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Geese Fly Past

Here's a great sight we experienced last weekend in the Pentland Hills

End of a Cherry Tree

Location: Craiglockhart Hill in the grounds of Craig House (currently Napier University).  This spring newly weds were having their picture taken with this tree in blossom as the background.  I had hoped to capture the tremendous autumn colour display, but the tree got the chop first, following the loss of one limb.  I'm sure it was deemed to be a danger to the public.  As you can see rot had set in at the core.

Found an old picture

Skywatch

Interesting cloud formation!

For a better view see: occasionalscotland 

Sunset

Easter Ross Views

Loch Glass

Dingwall with Black Isle beyond

Wishing Tree at Fairy Glen Falls

Fairy Glen

Inverness from Chanonry Point

Chanonry Point

Avoch

Fortrose

Ben Wyvis

Saturday 14 July 2012

Sunset with Ben Wyvis looming

Ben Wyvis  from the south

This is the hill that looms over Dingwall just North of Inverness.

Earlier in the day we set off to climb it. Here's the route up. From here it looks like a single peak...

An Cabar - the way up

...but when you reach this summit you see two more ahead:

Three summits: An Cabar, Carn a' Chaptein  and Glas Leathad Mor

Cairn on An Cabar - Glas Leathad Mor  is the summit

While the ascent is steep and in parts paved with stone slabs the top is like a grassy plateau

A walk in the park

It is pretty cold all the same as there is no protection from the wind.  We were elated to reach the highest point at Glas Leathad Mor but keen to get warm again (the dog included)

The Summit

Here's the path zig-zagging down to the road at the top of the picture:

The way back down

Here's a few more snaps:

Toby

The view West

Looking  East

Running Rings?

Athletic poses.

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