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A couple of days walking.

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scotland Offline Gareth

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A couple of days walking.
on: October 23, 2010, 12:41:16 AM
Here are a few shots of my hiking trip up at Corrour in the Highlands.  Day one kicked off with me getting off the train at about 11:30am, checking into the Hostel and having a bite of early lunch.  I'd had a good look at the maps before getting there and had decided on spending part of the afternoon going up the nearest hill; Beinn Na Lap which just tips the scales as a Munro (a peak over 3000').

A view from the back of the Hostel looking up towards Loch Ossian.

Just to the North was Beinn Na Lap, all in all a pretty easy hill.  The most challenging part is getting through the bog that pretty much surrounds the whole area.


A few shots of the views on the way up.





Stopping to take yet another picture I saw that the cloud was coming in thick, fast and heavy with snow.  I quickly took a compass shot back to the Hostel and pulled on my waterproofs. 
Going, going....

Gone.


I did in fact make it to the top but frankly there wasn't a view to be seen and the wind was picking up, so I beat a hasty retreat back down out of the cloud cover and clear of the snow. 

The same hill but with a touch more 'weather' on top.


I decided that I was going to make the most of staying in a Hostel and headed back to enjoy a warm shower and a good nap before dinner, then a few beers and a good chat with the other guests and staff at the Hostel before turning in for an early night.

Sadly the next day the weather forecast was spot on, strong winds and heavy rain.  Not a day, I decided, to solo hike the hill tops.  So instead I went for a good amble around the top of Lock Ossian, nicely sheltered by the hills on all sides and with nice tree cover to keep off the worst of the rain.

A quick shot just to prove that it was in fact me taking the pictures. :D

A very nice, if small, patch of mixed woodland.


One thing there was plenty to see of though was a good verity of fungi.  I know next to nothing about fungi (even the ones bought in supermarkets disagree with me) but I'd hazard a guess that most of these wouldn't make you feel very well.







That about sums it up though: a pleasant (if wet) couple of days without too much strain but, perhaps, a little to much to drink. ;)
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Re: A couple of days walking.
Reply #1 on: October 23, 2010, 12:52:17 AM
Sounds like a most pleasant escape to me :)

Cool fungi :tu: Perhaps Chris will be along to tell us what they are.
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Re: A couple of days walking.
Reply #2 on: October 23, 2010, 01:06:18 AM
Red ones with spots are Fly agarics (fairly poisonous and very hallucinogenic) - no eating!!

Red one with the wide white gills peaking out is a russula of some kind - some are considered edible but not great

Big brown one might be a Cloudy agaric but that's a very vague guess without looking closely. There's a lor more details I need that can't be seen.

The messy looking reddish one seems to have spines rather than gills so perhaps of the genus Phelloden? Some are known as Hedgehog fungus and such.



That's about the best I can do from pics, and they are great pics too.... thanks Gareth :)
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Re: A couple of days walking.
Reply #3 on: October 23, 2010, 01:09:50 AM
Nice!
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Re: A couple of days walking.
Reply #4 on: October 23, 2010, 02:06:04 AM
Very nice shots, Gareth.


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Re: A couple of days walking.
Reply #5 on: October 23, 2010, 02:30:37 AM
Wow!  Looks a lot like the foothills in Colorado and Wyoming.  Beautiful!


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Re: A couple of days walking.
Reply #6 on: October 23, 2010, 03:57:13 AM
Oooh what fun, I wish I were there with you Gareth! :tu:

That pic with the woods in the background looks just like it was taken in my area :)
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Re: A couple of days walking.
Reply #7 on: October 23, 2010, 06:07:20 AM
Great pictures,thanks for sharing,looks like you had fun. :salute:


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Re: A couple of days walking.
Reply #8 on: October 23, 2010, 06:27:37 AM
Looks like you had a good hike in beautiful country!
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Re: A couple of days walking.
Reply #9 on: October 23, 2010, 08:07:59 AM
Great shots Gareth.. :salute:


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Re: A couple of days walking.
Reply #10 on: October 23, 2010, 08:33:47 AM
Nice shots the mushroom reminded me of the mushroom burger I once eat  :drool:
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Re: A couple of days walking.
Reply #11 on: October 23, 2010, 09:22:45 AM
Looks like a great couple of days to me mate :tu:
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Re: A couple of days walking.
Reply #12 on: October 23, 2010, 09:32:49 AM
Cheers all. :cheers:
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Re: A couple of days walking.
Reply #13 on: October 23, 2010, 09:49:22 AM
Very nice pics  :tu:

I will make it up to the Highlands one day.
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Re: A couple of days walking.
Reply #14 on: October 24, 2010, 01:21:00 AM


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Reply #15 on: October 24, 2010, 11:14:15 AM
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Great looking terrain bud! If not for the lame weather. But as I, as many, have learnt, Mother Nature especially in the mountains can be a real smurf. :P
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