Some thoughts and reports from outings...
Blogs from some outdoor adventures.....
Autumn is now here. This is good news for me. As much as I long for long summer days, the long days mean that if you want to watch the sun rise or fall from a summit, it either means a super early start , late finish or better still a wild camp.... However as the days shorten it provides the opportunity for after work hikes with grand sunsets and getting home at a reasonable hour! After our Swiss adventures, I was keen to get back into the Scottish hills again. A Tuesday had enjoyed blue skies so I left the house after getting in for work and headed north. Initially I had planned on Birnam Hill but I decided on slightly higher option. Vrackie gets a good 5 or 6 ascents a year (mostly in the winter) but I headed up here hoping to reach the summit for sunset. The start of a bug was biting but I toiled on and reached the summit with about 15 minutes to spare until sunset. A few other hikers lingered but soon left me to my own devices and I relaxed and watched the sun set behind the following days weather which was starting t show itself on the western horizon! Film here - https://www.facebook.com/steaming.boots.71/videos/738439266344741/ Beinn a Ghlo was glowing as the last rays caught its corries and slopes and soon the temperature was dropping. Getting my head torch ready, I descended quickly. However by the time I had reached the forest it was pitch dark! There is something primeval about walking through the darkness, it always seems to re connect me to the earth! Another fine outing...
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