Today was intended to be the day of the second ever Instagram inspired Scotskimeet #scotskimeet2016. We’d been planning for a group of Instagrammers to descend on Glencoe Mountain Resort on its 60th birthday celebration. However Mother Nature saw fit to put paid to our plans with 60-70 mph winds. After sitting in the carpark in […]
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Day 8 of Scottish Season 15/16. I tried to make an early start after being out the evening before, then putting together a small graphic for next weeks Instameet #scotskimeet2016. Waking at 5:30, I think it was closer to 8:00 by the time I was on the move. There was some snow falling at Chrianlarich which […]
Glencoe
Day 7 of Scottish Season 15/16. On the Last day of my break from work I had to head north again to Glencoe. Weather was fair with snow showers blowing through. There was some fresh with the wind distributing snow around the mountain. I told myself I was going to do the East Ridge today […]
Glencoe
Day 6 of Scottish Season 15/16. Last night I’d seen the pictures coming from a sunny Monday at Glencoe. So after breakfast and goodbyes to friends in Aviemore, I hit the foggy roads an cut across the country for Glencoe. The road from Newtonmore to Fort William is absolutely stunning. White capped hills glistened against […]
Glencoe
Day 4 of Scottish Season 15/16. The annual trip to Aviemore was the plan for this weekend and I decided since the conditions looked borderline I’d take the long route via Glencoe rather than the A9. Snow had been lost since last weekend and conditions were warmer. I took my time and arrived at Glencoe […]
Glencoe
Day 3 of Scottish Season 15/16. January was seen off with a trip on Saturday through blizzards on Rannoch Moor and an evening of dinner and drinks at the Clachaig Inn. On arrival we took a short crepuscular stroll around to signal rock then went to the bar for drinks and a hearty meal. The […]
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Day 2 of Scottish Season 15/16. Sunday morning lay deep and crisp and even. Unfortunately that was in Glasgow. The roads were actually better though than the previous evening and I did manage to make a slightly earlier start to the day. Sunday promised to be slightly better, and indeed, visibility on the upper part […]