Walking my dog Skye

Saturday 31st January

When I walked Beinn Airigh Charr back in June 24 I thought I should explore the rest of the track past the turn off for the hill. So finally I have. TBH it's not the easiest place to take photos as the view is largely into the sun. But we had a good long walk.

On the track to Kernsary just hidden round the far corner
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Keeping an eye on the beasties - stags
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First view of Loch Maree, Eilean Ruairidh Mòr, and the Loch na h-Oidhche mountains in the cloud
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Looking to Tollie Bay from the sheepfold on the way to Beinn Airigh Charr
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The shooting lodge at Ardlair amongst it's grassland and trees, which you can rent 'price on application' lol!
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Baosbheinn in the far distance from beside the jetty - boat also provided with the house
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Since there was no-one in residence we had a bit of an explore. In the woods were goats with a vocal wee kid and some deer but we didn't go any further as the path peters out not much further anyway.
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The old stables
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A look back over the deer fence to Loch Maree and the mountains
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Beinn Airigh Charr across the bog
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Back at Kernsary we stopped at the bridge for a paddle in the river, then I asked Skye which way. She wanted to cross the bridge and back on the north bank of Loch Kernsary.
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And finally the view to Kernsary with Beinn Airgh Charr above
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3rd February

Today is 6 years since we adopted her. So while computers did stuff, we went to the beach. It was really cold and wild.

She wanted me to play 'stick' with that big seaweed stalk....
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I said "no", so she looks away and sticks her tongue out!
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The stalk is quickly forgotten, on to the next
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Obviously I love every shot of Skye, Beth; but that last shot is a cracker! It's very liminal: the mountain looming out of the cloud like that kind of makes the back of my neck tingle.
 
Wednesday 18th February

We abandoned other plans thanks to the wind, so we had an explore at Gruinard Bay. Headed along the Inverianvie River to Eas Dubh a' Ghlinne Ghairbh - a waterfall.

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The path consisted of obnoxiously sized rocks interspersed with ice
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Eas Dubh a' Ghlinne Ghairbh - something like 'the black waterfall of the stony valley'. Tthe slope below me was covered in ice so I didn't fancy trying to get lower to the water. Could be a good place in the spring.
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Sunday 22nd February

A walk at Contin, where we found a big digger destroying everything around it for a compound on the Western Isles HVDC cable route. - it's going in under the forest track and then across to Fanellan, near Beauly. Lots of signs warning of 'forest operations' and delays. So this might be one of the last visits here for a few years.


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Jannyfox said:
Another one on my list if I could do it on my own
Anyone want a bloke for a day or two? Late 50s, Scottish, very nice really but isn't keen on surfaced tracks or rain. I'm not keen on the tracks either but there are a lot of them........
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You could bike the boring track bit. Some keen folk bike all the way to Lochan Fada but it's really rough in places and I'd want a really good ebike to get that far!
 
BethAtTheHug said:
You could bike the boring track bit. Some keen folk bike all the way to Lochan Fada but it's really rough in places and I'd want a really good ebike to get that far!
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Well he could bike it if we could get his mtb there. No towbar to fit the bike rack to atm. But me on a bicycle..... err, no. Motorbikes yes, bicycles no. I used to fall off mine a lot and I'm too old for that now :LOL:
 
Saturday 14th March

I was in need of another good long walk but the weather forecasts were rain, or wind and rain. We ended up at Contin for twice round the View Rock Trail and then since it looked like it was brightening up a bit to the west pottered up to Loch Glascarnoch again. After waiting for a band of rain to pass through we dived out the van for a march across the dam and beyond.

A few MTB'ers around being a Saturday.
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Something a bit different
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A bit same-y but taken with the old, tiny Leica Tele-Elmarit 90/2.8 and cropped heavily. I liked the light.
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"I know you have an empire biscuit in your rucksack, I want it..."
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Looking to Beinn Enaiglair and the head of the loch
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Friday 20th March

A birthday outing to the west. Stopped at Glas Leitre for a wee walk, and swims for Skye in Loch Maree. Paul bought me a very nice, and compact, Voigtländer Classic 40mm F1.4.

Slioch, because you can't have too many photos of Slioch.
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Posing on the cairn
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Swims with a view
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Monday 23rd March

Across Glascarnoch dam and along to the Vaich Power Station - a small part of the Conon Hydro Scheme.

With impeccable timing between the heavy showers we had a dry walk.
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Friday 27th March

Hiding from the wind and rain in Contin woods, again. The weather is getting a touch tedious.

This 'shroom has been rattling about the woods for a while
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Through the Scots Pines
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