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Garry Bridge (31 Oct 2023)

It was so, so worth getting up very early to get this light. It had been a cold night and the frost was just starting to life where…

Schiehallion (12 Sep 2023)

I like to start walking by 8am, and that day there was mist lying in the valleys. Because of it’s position, Schiehallion can have great views across Rannoch…

Creag Leachach (05 Sep 2023)

Another splendid day’s hillwalking from Glenshee saw me reach the summits of Creag Leachach and Glas Maol. Creag Leachach is a splendid little hill, and for all it…

Càrn a’Gheòidh (05 Sep 2023)

After many years I’ve started walking up some Munros, and the ones at Glenshee are relatively easy. The car park is at almost 2,200′ (665m) and there is…

John Knox’s Pulpit (26 Jun 2023)

This feature no longer exists! It was where the pale area is at the food of the crag. I’d gone for a walk up Bishop Hill via Glenvale,…

Orkney (09 Jun 2023)

This was our last day on Orkney. We went for a walk from Stromness along the footpath on the north short of the Sound of Hoy where we…

Orkney (07 Jun 2023)

I visited Orkney with a friend and we both loved it, to the extent we are going back next Summer. I forgot to take the Pentax etc. which…

Japanese Garden at Crowden (21 Apr 2023)

I love these gardens, and their tea room. Some of the cherries were in flower but didn’t make great photos (blame the photographer). However I did especially like…

Sutton Bank (23 Mar 2023)

I went to the Women’s Gliding event at Sutton Bank at the end of March. I arrived with time for a walk along the escarpment, which offered dramatic…

Gliding (07 Mar 2023)

Our glider was back and it looked like a lovely day for flying, with the promise of some of the first thermals of the year. I didn’t really…