It looked such an innocuous little bump. My God, it was only 427m high! We used to swallow up those wee molehills on our way to much bigger things. It created mayhem did Dumgoyne…the little sod. . . . It was all the fault of Cap’n Jack of course. He opted to tackle it head […]
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Blackpadder goes Forth
March 9, 2011 
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How difficult can it be… From the house, MrP’s 2 seater BMW knocked 8 minutes out of “The Tank” on the Cannonball Run from Larbert to Dalwhinnie. Somewhat uncharitably I put that down to the fact that I had The Fatdog in the back which, let’s face it, would severely limit anybody’s chances of staying […]
Read moreThe Fara & Meall nan Eagan Gallery
March 4, 2011 0 Comments
As the “Tail” of last Saturday’s wee hike with MrP is still a few days away, here’s a taster of the scenery from just north of Drumochter.
Read more…in a galaxy far, Fara, way.
March 4, 2011 0 Comments
MrP and I managed our first joint expedition of the year on Saturday. We picked a nice easy wee hill (The Fara)…and then for good measure another nice wee hill just behind (Meall nan Eagan). Today I ache. The WEATHER GODS were obviously a trifle put out by the antics of The Weather Thieves some […]
Read moreLet the “imperceptibly loaded dice” of the Weather Thieves roll…
March 1, 2011 2 Comments
The Weather Thieves have no allegiance to days of the week or particular mountain ranges. Opportunists, they are watchers of charts, plotters of many possibilities, schemers and out and out…chancers! But a few hours window is all that is needed to sneak a fair weather hill from under the noses of the capricious weather gods. […]
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