Rediscovering Adventure: Exploring the Local Environment

A Single Small Map Is Enough For A Lifetime | NOEMA 🔗

What if this bog-standard corner of England is actually full of adventure, nature, wildness, surprises, silence, perspective — if only I bothered to go out and look?

The text is a personal essay by Alastair Humphreys, a British adventurer and author, who reflects on his shift from global exploration to local discovery due to environmental concerns and family responsibilities. He shares his decision to explore his home region in detail, using a small map divided into 400 grid squares, and the unexpected discoveries and insights he gains from this "microadventure." The essay captures his journey of finding wonder and adventure in the seemingly mundane and unexplored corners of his local environment.

Alastair Humphreys reflects on his shift from global exploration to local discovery due to environmental concerns and family responsibilities
He shares his decision to explore his home region in detail, using a small map divided into 400 grid squares
The essay captures his journey of finding wonder and adventure in the seemingly mundane and unexplored corners of his local environment