After skirting around Ben Hiant yesterday I’m now into the heart of Ardnamurchan, one of the remotest peninsulas in Britain where I’m hunkered down in my tent. As the rain sheets down outside I steel myself for another wet day today to reach the westernmost […]
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Day 255: Sgeir an t-Seangain to Strontian – Greylag Geese
Date of walk: 16/12/18

Day 254: Camus Fearna to Sgeir an t-Seangain – Sleet & Sunart
Date of walk: 15/12/18

Day 253: Auliston to Camas Fearna – Echoes of Eviction
Date of walk: 14/12/18

Day 252: Loch Aline to Auliston – Wildcat in Morvern
As I make my way beside the Sound of Mull a car pulls up revealing a friendly bearded face “Don’t see many backpackers here, stop in at the next house over the hill and I’ll give you a cup of tea” A few minutes later […]

Day 251: Leacraithnaich Bothy to Loch Aline
There’s nobody in the bothy when I arrive and I light a candle to cook dinner as the wind rages outside. The wooden sleeping platform is harder, colder but drier than the tent. Leacraithnaich has a dramatic location overlooking a loch but the windows are […]

Day 250: Rubha a’ Chaiginn to Leacraithnaich Bothy – through Glensanda Quarry
I’m hoping I’ll be able to walk through the jetty at Glensanda Super Quarry which is the largest granite quarry in Europe or I’ll have a very long detour away from the coast. The site, surrounded by mountains is only accessible by sea so it’s […]

Day 249: Corran Ferry to Rubha a’ Chaiginn – Soaring Sea Eagles
I just found myself talking to a goat. The descent into madness begins. But to be fair I am walking into Ardgour which is from the Gaelic for ‘height of the goats’ so maybe it’s ok. This is the first time I’m carrying over 20KG […]

Day 248: Camusnagaul to Corran Ferry – Tones of Winter
Date of walk: 08/12/18

South Inverness-shire Print Collection
Sixteen selected prints based on two days walk along the southern coastline of the historic Scottish county of Inverness-shire which runs from Ballachulish to the head of Loch Eil plus an ascent of Ben Nevis via the Carn Mor Dearg Arete from Fort William. Signed, limited edition […]