During a recent visit of my friends to Scotland I managed to take them to a few interesting places, and a couple of times I remembered to take my camera with me (though most of the time I didn’t).
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A few years ago I was driving between Fort William and Inverness; part of that route led along the west bank of Loch Lochy. My attention was drawn by the hills on the other side. At that time they looked distant not only geographically. Eventually their time has come. The forecast for the day predicted rain in the afternoon, so…
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As my car had temporarily become a bit unreliable I decided to spend my day-off walk locally. Last year I’d walked westward along the coast, so this time the opposite direction was a pretty obvious choice. I headed down to the former Buckpool Harbour and from there followed The Moray Coast Trail, running between Forres and Cullen. Initially it seemed…
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I had two options regarding my day off: not to go to any new place because of the forecast, or to go somewhere I’d already been to, but with good weather predicted. After too many days off missed I chose the latter. I decided to climb two hills I’d climbed as my first in the Cairngorms, but this time during…
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The Dominican Sisters invited young adults to St Michael’s Centre in Tomintoul for a weekend. One of many attractions was a walking pilgrimage over the hills to the Hidden Seminary in Scalan. A group of about 15 people left the Centre at about 9:30, led by me and my dog. The most eventful part of the walk led over swampy…