South of Marrakesh, toward Jebel Toubkal, the highest mountain in North Africa, we went for some gentle treks along mule trails, astonishing man and beast with our trusty three-wheel Baby Jogger.
The terrain may make for gentler trekking, but it still offers some challenges and plenty of rewards.
I like hearing Gerd Oswald's name; he had a remarkable run of odd, vehement films in the nineteen-fifties that included "A Kiss Before Dying," "Screaming Mimi," and "Valerie," and even a hectic Bob Hope comedy, "Paris Holiday," after which he did lots of TV: "Perry Mason," "The Outer Limits," "Star Trek," "Daniel Boone," "Gentle Ben".
Thousands of kilometres of sentieri (marked trails) crisscross Italy, ranging from mountain treks to gentle lakeside passeggiate (strolls).
For a taste of the highlands, Mr. Akam should try visiting in the late spring, early autumn or, ideally, the summer, when one could fully appreciate the glorious scenery and incredibly long, sunlit days and savor the marvelous bounty of fresh loch fish and oysters and the inevitable open fireplaces at the inns and hotels after a daylong trek through the gentle hills (or the more challenging peaks).
The sun was shining, for one thing, but walking conditions were almost gentle in comparison to other treks we'd done.
(The "Star Trek" movies, with their gentle, new age philosophy, represent a significant exception -- though "Star Trek," of course, predates "Star Wars").
Back then I used to trek up to see the gentle Goffredo Petrassi in his elegant apartment for lessons and lunch.
Is it laudable to reward the rider's with a gentle and glorious procession after such a forbidding trek, or should organisers spice things up so we get a grander finale?
He starred in "Gentle Ben" and appeared on the original "Star Trek" series.
