Afoot in the Hills

Meant to say on the previous post that the ticks appear to have survived the winter!

Just back from a trip to the Mamores and Loch Ailort area. Very variable snow cover as can be seen from these pics. I've put a few more ...

Beinn Ghobhlach  As an antidote to the recent return of snow, sleet and strong winds I began looking at some photographs of summer days spe...

There's not much to say really. We sploshed through water, mud and slush, over tussocky hillsides, old hard snow and descended steep slo...

I've just heard that Highland Council planning committee have voted by six to two in favour of the erection of 33 wind turbines on the D...

We have always been fans of Zamberlan boots but for the last few years have been unable to obtain them up here in Scotland, and they never s...

Tuesday 23 March I bought a pair of Inov8 Flyroc 345 GTX on Monday. It was a bit of a risk since I have a metatarso-phalangeal joint  inj...

As Chris Townsend  has reported (see also  Byeways  for further comment), the above proposal has thankfully been rejected by the Scottish E...

This is a fine little group of hills and it was time for a visit. Only a 15 minute drive from home, West and East Lomond and Bishop Hill ris...

Such has been the snowfall in the Highlands this winter that, for the very first time, controlled explosions have been carried out to check ...