This time of year The Cairngorms can be so unpredictable, an example being (as F.B. has told me) 5 years ago today I posted a shot of the hills covered in snow. Not today though, today was a real cracking day, no wind, no rain, no snow just a wonderful calm sunny, crisp day. 10 to 12 Centigrade, but without the wind just a pleasure to go for a walk. So that is what we did.
Walked up from our house to Loch Moraig, which is a great brown trout fishing loch in season. The distance is about 1. 1/2 miles , but all up hill & so worth the effort. The cattle along side the road were unusually content, not calling out for food, curious of us but content to share the road between cattle grids with us. Then the views of the start of The Cairngorm range of hills looking splendid in the midday sun.
Then Loch Moraig comes into view, we had seen well over 100 Geese flying towards it on the walk up, but was surprised that there were very few on the loch, I guess they were in the surrounding fields feeding up. But what a sight the loch was bathed in sunshine & so calm that the ducks wakes were still sitting on the water 50yds behind them.
Went a bit snap happy but have only added a few to this blog, just to give you an idea of what the day was like.
Had to go down to Loch Dunmore this afternoon to pick up the boathouse keys from the E.F. & again could not resist taking a shot of the boathouse without the pumps & lights, beautiful in it’s own right (that is the last shot)
The other shots are:-
The Munro Carn Liath, A bit further to the left of Carn Liath & two of Loch Moraig.
