A Week's Holiday in Glen Nevis - from 3rd September 2016
My first ever visit to Scotland. I now understand why people mention midges so much - evil little buggas - they loved me!Sadly, it rained more than it didn't. In England it would have been classed as a severe weather warning! There were some spectacular waterfalls coming down off the hills though.
On one of the days I met up with Bill (who lives in Glencoe - lucky bugga) and we did the Pap of Glencoe... in the pouring rain.
All in all, a great week. I'd like to visit again one day and have decent enough weather to do Ben Nevis!
Here's a few pictures from my holiday.
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| Bye bye England |
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| And so the midge bites begin! |
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| I forget the name of this hill but it's not Ben Nevis and that white cap isn't snow! |
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| A really lovely, short walk The week after I came home there was a massive landslide here! |
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| Steall Gorge trail |
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| Steall Gorge trail |
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| Steall Falls |
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| This is what classes as a bridge round here (a single wire anchored to the rock on the opposite side!) |
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| Part of the West Highland Way on the hill behind Glen Nevis campsite |
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| Signpost OCD |
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| A rare bit of late afternoon sun on the opposite hill |
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| River Nevis |
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| More signpost OCD |
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| Memorial on Banavie Hill |
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| Mini Kelpies |
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| Boats on the Caledonian Canal |
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| Hehehe! |
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| Ben Nevis under cloud |
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| A steam train in Banavie |
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| Real ones and metal ones |
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| Looking over Loch Shiel from the Glenfinnan viaduct trail |
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| Looking towards Glenfinnan |
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| Glenfinnan viaduct (of Harry Potter fame) |
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| Ben Nevis almost without cloud |
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| Oh Gawd. What have I let myself in for? |
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| Banana-cam view of mountains and bad weather |
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| Nice views over Loch Leven |
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| Enjoying those views |
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| A deer on the saddle between the Pap and the start of the Aonach Eagach ridge |
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| Final clamber up the rocky top |
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| Looking towards Kinlochleven |
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| Bill and me having a rest stop |
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| Atmospheric Loch Linnhe |
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| Lovely day (now I'm leaving) |
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| Meeting of Three Waters Waterfall in the Pass of Glencoe |
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| Rannoch Moor |
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| A last look back along the A82 and the Pass of Glencoe |
Thanks for looking 😊