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On the backs of dinosaurs

26 April 2015
On the backs of dinosaurs

On the backs of dinosaurs

26 April 2015

A DINOSAUR attracted us to this peak, the final Munro on a long ridge leading from the edge of Knoydart to here above the head of Loch Quoich. This huge…


Family fun in the spring sun

05 April 2015
Family fun in the spring sun

Family fun in the spring sun

05 April 2015

Trailers, tag-alongs, trikes and balance bikes – a brief hint of spring sunshine was enough to bring out the families for a fantastic gentle ride…


Making the connection

08 March 2015
Making the connection

Making the connection

08 March 2015

Connecting rural communities can be a tricky business, but one organisation has been doing what it can to encourage active and sustainable travel.


There’s nothing tougher than the Puffer!

25 January 2015
There’s nothing tougher than the Puffer!

There’s nothing tougher than the Puffer!

25 January 2015

NOTHING can prepare you for what goes on at the Strathpuffer. The 24-hour endurance mountain bike event marked its 10th year at the weekend, and this…


A place where everyone can ride

04 January 2015
A place where everyone can ride

A place where everyone can ride

04 January 2015

There must be something in the water down at Cantray. For a start, it was once used to power a massive watermill that is now home to the offices of a…


Year of discovery across the north

24 December 2014
Year of discovery across the north

Year of discovery across the north

24 December 2014

Post by Active Outdoors.


A truckload of cash for Highland charities

14 December 2014
A truckload of cash for Highland charities

A truckload of cash for Highland charities

14 December 2014

THE Highland Cross has been running for nearly a third of a century and it is still producing firsts, writes John Davidson.


My blue heaven

14 December 2014
My blue heaven

My blue heaven

14 December 2014

BEFORE I’d even started this route I knew luck was going to be on my side. With the freezing fog still thick in the city, I decided to head…


A real sense of wild Ness

07 December 2014
A real sense of wild Ness

A real sense of wild Ness

07 December 2014

The huge mass of cloud that sits stubbornly below me is covering something special. Up here in the open sun, surrounding by blue sky and mountains and…


Night rider

30 November 2014
Night rider

Night rider

30 November 2014

Leaving the streets behind, John Davidson heads off road and into the woods for a night-time mountain bike ride


A roaring silence on Munro number four

09 November 2014
A roaring silence on Munro number four

A roaring silence on Munro number four

09 November 2014

It’s amazing how comfortable a pile of rocks at 3,000ft above sea level can be when you’re in need of some sleep. With my two little daughters…


Ditch the car and get on your e-bike!

26 October 2014
Ditch the car and get on your e-bike!

Ditch the car and get on your e-bike!

26 October 2014

ATTITUDES to electric bikes are changing, with more and more of these battery-assisted vehicles being seen on Highland roads, cycle tracks and trails.…


Hooked on beauty of traditional fishing villages

19 October 2014
Hooked on beauty of traditional fishing villages

Hooked on beauty of traditional fishing villages

19 October 2014

Everywhere you look in Cullen there is something fighting for your attention, from the impressive viaducts that once carried the railway through the village…


Cullen to Portknockie walk

16 October 2014
Cullen to Portknockie walk

Cullen to Portknockie walk

16 October 2014


Stairway to Haven

28 September 2014
Stairway to Haven

Stairway to Haven

28 September 2014

Combining two short walks that sit almost side by side, this little outing has a real sense of adventure about it. It takes you to a 5,000-year-old burial…


Get to work the fun way

31 August 2014
Get to work the fun way

Get to work the fun way

31 August 2014

Life’s better by bike. I have a sticker with those words on the frame of one of my bikes that I use to commute through the winter. It’s a…


Topping out on the edge of Affric

24 August 2014
Topping out on the edge of Affric

Topping out on the edge of Affric

24 August 2014

FIFTY more yards and we would have made the summit. That was more than six years ago now, and I laughed as I realised just how close we had been.


Steep learning curve on familiar climb

17 August 2014
Steep learning curve on familiar climb

Steep learning curve on familiar climb

17 August 2014

It had been a few years since I’d pedalled up the old one-in-seven hill to Culnakirk but I remembered it wasn’t easy. Forty-five miles into…


On a high in the Great Glen

03 August 2014
On a high in the Great Glen

On a high in the Great Glen

03 August 2014

THE peace is unbroken as I bask in the evening sunlight, enjoying views that some people would travel the globe to get. Loch Ness is strung out below,…


A shovel-ready project with a difference

20 July 2014
A shovel-ready project with a difference

A shovel-ready project with a difference

20 July 2014

A huge amount of work goes into maintaining and repairing mountain paths in some of the Highlands’ most popular walking areas, as John Davidson…


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