Had a lovely week in Devon recently, rented a big house with a 3.5 acre garden. Lots of exotic plants which I didn't recognise which I don't think we could grow in our own garden. Here are some evening shots of the views we had.
Sunset looking West over the pool.
Sunset looking East over the garden
Moonrise over the Channel. Moonlight is the main source of light in this shot, the full moon was very bright.
Really beautiful photos steephill. That last one is glorious.
Glad you had some lovely weather for your hols.
scroggin - Bidean is probably my favourite walk of the ones I've done, although Sgurr Eilde Mor in the Mamores was pretty stunning. Both superb hills for different reasons. Is the other one (WHW pic) on the stretch to Kinlochleven? I don't remember a lot about that bit - think I was too knackered! Do you have any photos of your Etive Beag walk? I was lucky with the weather the day I did it.
I'll get round to doing some from Sunday's walk on Mullach Clach a Bhlair soon, but this is one from the summit when the clag shifted off the big Cairngorm tops. The shark's fin of Sgor Gaoith's summit (last week's hill) is on the left
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Lovely pix scroggin - the girls look like it didn't put them off too much anyway
The views from Etive Beag are terrific in every direction. You're probably right about the dog too. Some hills would be quite tricky I think, although I've noticed on the walkhighlands site that quite a few people take their dogs regularly, even on hills which I'd have thought might be hard on the paws. Hard enough on mine....
Didn't get round to doing pix from last weekend as my hand has been a bit rubbish for 'computing use'.
As mentioned, I headed back up to the Cairngorms and did Mullach Clach a Bhlair, which you can do with the previous week's hill. In hindsight, I could have done them both that first day if I'd started where I did on Sunday - it would only have been about another hour and a bit - but I'd decided to be cautious so that was that. Good excuse to go back
Similar start process, and a purpose built path to encourage folk to get out which is good in many ways. Didn't look too promising higher up near the plateau ...
but lovely when you looked behind....
It cleared up a fair bit though, and I decided that the 'motorway' built to enable you to head east from the plateau and avoid the massive peat bogs of the Moine Mhor, was a depressing route, so I took the more direct stalker's path south. I could then enjoy the Coire Garbhlach en route to the summit (the bump at the top far left of the pic) where I detoured west, and had a good view across to the south face
Heading round the eastern edge, you get a good view west. The teeny, tiny triangle on the far right is the summit cone of the previous week's hill, Sgor Gaoith
It was still raining a little, but it was so windy, you didn't get wet
I already posted the summit view, but this is a zoom to S.Gaoith's 'shark's fin' summit from M.C a Bhlair. It's about 4 miles between the two summits
he corrie isn't as deep as S.Gaoth's (1,000 feet drop) but it's pretty impressive from above
I stood on the little ledge on the southern edge to take the pic above. Looking across to the north face of the corrie
Coire Garblach
Last edited: 21 July 2017 17:15:05
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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Whoooo! That is steep. Great photos Fairy
Just realised I spelt privilege with a 'd' in it. It's all that 'edge and ledge' talk....
It's a real contrast with the sloping, mounded, grassy ascent side Pat.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Had a lovely week in Devon recently, rented a big house with a 3.5 acre garden. Lots of exotic plants which I didn't recognise which I don't think we could grow in our own garden. Here are some evening shots of the views we had.
Sunset looking West over the pool.
Sunset looking East over the garden
Moonrise over the Channel. Moonlight is the main source of light in this shot, the full moon was very bright.
Lovely photos. It sounds as though you had an ideal holiday.
Really beautiful photos steephill. That last one is glorious.
Glad you had some lovely weather for your hols.
scroggin - Bidean is probably my favourite walk of the ones I've done, although Sgurr Eilde Mor in the Mamores was pretty stunning. Both superb hills for different reasons. Is the other one (WHW pic) on the stretch to Kinlochleven? I don't remember a lot about that bit - think I was too knackered! Do you have any photos of your Etive Beag walk? I was lucky with the weather the day I did it.
I'll get round to doing some from Sunday's walk on Mullach Clach a Bhlair soon, but this is one from the summit when the clag shifted off the big Cairngorm tops. The shark's fin of Sgor Gaoith's summit (last week's hill) is on the left
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
That's a fabulous spot, Scroggin.
Lovely pix scroggin - the girls look like it didn't put them off too much anyway
The views from Etive Beag are terrific in every direction. You're probably right about the dog too. Some hills would be quite tricky I think, although I've noticed on the walkhighlands site that quite a few people take their dogs regularly, even on hills which I'd have thought might be hard on the paws. Hard enough on mine....
Didn't get round to doing pix from last weekend as my hand has been a bit rubbish for 'computing use'.
As mentioned, I headed back up to the Cairngorms and did Mullach Clach a Bhlair, which you can do with the previous week's hill. In hindsight, I could have done them both that first day if I'd started where I did on Sunday - it would only have been about another hour and a bit - but I'd decided to be cautious so that was that. Good excuse to go back
Similar start process, and a purpose built path to encourage folk to get out which is good in many ways. Didn't look too promising higher up near the plateau ...
but lovely when you looked behind....
It cleared up a fair bit though, and I decided that the 'motorway' built to enable you to head east from the plateau and avoid the massive peat bogs of the Moine Mhor, was a depressing route, so I took the more direct stalker's path south. I could then enjoy the Coire Garbhlach en route to the summit (the bump at the top far left of the pic) where I detoured west, and had a good view across to the south face
Heading round the eastern edge, you get a good view west. The teeny, tiny triangle on the far right is the summit cone of the previous week's hill, Sgor Gaoith
It was still raining a little, but it was so windy, you didn't get wet
I already posted the summit view, but this is a zoom to S.Gaoith's 'shark's fin' summit from M.C a Bhlair. It's about 4 miles between the two summits
he corrie isn't as deep as S.Gaoth's (1,000 feet drop) but it's pretty impressive from above
I stood on the little ledge on the southern edge to take the pic above. Looking across to the north face of the corrie
Coire Garblach
Last edited: 21 July 2017 17:15:05
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...