Conic Hill, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs, Scotland, Autumn
We’re back in Scotland, bayBEEEE!
We’re back in Scotland, bayBEEEE!
It feels so good to be back. Especially during the height of autumn, clearly the best time of the year.
We’ve had to contend with a variety of low pressure weather systems waving across the British Isles this week. This doesn’t seem to be easing. So, this morning, we got up and out to Balmaha. We wanted to get a hike up to the summit of Conic Hill (361 m/1,184 ft) before the forecasted rain storm arrived.
Thankfully conditions were favourable for long enough for us to enjoy the short, yet steep, hike up to Conic Hill and enjoy its amazing views.
All photos shot on my Fujifilm X-T2 using my Laowa 9mm f/2.8 and an adapted Pentax SMC 55mm f/2.0 lens. Developed using RNI Films’ Kodachrome film profiles.
Loch Lomond & the Trossachs: No More Driving Past
This week the Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park gets my full attention, and I‘m very excited to discover what’s on offer.
Scotland is probably my favourite place on Earth. I’ve been to the Isle of Skye, Torridon, Applecross, the Isle of Arran, Glencoe… and in every instance of these visits I’ve drove through Loch Lomond and the Trossachs to get to them.
But no more.
This week the Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park gets my full attention, and I’m very excited to discover what’s on offer.
This National Park was Scotland’s first, established in 2002. It features 21 Munros (a Scottish mountain over 3,000ft), the highest of which is Ben More (from Scottish Gaelic A’ Bheinn Mhòr, meaning “the great mountain”). South of Ben More there is no higher land in the British Isles. There are also 22 large lochs—with numerous smaller ones—the largest of which is Loch Lomond, the largest loch/lake in Great Britain by surface area (but not in the United Kingdom).
And if that’s not enough, the National Park also boasts two forest parks (Queen Elizabeth, and Argyll), two National Nature Reserves, 11 major waterfalls, and 57 special nature conservation sites.
Truly, it seems that the Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park is an area filled with nature’s bounties.
Below, I’ve included some highlights of the National Park I’m looking forward to exploring.