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Bridge opens access to best view of falls

Bridge opens access to best view of falls

Bridge opens access to best view of falls

19 August 2012

The footbridge over the Rogie Falls was replaced earlier this year after the previous bridge was struck by a rock and deemed unsafe.


Ready to help when the chips are down

Ready to help when the chips are down

Ready to help when the chips are down

13 August 2012

IT was a long time ago but I remember the day vividly. I was climbing a route on Ben Nevis when I fell and broke my ankle. My companions helped me…


Ready to help when the chips are down

Ready to help when the chips are down

Ready to help when the chips are down

13 August 2012

IT was a long time ago but I remember the day vividly. I was climbing a route on Ben Nevis when I fell and broke my ankle. My companions helped me…


Cashing in on Money Hill

Cashing in on Money Hill

Cashing in on Money Hill

05 August 2012

THE Lairig Ghru’s high point at the Pools of Dee looked forbidding. With the cloud lowering over the 4000ft giants on either side and heavy showers…


Cashing in on Money Hill

Cashing in on Money Hill

Cashing in on Money Hill

05 August 2012

THE Lairig Ghru’s high point at the Pools of Dee looked forbidding. With the cloud lowering over the 4000ft giants on either side and heavy showers…


Staying out for the soggy summer. . .

Staying out for the soggy summer. . .

Staying out for the soggy summer. . .

29 July 2012

Perhaps it will start rainingthat’s not so good for youbut biking when it’s rainingcan be exciting, too.


Staying out for the soggy summer. . .

Staying out for the soggy summer. . .

Staying out for the soggy summer. . .

29 July 2012

Perhaps it will start rainingthat’s not so good for youbut biking when it’s rainingcan be exciting, too.


Along the glen to reach the Ben

Along the glen to reach the Ben

Along the glen to reach the Ben

15 July 2012

THIS magnificent coast-to-coast journey takes you the length of the Great Glen, starting in Inverness and ending in Fort William.


Joy of the Tilt

Joy of the Tilt

Joy of the Tilt

08 July 2012

I NEVER tire of visiting Glen Tilt – it has to be one of Scotland’s most beautiful glens, largely because the track through it, a former drove…


Joy of the Tilt

Joy of the Tilt

Joy of the Tilt

08 July 2012

I NEVER tire of visiting Glen Tilt – it has to be one of Scotland’s most beautiful glens, largely because the track through it, a former drove…


Heading for the hills through a lonely glen

Heading for the hills through a lonely glen

Heading for the hills through a lonely glen

01 July 2012

The Sika Trail, which starts at Rosehall west of Lairg, is currently closed due to the industrialisation of this stunning area, as well as forestry clearing.…


Heading for the hills through a lonely glen

Heading for the hills through a lonely glen

Heading for the hills through a lonely glen

01 July 2012

The Sika Trail, which starts at Rosehall west of Lairg, is currently closed due to the industrialisation of this stunning area, as well as forestry clearing.…


Peter's a Munro 'compleater'!

Peter's a Munro 'compleater'!

Peter's a Munro 'compleater'!

27 June 2012

I was delighted last week to get the certificate confirming that I’ve joined the august band of Munro “compleaters”, writes Peter Evans.


Peter's a Munro 'compleater'!

Peter's a Munro 'compleater'!

Peter's a Munro 'compleater'!

27 June 2012

I was delighted last week to get the certificate confirming that I’ve joined the august band of Munro “compleaters”, writes Peter Evans.


Resisting temptation to wander further into the Cairngorms

Resisting temptation to wander further into the Cairngorms

Resisting temptation to wander further into the Cairngorms

24 June 2012

Mountain views are promised on this excursion through the Rothiemurchus Estate near Aviemore and, while these failed to materialise on my trip, it still…


Resisting temptation to wander further into the Cairngorms

Resisting temptation to wander further into the Cairngorms

Resisting temptation to wander further into the Cairngorms

24 June 2012

Mountain views are promised on this excursion through the Rothiemurchus Estate near Aviemore and, while these failed to materialise on my trip, it still…


A chapter closes but lots more adventures to be done

A chapter closes but lots more adventures to be done

A chapter closes but lots more adventures to be done

17 June 2012

ONLY a hill, but all of life to me, up there between the sunset and the sea. The poet, as far as I know, is anonymous, but this line rings true for me…


A chapter closes but lots more adventures to be done

A chapter closes but lots more adventures to be done

A chapter closes but lots more adventures to be done

17 June 2012

ONLY a hill, but all of life to me, up there between the sunset and the sea. The poet, as far as I know, is anonymous, but this line rings true for me…


Summer smiles on trip of a lifetime

Summer smiles on trip of a lifetime

Summer smiles on trip of a lifetime

07 June 2012

An island-hopping adventure lay ahead as we made our way to the west coast for a weekend sea kayaking north of Ullapool. We were in luck. Seven days earlier…


Summer smiles on trip of a lifetime

Summer smiles on trip of a lifetime

Summer smiles on trip of a lifetime

07 June 2012

An island-hopping adventure lay ahead as we made our way to the west coast for a weekend sea kayaking north of Ullapool. We were in luck. Seven days earlier…


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