Tamanawis » Hill walking

A short trot over the hills

mike — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:32:21 +0000

A beautiful evening on Sunday, soft pink light and very still.

First dusting…

mike — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:40:02 +0000

…of the year. Wind chill must have been -10C on top of Caerketton Hill.

Creaky knees

mike — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:06:52 +0000

It’s been a while since I was out trotting along in the hills, so I took myself up the local hills (Caerketton and Allermuir) for a couple of hours this afternoon. Taking it easy and managed to do all right, despite the creaky knees. Some beautiful light provided a nice treat to finish the weekend.

Foolhardy

mike — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:49:33 +0000

Not sure exactly why, but I’ve just registered for my first hill race. It’s the (reasonably famous) Carnethy 5 here in the Pentland hills. Perhaps it’s a last desperate attempt to feel like I’ve achieved something in my 20s, or perhaps it’s just to see how far away from ‘fit’ I really am. Whatever the case, come February 12th, it’s going to be carnage….

When the rivers freeze over…

mike — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:56:34 +0000

…it’s time for forks and tooth picks.

Pentlands by twilight

mike — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:42:22 +0000

A beautiful evening yesterday, after a day with 12 hours of sunshine, the first for quite some weeks. So good in fact that I tottered up along the Pentland ridge for some minutes and ported the wee camera too.

Assynt and the North West Highlands

mike — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:49:00 +0000

Another one for those with access to BBC iPlayer, and a really nice one this time. Cameron McNeish visits the far North West of Scotland, climbing hills and fishing lochs with none other than the great Bruce Sandison.

Click here to view the program, or download it.

Up North

mike — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:02:49 +0000

Was out fishing at the weekend. Didn’t catch anything. A bit rubbish really.

So rather than post photos of a high and dirty river, stoneflies and grass (the summation of Saturday), here are a couple from the weekend before, from way Up North. And I thought the southern part of Scotland was pretty…

Back online

mike — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:46:09 +0000

Been offline for quite a few weeks.. But we still seem to be gripped by cold weather, with snow on the hills and icy breaths. The best solution?

Pie.

Ben Vorlich bin better

mike — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:42:05 +0000