Challenge Kev Outdoors

Island Children

As a primary school teacher I’ve taught boys named after the isles of Harris and Lewis. I’ve taught an Ailsa (Craig), a (North) Rona, a Tara (nsay), a Summer (Isles) and a (Stac) Lee. And not so long ago I taught a girl called Skye. I’m bearing in mind that when teaching some of these…

01/04/2017

Kevin Johnston

Camping, Film making, Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges, Writing and Musings

arran, beinn tarsuinn, children, cir mhor, island
A Hole Lot of Wonder

Q. What equipment do you need to go caving? I only ask because if a Trivial Pursuit victory depended on my knowledge of potholing, I would be left floundering with 5/6s of a pie. The very idea of exploring the depths of middle earth excites me but scares the bejesus out of me, probably because…

16/02/2017

Kevin Johnston

Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges, Writing and Musings

almond, balnamoons, cave, glen, mark, snow, thiefs, thieves, walking
Lost in Song

Driving to work the other day I was listening to the radio. Amongst the news stories about Trump, TTIP and terrorism, and songs like Walking in Memphis, I Left My Heart in San Francisco and New York State of Mind, the wavelengths took an easterly turn on the compass: “I was sick and tired of…

04/12/2016

Kevin Johnston

Funny Stuff, Writing and Musings

america, cities, in, lost, scottish, signs, song, towns, writing
My October Holiday Exercise

A wee trip to Torridon to walk Beinn Eighe. Beautiful. And a wee film below.

21/10/2016

Kevin Johnston

Film making, Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges, Photos
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.

09/10/2016

Kevin Johnston

Nature at its Best

best, cloud, inversion, nature, strathearn
Tuesday Lunch Spot

Ben Lawers and Lochan nan Cat from the summit of An Stuc. Makes sandwiches even tastier.

14/07/2016

Kevin Johnston

Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges
Tunskeen Bothy

Last nights sleeping arrangements after a day in the Galloway Hills, Tunskeen Bothy.

05/04/2016

Kevin Johnston

Bothies, Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges

forest, galloway, hill walking, misty, park, tunskeen bothy
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.

03/04/2016

Kevin Johnston

Fatherhood

baby, child, children, Fatherhood, sam, smiles, smiling