hills Archive

  • How windy can it get?

    How windy can it get?

    Sandra & Alfredo decided that the wee pimple that is Arthur’s Seat would be fine to walk up one evening. Thing is they didn’t reckon on the wee breeze from Scandinavia which was cold and very, very strong. Sandra had all three ‘vestitos’ on, plus a fleece and wind jacket and still couldn’t believe this was [...]

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  • Should Munro Baggers have these?

    Should Munro Baggers have these?

    This is a typical waymark post in the Italian Alps, also seen in Slovenia, Austria and possibly all European mountain areas. You’ll find them at crossroad paths, trail start/end points; in fact, everywhere. If you get lost in these countries, you are either blind or the weather is really bad (happened to me, but [...]

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  • Natural tones

    Natural tones

    No trickery here, just natural light on three landscape formations. Strangely, the trees in the foreground compliment the two notches in the hill tops. The image was taken on a walk passed a hamlet called Lealt, on the NE part of Skye, just a few miles from Staffin Bay. This was our third attempt at [...]

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