Peter's Path
Peter's Path
Peter
Peter's Path is my personal endeavour to live a life of purpose through hiking, reading, and embracing the beauty of nature, faith, and ideas.
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Hiked part 21/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 11.2 kilometres from Elspeet to Echoput. Left Elspeet along a quiet lane and walked past an old brick farmhouse dated 1788. The route then went through the Gortelsche Bos, with beech and pine...
Hiked part 20/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 11.8 kilometres from Garderen to Elspeet. Walked from Garderen past the Canadian war memorial and out onto the open heath of the Elspeterheide. The sky was grey at first but cleared later, and...
Hiked part 19/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 13.5 kilometres from Rozendaal to Arnhem. Left Castle Rosendael behind and threaded through beech woods in full spring green before opening onto the heaths and pine forests of De Beekhuizen...
Why read the book? C.S. Lewis wrote Screwtape Proposes a Toast and Other Pieces. The book brings back the senior devil Screwtape from The Screwtape Letters. In the main title piece Screwtape gives an after-dinner speech at a banquet for...
Hiked part 18/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 13.6 kilometres from Rheden to Rozendaal. From Rheden the trail climbs into the Veluwezoom National Park and crosses the rolling heath of the Posbank, with wide panoramas over heather,...
Why read the book? C.S. Lewis wrote The Weight of Glory. It is a collection of nine essays, most originally delivered as sermons or lectures during the Second World War. The book includes well-known pieces such as “The Weight of Glory,”...
Hiked part 17/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 8.2 kilometres from Dieren to Rheden. At Dieren, the enormous game park is a former hunting area of the House of Orange. At De Steeg there is a large boulder, the Devil's Stone. The Posbank is...
Why read the book? C.S. Lewis wrote Christian Reflections. This is a collection of fourteen essays published after his death and edited by Walter Hooper. The pieces were written between 1939 and 1962 and cover a wide range of topics....
Hiked part 16/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 19.6 kilometres from Loenen to Dieren. This stage leaves Loenen and crosses quiet pine woods and the open heathland of the Eerbeekse Veld and Terletse Heide, before descending through the...
Hiked part 15/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 19.9 kilometres from Hoenderloo to Loenen. Woeste Hoeve is renowned for its wildlife overpass above the A50, built to prevent ancient migration routes from being blocked. In Loenen, a shepherd...
Why read the book? C.S. Lewis wrote Surprised by Joy. It is the story of his early life and his slow conversion to Christianity. Lewis describes his childhood in Ireland, his difficult school days, his time in the army during the First...
Hiked part 14/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 17.8 kilometres from Kootwijk to Hoenderloo. This stage takes you through the heart of the Veluwe, straight through beautiful heathlands and sand drifts such as the Hoog Buurlosche Heide and...
Why read the book? C.S. Lewis wrote Compelling Reason. This book is a collection of many essays on ethics, theology, and clear thinking. The pieces were written between 1940 and 1962. Lewis defends reason and objective values against the...
Hiked part 13/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 15.9 kilometres from Hoog Soeren to Kootwijk. You walk on wide paths through gently sloping forests and along the Asselsche Heide. It is part of the Crown Domains, in the past intended for...
Why read the book? C.S. Lewis wrote That Hideous Strength. It is the third and final book in his Space Trilogy. The story takes place on Earth. A young couple, Mark and Jane Studdock, get caught in a battle between good and evil. A...