Jill - thanks so much for that wonderful selection of photos. There are some real stunners - should be included in next Scotsman calendar!! I love 202 & 3 and many others where there are such wonderful colours and sky effects. Also the loch ones and the ruggedness of the mountains showing the geo formations and the u-shaped valleys where the ice has been in the ancient past. Wonderful shades of browns - I call them 'dun' browns, however, I believe that 'dun' alone means brown? I once skied in Glencoe!! - long before there were any ski facilities. We trudged up with our skis and packs and it was, of course, exhilarating coming down. We had the place to ourselves - lonely and remote in those days. After half a dozen climbs and runs - we'd had enough. There were patches where there wasn't much snow - I think we skied on heather then!! Funny old boots and skies. It's 54 or 55 years ago!!!! If it's ok with you, when you have added titles, I'll send the link to my friends in Canada who are very keen to visit and I want to join them, if the 'powers that be' allow me to do that!! Thanks very much Regards Lorna

On 09/02/07, Lorna van der Lijn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Jill - thanks so much for that wonderful selection of photos. There are > some real stunners - should be included in next Scotsman calendar!! LOL Point and shoot out of the car and through the windscreen Its the scenery that is so stunning you cannot take a bad picture. There are plenty that can and have taken better. If you look at http://www.geograph.org.uk/browse.php?p=676372 you can follow down the yellow road on the map. Quite a few can be improved as the amount of light confuses the camera rather. I love 202 & 3 and many others where there are such wonderful colours and > sky effects. Also the loch ones and the ruggedness of the mountains > showing > the geo formations and the u-shaped valleys where the ice has been in the > ancient past. Its a complete glacial geology lesson in one glen Wonderful shades of browns - I call them 'dun' browns, > however, I believe that 'dun' alone means brown? There are lots of browns up here. Dun is a decriptor of brown. I know what you mean I once skied in Glencoe!! - long before there were any ski facilities. We > trudged up with our skis and packs and it was, of course, exhilarating > coming down. We had the place to ourselves - lonely and remote in those > days. After half a dozen climbs and runs - we'd had enough. There were > patches where there wasn't much snow - I think we skied on heather then!! > Funny old boots and skies. It's 54 or 55 years ago!!!! LOL I had some of them for a while from an aunt. Me and they did not get on ! If it's ok with you, when you have added titles, I'll send the link to my > friends in Canada who are very keen to visit and I want to join them, if > the > 'powers that be' allow me to do that!! Anytime you want - they are out there to be shared. I will get to the annotations but there are more things to go up so it may not be overnight!!!! regards Jill Bowis www.benderloch.org.uk/forum - Ardchattan history, geology, ecology, genealogy, weather, webcam, local forum www.kintaline.co.uk - where we are, what we do: Kintaline Plant and Poultry Centre

Thanks for that link, Jill. Looks interesting. As I told Les, at one time, I worked in the Alexandra hotel in Fort William for about a year, after finishing my hotel management course at the, then, Scottish Hotel School.. On my days off I had time to explore the area - I just loved it - didn't want to leave, but circumstances dictated......! I reckon that if I drink just the right amount of red wine and have a wee dram now and again, :>) I may live long enough for one more visit, hopefully with my Canadian friends. One of them is a Campbell! Thanks again Regards Lorna