Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Day 1 & 2 WHW


And we are off on the West Highland Way, a weeklong Scottish odyssey from Milngavie (between Glasgow and Loch Lomond) to Fort William at the base of Ben Nevis. We will walk around 100 miles. It shouldn't be as challenging as the Alps but the days will be quite a bit longer.

The first day was relatively easy, twelve miles through gently rolling fields with lots of sheep and goats, heather and ferns. We ended for the night in the small village of Drymen.

Leaving Milngavie

A brief stop at the Glengoyne Distillery, right off the path.

The second morning we climbed Conic Hill for spectacular views of Loch Lomond. We descended to Balmalha and followed the trail along the lake for the rest of the afternoon. 

Loch Lomond

On the bonnie, bonnie banks

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