Tag: travel
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Scottish weather at the finish line
The skies over the Highlands opened for our ninth day of walking from Glasgow. The rain also kept crowds at home as we walked into the end of the West Highland Way in Fort William largely unnoticed. Days of rain: Just one! Miles: about 108 We are due to start the Great Glen Way to…
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The magical West Highlands tour takes us away
Camaraderie has progressed as we get deeper into the Highlands on the West Highland Way. There is a sense of impending accomplishment as those of us in Kinlochleven tonight anticipate our 16-mile walk to Fort William and the end of the trail. We are bunking in a hostel tonight after staying in extraordinary 300-year-old…
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A desolate, but stunning landscape
It's difficult to capture the expansive beauty of the highlands. The views go on as far as the eye can see without a spec of civilization in sight. Because there are no services out this way, our hotel packed a lunch for us and we ate trail side. We made good time today, arriving…
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Robert Burns on the Highlands
My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here, My heart's in the Highlands, a-chasing the deer; Chasing the wild-deer, and following the roe, My heart's in the Highlands, wherever I go. –Robert Burns, 1759-1796
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One more thing…
…about yesterday. Hiking the last half of the banks of Loch Lomond was, without a doubt, the most physically exhausting thing I have done in decades! Decades! I don't think Reg made that clear enough to you all. We sat down for lunch, done in, and still had six miles to go! However, my wonderful…
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A treacherous trek along Loch Lomond
The banks of bonny Loch Lomond on the West Highland Way welcomed us Tuesday morning in Inversnaid, but when we rolled into our youth hostel in Crianlarich nine hours and 13 miles later, we felt like we had passed an enormous test. Over bulging roots, rocks, mud, steep stairs and bridges, we trudged. For the…
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At the end of the day, memories are made
After a long day walking along Loch Lomond, we arrived in Inversnaid, a tiny village on the banks of the lake. I looked up our booking and saw that the Inversnaid Bunkhouse was our destination. “Call for pickup,” said my notes. Minutes later, Nick arrived and drove us up the mountain to a remote building,…
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The Bonny, Bonny Banks…
Despite the drizzle today, our 14 mile walk along the banks of Loch Lomand was beautiful. I can only imagine how spectacular it is in the sunshine! We climbed up and down along an ever-narrowing trail that at times seemed never ending. We were rewarded with fields and hillsides of wild bluebells, several interesting bridges…
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Heading for the magic of Scotland’s highlands
The 97-mile West Highland Way is the most popular of Britain’s 19 national walks. It begins in Milngavie and ends in Fort William, which sits in the shadow of the United Kingdom’s tallest mountain, Ben Nevis.
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