#Hillwalking

[embracingthenoise]

Last Light | Scottish Borders | 2023

Shot on 2008 Canon Powershot A590

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#nature #landscape #lensblr #original photographers #photographers on tumblr #canon #scotland #photography #travel #vertical #wilderness #vintage #hillwalking #goldenhour #digicam #scottish border s #canonpowershot #canona590

[outdoors-pete]

Ullswater seen from Glenridding Dodd, & Glenridding Dodd, Glenridding & the Far Eastern Fells beyond seen from Sheffield Pike.

Some of the lesser trod fells that make up the Helvellyn range in the English Lake District.

#ullswater #lake district #lake district national park #hiking #hikingadventures #hillwalking #photography #landscape #landscape photography #adventure time #explore #exploremore #travel #wanderlust #mountains #mountainadventures

[mings]

Scenes from the trail - new episode

I haven't been here much recently because reasons. Yesterday was an opportunity for me & the Bean to stretch our legs and clear our heads.

I was recently appointed to the board of directors of the local Forest Trust, which is on the threshold of a huge, once in a generation opportunity. Over 1100 acres (450ha) of land neighbouring the forest is on the market, and the owners are willing to consider a community purchase. We're forming a joint venture with another local organisation and hope to raise the funds to buy it.

That's no small endeavour - we'll need to raise more than £1 million - and at any stage, an external buyer could step in and beat us to it.

Anyway, as it's for the community, what better way to put a plan together than to ask the community for their views, ideas, and aspirations? So we're holding drop-in sessions here and in the neighbouring village. I thought it might be useful to have some images of a wilderness that many folks may never have seen.

Although this used to be the drover's route from Fort William to Inverness, there's little evidence of it today. Apart from the prolific heather, much of the ground is peat bog, giving us a clue that this was once a very different wooded landscape. It's ripe for rewilding, and the presence of well-established willow and juniper suggests that either the deer are few enough to be manageable (unlikely) or they stay out of sight in the forested areas. We'll also have to be aware of the wild boar that are regular inhabitants of Glenurquhart because this land adjoins the Glen, and its inevitable that they'll continue their eastward migration.

Peatland restoration holds massive potential for carbon capture and the opportunities for healthy pursuits are endless. Meall na h-Eilrig at 465 metres (1526 feet) sits above Loch Glanaig and provides spectacular 360° views. It's a grind getting there, but restoring and extending the old peat cutting tracks would make it much more accessible for both foot and cycle traffic.

So many things to think about. Now, where to find a spare million or so...

#scenes from the trail #meall na h-Eilrig #highlands #scotland #the great outdoors #hillwalking #landscape #my photography

[scotianostra]

Took a wee walk over the Pentland Hills to Glencorse Reservoir yesterday

#Scotland #scottish #Edinburgh #midlothian #Hillwalking #My pics

[moonturnips]

#hillwalking #scotland #munro bagging #highlands

[mightywellfan]

The Southern Upland Way crossing Cornal Burn, near to Dumcrieff, Dumfries And Galloway

#dumfries and galloway #scotland #visit scotland #southern uplands #hillwalking

[real-life-ghosts]

#photography #mountains #sky #clouds #sunny #blue sky #blue skies #scotland #highlands #loch lomond #ben lomond #climbing #hiking #hillwalking #scottish #lizposts

[mirtapersonal]

Lobawn and Glen of Imaal, Wicklow Mountains

#wicklow #wicklow mountains #hillwalking #hiking #photo #ireland #lobawn #glen of imaal #Lúbán #Gleann Uí Mháil

[benvironment]

A few pics from a walk the week before last, over Carn na Drochaide. In terms of wildlife, it often feels like it's all or nothing here. Some days you don't see anything whatsoever, and other days the wildlife comes so thick and fast it's a struggle to keep up 😉

This day was the latter. Golden eagles, white tailed eagles, golden plover, black grouse, red grouse, brown hare, lapwings, ravens and plentiful voles 🙂

#walking #hiking #hillwalking #Carn na Drochaide #Carirngorms #wildlife #nature #Mar Lodge Estate

[theragingmoon]

climbing ben lomond, scotland 🐏

#scotland #ben lomond #loch lomond #p #nature #hiking #hillwalking

[verwaarloosd]

