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The first glimpse of our hill (Beinn a’Bheithir) when driving back from Kinlochleven

A return to Glen Nevis

Glen Nevis gorge

A view from near the Onich hotel toward Ardgour

Perfect reflections on Loch Achtriochtan

Larches near the back of our house

A view from the River Coe near the Clachaig

Back in Glen Nevis with a sprinkling of snow

A stonechat perches in front of a slowly freezing lochan near Glencoe

A view across the bottom of Glen Nevis

A layby that I only recently discovered lead to an amazing view ..

I’ve wanted to try a sunrise on top of Beinn a’Chrulaiste for some time and when my brother in law Jonathan visit coincided with a great dump of snow it was a must. We really lucked out with the weather too.      

A few times a year we get a snowfall down to sea level and the landscape turns into a castor sugar draped confectionary  

Smoke hangs over Kinlochleven as we walk down the pipes from the Blackwater reservoir

A drive back from climbing along the Kinlochleven low road was timed perfectly (total luck) to catch a fiery sunset over Beinn a’Beithir and an even better Earth’s shadow behind the Pap.

A walk around Kinlochleven harbour revealed the local pleasurecraft

A walk up to to the Blackwater reservoir. Frozen branches below a waterfall

SNOW!!!

Rain …

back in the Highlands!! Here’s a view from the German road to Kinlochleven near Caolasnacon (looking toward the Mamores)

On our drive down South we passed Loch Achtriochtan in the dreary pre-dawn light

A remnant of the various rhododendron species at the Glencoe hospital lochan flowering very early..

On a visit to Inverness, we took a few drive by shots as the sun set. This main photo from the head of Loch Lochy (whilst standing in a pile of windblow rubbish and deadfall)

Late photo taken whilst leaving the climbing wall – feel a bit guilty for not trying harder (at photography that is, not climbing. I did OK on the wall)

In conditions that the highland area seems to specialise in, myself and Joe Cornish took a drive around Glencoe and the Kinlochleven roads to find viewpoints to make the most of the rapidly changing conditions.

A round of Loch Leven passes over many small gorges. This one, the closest to Kinlochleven, is one I’ve photographed before with frozen sections. In this warm winter weather, the peaty colours of the rock and dark surroundings make for a delicious, chocolatey palette.

On a trip to the climbing wall in Kinlochleven, I took a wander around the car park and found the Blackwater reservoir outflow to be quite engaging. The black of the shadows and peaty tans of the water worked in this abstract photograph. Another below shows the channel through which the water runs before exiting…

Just a quick trip to the climbing wall at twilight and on the way I stopped at Caolasnacon and the Eilean nam Ban (the little island) viewpoint. It was getting pretty dark so I thought something a little more gritty might be called for so the main image is the electricity pylon that caught fire…

A hard frost this morning but only in some places so I took a walk along the river Coe to find the best bits.

A New Year’s day morning walk up Buachaille Etive Beag to spend an hour watching sunrise on Stob Coire Raineach was a fabulous way to start as we mean to go on.

We had a visit from Alister Benn and we both took a little walk around the quarry. I think Alister was quite surprised at how nice it was considering it’s an industrial wasteland really.

A return to the 365 after a long hiatus caused by lack of my main camera, an addiction to climbing, rain and green. This morning the light just begged to be photographed, even if it was just outside my bedroom window.

Ice on the German road, Kinlochleven

German road, Kinlochleven

Frozen Water below Grey Mare’s Tail, Kinlochleven

Glimpse of the Aurora, Rannoch Moor

Glen Nevis

My pipes were frozen…

The Callart Mausoleum

A stroll down to the river opposite our house

More exploring in Carness

More exploring across the water from Ballachulish

Near Carness, Loch Leven

The back of the house at twilight

A walk up the wee buckle

The garden fence

On a wonderful day with a matching dewpoint/temperature causing a classic temperature inversion, I wandered over to the Isles of Glencoe to take a photograph of Eilean Munde with mist behind it. Just at the last moment, the sun broke through the mist. Heavenly!

A mizzly day on the way to Kinlochleven..

A little wander near the Glencoe visitor centre revealed a nice stretch of river where it widens and washes through a variety of geologically interesting pebbles..

Taken in a layby near the top of Loch Lomond (so not really lochaber)

The dreich continues…

A little spot near Ballachulish on a very wet and windy day

On the way back from the Ice Factor…

In the Ballachulish quarry with a bit of snow and some diffuse light

Back garden from a few days ago

One from four days ago along the river Coe, looking back toward the Aonach Eagach ridge.

Still down south in front of a coal fire and hiding from the English weather so here’s a nice photograph of the A82 just by some underwater caving spots (or otherwise known as ‘potholes’ to the locals)

We’re down south in the mostly un-photographic enclave of Newark on Trent and so I’m posting a photograph made a few days ago. This one is from the Supermoon day while driving over to Kinlochleven

Not Lochaber but we’re travelling down south so a photograph from the banks of Loch Lomond while we swap drivers.

A walk down the Coe near the Clachaig to check out sunset light. Some nice ‘borrowed’ light from the top of the Aonach Eagach before sunset.

School’s out in Ballachulish

Very still with only a few clouds in the sky meant near perfect reflections so a quick trip to Torren lochan and a photograph of the sunset over Ardgour on the way back.

The view opposite the Isles of Glencoe

Second day of a winter skills course with Alex Nail and Richard Pyne saw us climbing Sgorr nam Fiannaidh (the start of the Aonach Eagach ridge just opposite the pap of Glencoe).

Spent the day on Buachaille Etive Beag practising some winter skills via Rich Pyne and organised by Alex Nail. A blustery day at times with 80mp gusts but a fabulous experience!

A very rainy day and I didn’t manage to get out so took a photo whilst shopping at Coop

Went for a walk up to Coire an Lochain at the back of Kinlochleven and we had some ‘blustery’ conditions. Taken on an iPhone because I’m an idiot and forgot my memory card for the big camera.

Nice weather for ducks…