Heading south from Glencoe I drove through this wonderfully desolate moor.  A remnant of the last major ice field in Britain, it covers about 50 sq. miles in the heart of Scotland. I must return in a warmer month.

I had the great luck of coming upon Ben Nevis.  Jutting up 4409 feet (1344 meters) from the floor of the Great Glen, Ben Nevis is the highest point in the British Isles. I wasn’t prepared to attempt to hike it so I opted for the less heroic ascent visa the tram.  I think the […]

That wasn’t my intent of course, it was February after all, but it turns out that long, skinny kayaks are not as stable as the wider ones I was used to.  Once we got past the point of land offering protection from the wind, I became a rescue exercise for the guide.  Some people from […]

The jagged look of Skye is a result of millennium of wind and water carving the basalt rock that makes up the island.  Mealt Waterfall drops a good 170 feet to the water below and behind it can be seen Kilt Rock with the carved basalt forming the pleats and dolerite the pattern. The 160 foot […]