hill walking
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A Night at Red House Bothy
There’s something special about walking into the Cairngorms with everything you need in your big, heavy bag, leaving the noise and stresses of everyday life behind. I don’t get to the Cairngorms often enough. But on this trip, I headed for Red House bothy for a night in the hills, greeted by one of those…
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Sleeping on the Top Bunk
It was a point of conversation that recurred over and over again with regularity and always caused giddiness and excitement. It was something Dave and I both had a wish to do but had found neither time nor opportunity in our previous near-50 years on planet earth. We love camping, bothying, walking and lots of…
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Ballochbuie Forest
This weekend, I was supposed to be heading south into the Scottish borderlands with a friend for a camping trip. It’s been in the diary for weeks. However, early in the week he had to pull out so I was left with a decision to make, should I continue on our prearranged plan, or should…
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Time for Bed
If I asked you about finding the perfect pea, you’d probably think I was talking about food again. I’m not a fan of mushy peas, but petit pois are lovely when they have a bit of a crunch about them. And don’t get me started on big, fat garden peas. This pea chat isn’t related…
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Finnich Glen
Mrs J and I explored Finnich Glen today. A deep sided gorge, the red rock in the glorious sunshine gave the water a definite “river of blood” look.
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Grid Square Journeys no. 6 – NS 6690 (Gourley’s Burn)
My first hill day in a while! The sun would be shining, some of the time at least. The forecast told me so. The wind would be light and the chosen spot for a grid square journey was one I’d had my eye on for a while. A wander around the grid square which included…
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Gilmour’s Linn
A wander up to Gilmour’s Linn with Neil and Gav. Second time I’ve been but first time for the other duo. An amazing spot for a dip, although both times I’ve been it’s been windy and raining, this time catching the tail end of Storm Isha. The back of the cave behind the falls was…
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More New Year Bothy Therapy
The last time I made a plan of adventures for the year ahead was 2020. And you’ll remember how that year turned out. New adventure ideas present themselves all the time and I find it easier now to make one or maybe two plans at a time for the months directly in front of me.…
