenges.

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7/2024 Hiking summary

Posted on August 11, 2024 by Tomas

July tends to be a warm month with a lot of daylight – a perfect time for hiking and, especially, for ranging far from home.

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7/2024 Summary

Posted on August 4, 2024 by Tomas

The first month of the second half of the year is over. It brought some nice moments and some deeper thoughts.

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