Kevin Johnston
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Nature at its Best
A cloud inversion this morning covering Strathearn in cotton wool. The last one I saw that was this good was 10 years or so ago at the Aonach Mor gondola so it was lovely to see nature’s duvet in action so clearly.
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Tuesday Lunch Spot
Ben Lawers and Lochan nan Cat from the summit of An Stuc. Makes sandwiches even tastier.
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Tunskeen Bothy
Last nights sleeping arrangements after a day in the Galloway Hills, Tunskeen Bothy.
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I’ve Been Busy
My last post considered my future fatherhood. And since then I’ve been pretty much unable to find the time to do anything else as my all has been channelled into ensuring this wee man, called Sam, keeps grinning. This smile makes any day a success.
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Morning Dad
Last night I felt my boy kick me through Kirsty’s belly. He’s not quite ready to say “Morning Dad” yet but in a few short weeks he’ll arrive and we’ll both get to meet him for the first time and find out if his lungs are as powerful as his foot. Seven months of pregnancy have…
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The Skye Cuillin
In July 2015 , we went on our second big walk of the year. It was definitely big, although more of a scramble than a walk. The Cuillin is the closest we have in Britain to the Alps and it’s a challenge in every way. To walk in the Cuillin is to walk, scramble, climb,…
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A Foggy Day on Goat Fell
May 2015 – After failing in our first attempt to get to Arran this year (gales, storms, power cuts in Ardrossan, ferry being used to take old soldiers to a mid-sea wreck etc.) we tried again. The weather was better and the mountain was inviting. And despite threatening to drown us in rain and fog,…
