Tales of walking, running and mood dependent, maybe other random stuff!
Having been somewhat busy over the last week while, Bruce and I finally had a day off together where the hill forecast was decent! Delighted, we hatched a plan for the day from the various options he’d curated, opting for either Conachcraig or Meikle Pap. We’d ruled out Lochnagar as I’ve been feeling somewhat under … Continue reading Meikle Pap
With another beautiful day there was no option other than head for the hills. I set off with the intention of picking up a sandwich on route, only to discover that the delivery had not yet arrived at the local shop. This caused a short delay as I instead bought buns, cheese and ham, popping … Continue reading Derry Cairngorm: My 1st Solo Munro
Summer is definitely here with sunshine again! A bit breezier than last week when we were in the west, but that’s welcome when the sun is beating down. Yesterday saw me ‘running’ the Clais Fhearnaig circuit, a wee gem from Walkhighlands. The intention was to run but heat, some of the terrain and the stunning … Continue reading Clais Fhearnaig Circuit: Beautiful Day in Braemar
Having finished our long walk last week I followed up with Aberdeen parkrun on Saturday. Ignoring my watch and running by feel I didn’t feel too bad, although the finishing time was slower than I’d usually expect for the perceived effort. That aside, it had been the best part of three weeks since I’d last … Continue reading Around Craig Leek: Recovery Run
Our thinking for the day had been to take in a hill on route to Inveroran. However, getting up, Bruce’s foot was niggling. Breakfast at Heather’s Having stayed in Tyndrum last night, we were at our favourite B & B, Tigh na Fraoch. This was a lovely start to the day as we had a … Continue reading West Highland Way Day 5: Tyndrum to Inveroran
Day 6 of the holiday, we had leisurely day on 4, and to a lesser extent, 5. Bruce’s knee forced us to relax on Tuesday and the rain made this easy, staying indoors, browsing shops and drinking coffee / eating cake. Yesterday we tested things out a bit, walking from Aviemore to Boat of Garten … Continue reading A Day of Two Walks: Meall a’ Bhuachaille and Coire an t-Sneachda
Day 3 of our Aviemore holiday and the one good weather day thus far, we’d been avidly checking the forecast both last night and this morning to ensure it hadn’t changed. Things looked relatively good, all the more so in light of a weekend of gales on the mountains, with blustery winds of ‘only’ around … Continue reading Ben Macdui and Cairngorm (and a trip to the community hospital)
With the winds gone and the Sunday golf finished for the season, I was willing to forgo my usual social Sunday run in favour of a hill day. That said, neither of us were filled with enthusiasm as we drove out the road, in two minds as to whether we stop in Tarland for Pressendye … Continue reading Sgòr Mòr, showcasing the Cairngorms
Up bright and early, I’d planned to go running as usual on Sunday, Bruce golfing. He was also up awaiting confirmation of the green conditions. The phone pinged alerting him to the course being on winter greens. For him, that was all it needed to sway the balance - he was headed for the hills. … Continue reading Stunning Reflections at Loch Lee: Not a breath of wind
Having had our charity fundraising day out with Hillgoers / Braemar Mountain Rescue cancelled last week due to Storm Gerrit we’ve been desperate to get out for a hill fix! Watching the forecast it appeared that New Year’s Day was scheduled for a break in what’s been a pretty miserable period so we happily stayed … Continue reading Happy New Year: Lochnagar
Clare, happiest outdoors! 