Strathcarron Station
Strathcarron Hotel
Strathcarron & Glas Bheinn
Bealach Bhearnais
Bearneas Bothy
Abhainn Bhearnais
Beinn Tharsuinn
Saturday 7am
Towards the bealach
Looking back from the bealach
Caburn, Shirley, Andy & Kate
You have been warned
If this is a bridge then I'm a Dutchman (with apoligies to any Dutchmen out there)
With trotters trembling Peewiglet edges across the abyss.
Will she? Won't she?
I wonder what she said?
Is he really enjoying it that much?
JM points out a bothy.
There was quite a lot of new snow last night
Along the River Meig.
Tea time with Alan Sloman and Laura Liddle
River Meig getting wider.
Coire Mhoraigein
Not a bad pitch alongside the Meig.
Mr. Sloman and his super tent.
Sunday morning leaving the Meig.
Corriefeol
Loch Beannacharain
Dropping down to the loch side from the forest.
Followed by a nice walk through the forest.
And from the forest to the moor.
A typical challenge lunch stop.
Down towards the River Orrin.
Luipmaldrig Lodge
Not a place to miss your footing.
Towards the Orrin.
MY camp site invaded by Challengers.
Last view of the Orrin Reservoir.
Water Board bothy.
Lord Elpus's batman.
Kessock Bridge & Beauly Firth.
Red Kite waiting for breakfast to die!
There is a path under this felled forestry somewhere.
As our American cousins say "a do'er upper."
Shooting platform.
It did give a great view.
Trig point 414mt.
This also gave a splendid view.
The Great Glen Way.
The GGW gave a wonderful view over Inverness.
Welcome to Inverness.
Eastgate Hostel.
Inverness Castle, a Victorian reproduction.
The Old Military Road (OMR) out of Inverness.
Right of Way to Moy, built over at the bottom.
Memorial to the route of the Royalist by 5 Highlanders.
I camped in a sheltered woodland......
....because my chosen site was a bit damp!
Memorial at the Pass of the Corpse.
The railway viaduct & the A9 from the OMR.
Looking back along the OMR on The Slochd.
Possibly my highest point so far.
Into the Cairngorms.
Slugan Bridge.
After Slugan Bridge the OMR runs down to the A9.
Roger & me.
The Cairngorms were stunning in the sunshine.
Boat of Garten camp site.
Eag Mhor.
Friday night's sheltered camp site.
Saturday morning, camp site from Dorback Lodge.
Towards Cock Bridge I saw these strange shapes in a patch of cleared forest, any ideas?
Corgarff Castle.
How do I keep my feet dry in trainers?
Use the bridge!
Looking back towards Cock Bridge.
Morven Lodge.
Sunday night's beautiful camp site.
Monday morning was a bit different.
Loch Davan.
Camping by the River Dee, Aboyne.
Memorial to Archibald Douglas.
I do sometimes wear clothes.
Feughside camp site.
RoW to Inverbervie via the Fetteresso Forest.
My last look back at the hills.
The Fawkes family.
The final camp before Stonehaven.
Almost there, the North Sea comes in to view.
Along the final bit of road....
....and in to Stonehaven.
The Old Town House.
Cool feet and now I don't care if they get wet.
Next stop Norway.
The Old Harbour, Stonehaven.
Thanks Roger.
