OS Map of Creag an t-Saighdeir (Torr a' Mhuilt)

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27-Aug-24 • neil.bulman • flickr

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27-Aug-24 • neil.bulman • flickr

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Pebbles in a Pond

24-Jun-24 • younus.karim35 • flickr

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Red Deer Close Up 901 9839

What a treat to see Red Deer in such wonderful Scottish habitat. Thank you to all who fave and/or comment on my photos it is much appreciated.

25-Jan-23 • Mobile Lynn • flickr

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Telephoto image of Ben Nevis from Loch Lochy with sunrise beaming down the Great Glen, Lochaber, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

Poem. Like a dormant humpback whale risen from the oceans. It stands. Dominant. Proud. Over-arching. Bearing the battle scars of winter, the northern corries still carry snow, feet deep, on 01st. May. Here is a telephoto view of the Nevis Range from a ruffled bay on the northern shore of Loch Lochy, near Bunarkaig. Sunrise radiates south-west down the Great Glen, highlighting the northern slopes, Leanachan Forest, and even two “Gondola” towers on the Aonach Mor ski-lift. Aloof and pre-eminent Nevis rules the peaks, now, and for a long time to come.

01-May-11 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr

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Ben Nevis. Monarch of the Glen from Bunarkaig Bay on Loch Lochy in early summer, Lochaber, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

Poem. Monarch of the Great Glen. Its defined granite slopes stand resolute, surveying this massive mainland fissure and land for a hundred miles. Peering down from above the ski slopes of the Nevis Range and the town of Fort William. Here it stands, majestic, from the north shore of Loch Lochy, framed by a pine-fringed bay on the road to Loch Arkaig. Trampled by thousands from Achintee Farm in Glen Nevis, only a bold few master its north-east face or relentless southern slopes. Eminently climbable in summer, but in winter the conditions and physical dangers stir malevolent spirits that can bring tragedy to the uninitiated. As with many mother peaks, lose respect and its payback may be severe. Forever noble and proud this summit rises head and shoulders above Lochaber’s sister peaks, literally and metaphorically.

01-May-11 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr

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A view of Ben Nevis from a bay near to Bunarkaig on Loch Lochy, Lochaber, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

Poem. Monarch of the Great Glen. Its defined granite slopes stand resolute, surveying this massive mainland fissure and land for a hundred miles. Peering down from above the ski slopes of the Nevis Range and the town of Fort William. Here it stands, majestic, from the north shore of Loch Lochy, framed by a pine-fringed bay on the road to Loch Arkaig. Trampled by thousands from Achintee Farm in Glen Nevis, only a bold few master its north-east face or relentless southern slopes. Eminently climbable in summer, but in winter the conditions and physical dangers stir malevolent spirits that can bring tragedy to the uninitiated. As with many mother peaks, lose respect and its payback may be severe. Forever noble and proud this summit rises head and shoulders above Lochaber’s sister peaks, literally and metaphorically.

01-May-11 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr

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Eas Chia-aig waterfalls near Achnacarry and Loch Arkaig, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

Commentary. Between Lochs Lochy and Arkaig runs a dark, deep, damp valley called Mìle Dorcha. So steep, narrow and tree-covered is this valley, the sun rarely penetrates the canopy and forest floor. Hence, it is permanently damp, wet, dripping. It means, “dark mile” but in the gloom there grows thick beds of moss. Every tree has grey lichen hanging from every branch. It grows even on the few sign-posts. It is a scene from Tolkien’s “Middle Earth.” Spooky and very atmospheric. It truly is a “temperate rain forest.” At the western end of this dripping tunnel of foliage the valley opens up to the wide, beautiful vistas of remote, Loch Arkaig. Just before the loch the River Arkaig plunges southwards down these waterfalls from the mountains to the north. It flows past Achnacarry and Bunarkaig and in to Loch Lochy. Lichen can be seen hanging from the Dwarf Oaks in this mellow, Spring scene from an area that is splendid and relatively undiscovered.

22-Apr-11 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr

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Eas Chia-aig waterfalls near Achnacarry and Loch Arkaig, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

Commentary. Between Lochs Lochy and Arkaig runs a dark, deep, damp valley called Mìle Dorcha. So steep, narrow and tree-covered is this valley, the sun rarely penetrates the canopy and forest floor. Hence, it is permanently damp, wet, dripping. It means, “dark mile” but in the gloom there grows thick beds of moss. Every tree has grey lichen hanging from every branch. It grows even on the few sign-posts. It is a scene from Tolkien’s “Middle Earth.” Spooky and very atmospheric. It truly is a “temperate rain forest.” At the western end of this dripping tunnel of foliage the valley opens up to the wide, beautiful vistas of remote, Loch Arkaig. Just before the loch the River Arkaig plunges southwards down these waterfalls from the mountains to the north. It flows past Achnacarry and Bunarkaig and in to Loch Lochy. Lichen can be seen hanging from the Dwarf Oaks in this mellow, Spring scene from an area that is splendid and relatively undiscovered.

22-Apr-11 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr

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Lochside

05-Jan-00 • younus.karim35 • flickr

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