Earlier in August, my hiking buddy Joan and I opted for higher elevations, and hopefully cooler weather in the Roan Mountain area. Our trek began near the Overmountain Victory trail at Yellow Mountain Gap, and joining the Appalachian trail towards Grassy Ridge. We covered 12 miles, and experienced a drop Read more…
Our journey in Scotland was one joyful experience after another, ranging from the exploration of caisteals (castles), views of the sròn (promontory of a hill or mountain), and the creagans (or knolls) that mark the landscape, counting the miles on the West Highland Way https://hikescape.org/whw-tyndrum-kingshouse-kinlochleven-fort-william/ and learning from Scots along Read more…
After our West Highland Walk, we boarded a bus in Fort William to explore Inverness and the castles and scotch found in the Speyside area of the eastern Highlands. https://hikescape.org/scotland-culloden-and-cawdor-castle/ We stayed in the lovely village of Grantown-on-Spey, at the Dunallan House http://dunallan house.com. This welcoming inn was our home Read more…