Lovely Pat - nice to see the change to green, as Joyce says. We're getting it attheother end of the season now
I can't believe how early some foliage is coming through here - there's growth on Astilbes and Japanese Anemones. Never seen it this early
Lovely shots of The Bookil, Peter. Grey skies often make better pix. Those endless blue skies can be really boring...
Bookils are in the foreground here - the 'humps' sticking up on the right half of the pic (Nevis etc in the background)
Talking of brooding, have you been in the Lost Valley to take some photos?
I don't take a lunch as such now scroggin, but you're right - stopping when it's warm, for a snack or drink, in a beautiful little spot on a hill can't be beaten. Where I took that last photo ( with the boulder ) is roughly where I stopped for a little while to contemplate the meaning of life, the universe and the fate of mankind
I checked my stats, and I was out for 7.5 hours in total - 1.75 hours was stops! I did chat with 'the lads' for quite a while, but it's always surprising how much stopping you do for photos. I'll try and keep you fed with pix till June
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I remmeber when setting out to do Bidean with my ex partner, there was a couple parked nearby with a little campervan. We couldn't stop laughing because the wife was sitting outside with a midge hood on making the sandwiches. Why didn't she do it inside?
I was very naughty and took a photo
I took a couple of The Bookil on the way out on Sunday. Well, it would have been rude not to...
Creise is another hill which makes for good photos. Has a great ridge from Meall a Bhuiridh. I took one of the 'back end' of it (Sron na Creise) from the same spot.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
A few views from our Sunday afternoon walk in the sunshine.The first is taken on Saints bay, the second a view from the top of the cliffs above Saints Bay, the third is known as the Peastacks rock formation with a Victor Hugo looking rock in the middle of them. (He was exiled to Guernsey for a number of years and wrote Toilers of the Sea and Les Mis whilst here.) The "other" island - Jersey is visible in the distance.
Thanks Liri - it is a nice bay although not one that I have ever sat on during the summer - there was just one couple on the beach on Sunday - although the weather was lovely it isn't swimming weather for the majority yet, the water is just too cold ( just a few tough people swim in sea here all year round). The beach is served by a little shop, and a fishing harbour at one side of the beach. There is a cliff path that runs along the south coast with fantastic views, people often walk from one end to the other, which is about 6 miles but very undulating.
Really beautiful GD. Aren't we lucky to have such variation and diversity in this small country and it's surrounding islands?
I wasn't expecting to get a walk this weekend as the forecasts were looking a bit rubbish, but, as is often the case, things changed by Friday. I intended heading north east to get away from the fog, but slept so badly the early start was out of the question. Checking the weather again, things were to improve by the afternoon in my 'local' Argyll hills , so I headed to Arrochar to do The Brack from it's north side.
Forest track to start with before the steep initial ascent. Plenty to see though. We spend lots of time getting rid of it in our lawns,but moss can be every bit as pretty as any blousy flower when you see hundreds of yards of it along a bank
and of course, the emerging lichen was there too
Out of the forestry - the cloud was still down and the higher crags were shrouded. I wasn't optimistic that it would clear...
The weather gods were shining on me though, and approaching the plateau, the watery sun was starting to come through, and cloud was shifting. The lochan there, at 2,100 feet, and the final 'cone' of the summit, came into view
Lochan view - although the Arrochar hills are still in the cloud. They're there at the back - honest!
Hazy view down Loch Long
From the summit trig - Beinn an Lochain was emerging from the clouds
Heading back down, the cloud kept lifting and the Arrochar hills' summits were all clear. Another twenty minutes and I'd have got those views from the trig - the young couple I passed at the lochan timed it perfectly!
The crags on the north face were looking splendid though
and the large boulders by the burn support life too. Perhaps Cleve could copy this idea for a Chelsea garden...
The route is steep and care is needed on a few areas where the path is eroded, but you can still stop for views - Beinn an Lochain on the left and Beinn Luibhean on the right
Looking back up the burn where you cross
Amazing how even in the most inhospitable spots, plants still do their best to grow. This area will never see any sun, at any time of year
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It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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yes Joyce. I sometimes forget what difference thevrain can make. It's good to be reminded again though.
