After a few lighter going hills and gentle forest walks, it was decided time to try out a proper hill - or dare I say it, mountain!! 2760 feet, nearly a Munro, so I was a bit proud of myself for the climb and the first to such a height for me... (thought it should be noted, this was an "easy" climb for anyone who does it regularly). Anyways, a quick waterfall picture on the starting path as we set off at around 830am... Weather wasn't great as we set off and the peak was in low cloud and only revealed itself a few times... Very quickly we were into the low cloud... Looking back, we could see down the valley with Pitlochry in the foreground and the River Tay winding through... Mist sitting on the river at this time of day: A little mountain stream... As we approached the hill (or can I call this one a mountain? ), it was masked in cloud... Small loch (lake for the English folks ) at the foot of the climb... Then, a stroke of luck as we started the climb - the weather broke Diane, patient as always with all my pictures :lol: The clearing clouds made for some nice sky pictures, popped on a circular polariser at this stage which got me a little better contrast in the pics: The sun came out for some arty shots into the sunlight (seems to be a winner for pics for me...) And now with the sun out, better pics of the surroundings: To the top... Cairn in site! And at the top! Proud little soul I am today, as above, first time I've made it to this height which although doesn't sound much, I'm not the fittest in the world at the moment though I am working on it!! Arty cairn shot: More from the top: Just to prove I made it... (note - the new jacket! Yes, its bright red, but its also a proper Gore-Tex jacket picked up from a charity shop for £6.50, not bad at all!) Yet more from the top... Future challenge? Spurred on, decided to climb the other little peak as well... Diane surveying... Views from second peak: The lovely Diane Unfortunately, blown about by the wind while this pic was taken makes me look a bit, well... camp (Diane's words! :lol Heading back down... Good timing, as the weather started closing in again... Back to the loch The conquered mountain Little mountain stream again... Path home... Sun shot: And finally, popped on a warm up filter for some Autumnal pics And finally, nice pic before going back to the car I'll sleep well tonight for sure, and now I am happy with approaching 3000 feet, a Munro is hopefully within reach either before the end of the autumn or in the early spring.
WOW great pictures Dave....Very pretty country side....I look at all your country photos and amazed each time...you do good work composing them ...keep up the good work.... love them AL
Great pics Dave. The landscape there is so awesome. Alot better than Mississippi. Way better. Ever seen the movie - The man who went up a hill, and came down a mountain. Pretty good flick.
It must have been a great time with just you and your girl. Lots of piece and quite. Did you see any wild life? Thanks alot...
Saw some deer and red squirells. Bit late in the season for birds of prey, and the farmer's had taken the sheep in off the hills by this time too.
Great picture there Dave, picture look great. Boy you guys sure have some nice mountains. I like the views from the top. Question, must have been windy during the climb but was it cold? Just curious, how cold do you guys get? Is it in the minus range? Also how did you enjoy the new jacket? Gore-Tex is a wicked product :wicked: Lovely pictures, always enjoy seeing them eace:
Great pics Dave. Cute little missus you've got. Looks pretty chili out from the pics, though. Brrrrrr!
Its getting colder at out summits these days with winter arriving, and the higher peaks are getting their first snow now - this hill and the surroundings will become snow capped quite soon but it was above freezing the whole time At the height of winter, the coldest snaps are in the valleys and it can get subzero (in Farenheit), but down in the cities, it rarely dips below -10degC. The jacket is great, warm and windproof - just what I needed on that day! Thank you! I am really rather fond of her
