Some thoughts and reports from outings...
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Rothiemurchus to Loch Eanaich… I was looking forward to my long weekend away with the family. It had been a busy month and with the stress of the last holiday (a rather stressful trip to Las Vegas) some family time in Rothiemurchus was strongly needed! Arriving on the Friday, myself and my daughter went out almost immediately after unpacking. Our objective was a visit to Loch Morlich to try and get some snaps. We ended up doing the circular walk and managed to get right round the Loch before sun down, the colours were cracking and Autumn had very much arrived in The Cairngorm National Park! Back at the hotel and we had booked a late dinner and finished eating about 9 o’clock. Feeling the need for some fresh air me and the wee lass headed out on our second walk of the evening! Head torches at the ready and we set off into the Rothiemurchus Forest . It was a bit spooky with the old twisty pines lightening up as our torches moved around the forest and with it being Friday the 13th we heard every small noise and decided that we were being stalked by the Grey man!! In hindsight I maybe shouldn’t have chosen this moment to tell my daughter the story of the Big Grey Man of Ben Macdui !! lol.. Anyway, we were lucky as the clouds had cleared and the sky was filled with stars. No moon that we could see and we spent a good hour snapping away at the starry sky. My daughter was gob smacked as this was the first time she had really had the chance to star gaze out with the town and hence an area without light pollution. Needless to say I think she may accompanying me again at some point! As we were here I thought I would take a chance and see if we could catch the Aurora. We trekked for a further 30 mins through the woods until we reached a small road that led up a small hill above the forest. Although a little cloudy, we got lucky and caught the aurora – what a great night. Near 11 pm I only took a couple of snaps as it was windy and we were both tired! The forecast wasn’t great for our 4 days so I took advantage of the good spell and rose early on the Saturday with the aim of heading to Loch Eanaich on the bike taking in the Rothiemurchus Forest en route! The weather played ball and I enjoyed a grand sun rise through a break in the forest. However the higher I got I noticed the gales whistling through the trees. It was mild but the wind was ferocious from the south. Heading straight into it, by the time I reached Glen Eanaich, there was no shelter from the trees and I was pushed over a couple of times!! Eventually I reached the Loch where white horses were in abundance. A wild rugged (and exposed spot) I watched the clouds scud by and eventually decided I needed to head back. After the struggle of the head wind on the way up, the return journey was superb – downhill with a gale force southerly at my back ! It was quick and the scenery was amazing. A few more snaps and I was back home by 11am. Landmark was next!! Lol A cracking cycle and I can thoroughly recommend cycling through the Rothiemurchus Forest in Autumn- the views are fine and the choices for landscape photography are plentiful!! A superb place to visit…
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