Walking my dog Skye

Monday May 11th


We walked in to Loch na Sealga from Gruinard Bridge. A new place for us and a bit of an explore to scout out the way to the Beinn Dearg Mor and Bheag Corbetts.

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Taking a minute to chill and relax beside the loose crappy energy sapping track
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An Teallach comes into view eventually
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At the end of the track: Loch na Sealga
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In Loch na Sealga with Beinn Dearg Mòr and Beinn Dearg Bheagin the background
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Max and Skye in Loch na Sealga. Max likes picking up big rocks for you to throw... his poor teeth!
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An Tellach in the background
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on the long walk back
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Great shots and two excellent walks. The ford looks good, the last time was there I couldn't see the stones.

Dave
 
Monday 18th May

We started early, very early... We had a half-day weather window so to make the most of it we got up and walking for 5:30am.

It's getting 'traditional' for a snap of Beinn Eighe at the start of the walk to Lochan Fada.
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Beinn Tarsuinn, Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair and other Fisherfield friends
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Lost in the landscape, with Slioch behind
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Playing in Lochan Fada
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Sure enough the cloud was rolling in and we were about to get wet on the long walk back
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BethAtTheHug said:
Monday 18th May

We started early, very early... We had a half-day weather window so to make the most of it we got up and walking for 5:30am.

It's getting 'traditional' for a snap of Beinn Eighe at the start of the walk to Lochan Fada.
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Beinn Tarsuinn, Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair and other Fisherfield friends
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Lost in the landscape, with Slioch behind
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Playing in Lochan Fada
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Sure enough the cloud was rolling in and we were about to get wet on the long walk back
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I absolutely love that third shot!
 
Wednesday 27th May

It wasn't what I'd had planned but as a plan B it worked really well. We started at the walkers car park at Incheril and walked towards Loch Maree. We managed to get past some coos and calves without much hassle (which were described by another walker who walked straight through the group as 'a bit feisty'!). Which kind of made heading towards Letterewe and returning the same way less attractive. On my wish list for a while has been going through Gleann Bianasdail to our favourite Lochan Fada just to see what it's like. It's an obvious circular of around 15 miles.

Beinn Eighe across the fields
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Approaching Loch Maree with the coos just round the corner
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Posing for me
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Nearly at the footbridge over the Abhainn an Fhasaigh - a well known feature on the way to Slioch
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Looking over Fasagh - where there was early foundry works, and Loch Maree to Coille na Glas-Leitire with Meall a' Ghiuthais above
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Into the Gleann and there's quite a few waterfalls, this one reasonably accessible many others less so
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Skye looking into the ravine. Trees here where the slopes are too steep for the deer to browse
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A small flat area of grass, kind of Lost Valley alike
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contd...
 
Looking back across Loch Maree to Beinn Eighe, Ruadh-stac Beag, and much of the NNR's Mountain Trail.
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Warm work following the narrow path through the glen, but there was plenty of water
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After quite a bit of climbing and many false summits we finally get a view of the mountains above Lochan Fada.
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There's a lot of broken ground before we get down the loch and the ford
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And views to A' Mhaighdean and Ruadh Stac Mòr
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Dropping down to the outflow of Lochan Fada into Gleann Bianasdail. The ford here is pretty dodgy with slippery rocks and quite deep.
In spate it would be dangerous to even think about attempting to cross.
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Skye having a well earned play in Lochan Fada with Slioch as a backdrop
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And then it was the 7 mile walk-out. Chatted to a few Cape Wrath walkers as well as munro baggers.
 
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