Early summer in the Caledonian Pinewoods
The typical riparian scene in the ancient Caledonian Pinewoods is a mixture of pine, silver birch, downy birch. alder and goat willow. I’m revisiting the Scots Pine trees I mentioned ten days ago, to...
View ArticleAbove Glen Carron on Moruisg
I’ve read several reports that say Moruisg is a boring hill – even the SMC Munros Guide calling it “not a very exciting mountain”. But I beg to differ. I think people who have called it boring have...
View ArticleHard at work, at 57°N
Monday morning… back to the office… traffic, crowds, concrete… dreaming of the weekend and escape to the countryside…? This is the view from my office (at the swan-scot clan homeland) Enjoy your week...
View ArticleIce and snow in Strathconon
Mention Beinn Mheadhoin and most hillwalkers think of the Cairngroms and Loch Avon. But this is a smaller ‘middle hill’ (mheadhoin = middle) – a lovely wee Graham in Strathconon. At 10pm at night I...
View ArticleAbove Glen Dessary
We recently headed west again following a working day for Neil in Fort William. Heading along Loch Arkaig in the early evening, we’d forgotten just how long the loch is and just how much of a...
View Article“A lovely day for winter”– in summer
Ascent of Beinn Bhan 896m (2939ft), Applecross On our drive over the Bealach na Ba we gazed across at the magnificent southern flanks of Beinn Bhan. It is a prominent hill, the largest by far on the...
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