#filmphotography #kodachrome #35mm #foundphoto #foundphotos #hiking #hikinguk #greatoutdoors #hillwalking #bobblehats #1960s #60s #hikinglife #outdoorlife #vintage #film #analog #summer #70s #nature

[embracingthenoise]

Running Up that Hill | Scottish Borders | 2023

Shot on 2008 Canon Powershot A590

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#nature #landscape #lensblr #original photographers #photographers on tumblr #canon #scotland #photography #travel #wilderness #vintage #moodynature #digicam #scottish borders #canonpowershot #canona590 #hiking #hillwalking

[spooncarvingfirststeps]

Sarah and I opened the Mac Pop-Up Cafe up along from Challacombe Farm. Todays menu included Salad, Minestrone soup with croutons, Brunswick ham and Cheddar cheese and of course, Hot chocolate. Whilst walking we managed to mainly dodge the rain storms blowing through but we caught some sustained super heavy rain driving home. We’re at home, safe and sound with a warm fire in the grate. #hillwalkingdartmoor #hillwalking #dartmoor #devon #devonlife #hiking #lundhags #trangia #felt #felting #wetfelting #jacobsheep #tartedesalpes #bonnet #beret https://www.instagram.com/p/CkoX4QyDI6Y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#hillwalkingdartmoor #hillwalking #dartmoor #devon #devonlife #hiking #lundhags #trangia #felt #felting #wetfelting #jacobsheep #tartedesalpes #bonnet #beret

[flickinfeathers]

First hike of the year.. I know, it's March already but somehow I couldn't get out till now. Went to Mt. Tsukuba and did the course anticlockwise, which was much more fun than clockwise, because all of the scrambling is on the way up. #hiking #mountains #hikingJapan #japan #trekking #outdoors #yamap #travel #ibaraki #hillwalking (at Mount Tsukuba) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpPCpjMLEoh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#hiking #mountains #hikingjapan #japan #trekking #outdoors #yamap #travel #ibaraki #hillwalking

[scotianostra]

December 29th 1914 saw the birth of a Scottish legend, Tom Weir

Tom was born in Springburn, Glasgow the son of a locomotive engineer fitter, he belonged to the first generation of working-class outdoor men and began his career tramping the hills near the city whenever he could escape from the grocers shop where he worked.

The adventurer, is credited as introducing thousands of people to Scotland’s great outdoors through his tales of climbing, walking, nature conservation and campaigning. Tom is also fondly remembered for his long-running STV series, Weir’s Way, and his Scots Magazine column, which he wrote for 50 years.

Tom Weir was a writer, broadcaster, hill-walker, rock-climber, historian, naturalist and explorer. He was a popular sight traipsing across the Scottish countryside in his red bobble hat and Fair Isle jumpers since the 1930s.

There's probably not a single glen or mountain that he hadn't visited. Tom didn't just climb in Scotland, in 1950 he was a member of the first post-war Himalayan expedition and in 1952 was one of the first mountaineers to explore the hitherto closed ranges of Nepal, east of Katmandu.

His travels took him to the High Artic of East Greenland, the peaks of Northern Norway, the High Atlas of Morocco and the troubled frontier of the Iran, Syrian and Turkish Mountain lands known as Kurdistan.

He was the best of Scots and represented all that is good in our Nation. He spread enlightenment and joy wherever he went and will live on in our memories.

To this day the legend lives on with his statue at Balmaha on the shores of Loch Lomond, who hasn't visited and not had their photo taken beside it? Well me and ma wee Sis have, as seen in the pic.

Tom Weir passed away at the grand age of 91, on July 6th 2006, he was buried at in Kilmaronock Parish Church, near Drymen. He was buried in the same plot as the ashes of his big sister the actress Molly Weir.

#scotland #scottish #history #Walker #Hiker #Hillwalking #tv personality #Writer

[ailishsinclair]

The Romans had a point. Parts of Scotland really do feel like the edge of the world. Oxen Craig on Bennachie. #bennachie #aberdeenshire #scotland #hill #hills #hillwalking #hillwalkingscotland (at Oxen Craig) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiUZ9HXL-nG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#bennachie #aberdeenshire #scotland #hill #hills #hillwalking #hillwalkingscotland