Lovely Pat - nice to see the change to green, as Joyce says. We're getting it attheother end of the season now
I can't believe how early some foliage is coming through here - there's growth on Astilbes and Japanese Anemones. Never seen it this early
Lovely shots of The Bookil, Peter. Grey skies often make better pix. Those endless blue skies can be really boring...
Bookils are in the foreground here - the 'humps' sticking up on the right half of the pic (Nevis etc in the background)
Talking of brooding, have you been in the Lost Valley to take some photos?
I don't take a lunch as such now scroggin, but you're right - stopping when it's warm, for a snack or drink, in a beautiful little spot on a hill can't be beaten. Where I took that last photo ( with the boulder ) is roughly where I stopped for a little while to contemplate the meaning of life, the universe and the fate of mankind
I checked my stats, and I was out for 7.5 hours in total - 1.75 hours was stops! I did chat with 'the lads' for quite a while, but it's always surprising how much stopping you do for photos. I'll try and keep you fed with pix till June
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Lovely hills again. Makes me feel a bit envious.
AH - 'the midge' scroggin
I remmeber when setting out to do Bidean with my ex partner, there was a couple parked nearby with a little campervan. We couldn't stop laughing because the wife was sitting outside with a midge hood on making the sandwiches. Why didn't she do it inside?
I was very naughty and took a photo
I took a couple of The Bookil on the way out on Sunday. Well, it would have been rude not to...
Creise is another hill which makes for good photos. Has a great ridge from Meall a Bhuiridh. I took one of the 'back end' of it (Sron na Creise) from the same spot.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
A few views from our Sunday afternoon walk in the sunshine.
The first is taken on Saints bay, the second a view from the top of the cliffs above Saints Bay, the third is known as the Peastacks rock formation with a Victor Hugo looking rock in the middle of them. (He was exiled to Guernsey for a number of years and wrote Toilers of the Sea and Les Mis whilst here.) The "other" island - Jersey is visible in the distance.
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Saints Bay looks lovely, GD.
Thanks Liri - it is a nice bay although not one that I have ever sat on during the summer - there was just one couple on the beach on Sunday - although the weather was lovely it isn't swimming weather for the majority yet, the water is just too cold ( just a few tough people swim in sea here all year round). The beach is served by a little shop, and a fishing harbour at one side of the beach. There is a cliff path that runs along the south coast with fantastic views, people often walk from one end to the other, which is about 6 miles but very undulating.
Really beautiful GD. Aren't we lucky to have such variation and diversity in this small country and it's surrounding islands?
I wasn't expecting to get a walk this weekend as the forecasts were looking a bit rubbish, but, as is often the case, things changed by Friday. I intended heading north east to get away from the fog, but slept so badly the early start was out of the question. Checking the weather again, things were to improve by the afternoon in my 'local' Argyll hills , so I headed to Arrochar to do The Brack from it's north side.
Forest track to start with before the steep initial ascent. Plenty to see though. We spend lots of time getting rid of it in our lawns,but moss can be every bit as pretty as any blousy flower when you see hundreds of yards of it along a bank
and of course, the emerging lichen was there too
Out of the forestry - the cloud was still down and the higher crags were shrouded. I wasn't optimistic that it would clear...
The weather gods were shining on me though, and approaching the plateau, the watery sun was starting to come through, and cloud was shifting. The lochan there, at 2,100 feet, and the final 'cone' of the summit, came into view
Lochan view - although the Arrochar hills are still in the cloud. They're there at the back - honest!
Hazy view down Loch Long
From the summit trig - Beinn an Lochain was emerging from the clouds
Heading back down, the cloud kept lifting and the Arrochar hills' summits were all clear. Another twenty minutes and I'd have got those views from the trig - the young couple I passed at the lochan timed it perfectly!
The crags on the north face were looking splendid though
and the large boulders by the burn support life too. Perhaps Cleve could copy this idea for a Chelsea garden...
The route is steep and care is needed on a few areas where the path is eroded, but you can still stop for views - Beinn an Lochain on the left and Beinn Luibhean on the right
Looking back up the burn where you cross
Amazing how even in the most inhospitable spots, plants still do their best to grow. This area will never see any sun, at any time of year
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
You really can't beat the hills Fairy and the Arrochar hills are so convenient for you to drive to.
Beautiful views