Walking backwards from Blackfold
As I am enjoying a hearty Scottish breakfast of salmon and eggs, my hostess brings me a hand drawn map...
hiking
walking to Drumnadrochit
I did not want to leave the comfort I found at the Glenmoriston Hotel. Eating breakfast in the dining nook,...
Taking the high route to Invermoriston
It was close to noon by the time I get off the boat at Loch Ness and back onto the...
Walking to Fort Augustus
"Incredible weather today for your walk. Flat as a pancake it will be." The girls wave goodbye from their front...
Garilochy to South Laggan
The hospitality offered up in Spean Bridge combined with beautiful morning weather has my spirits high for my second day...
Along the GGW – walking to Spean Bridge
When I was in my taxi heading to Kinolochleven, the conversation somehow turned to be about the Great Glen Way...
Part 2, the descent of Ben Nevis
My finger tips are frozen as I finish the last of the apple. Head is swimming in a haze, and...
Climbing Ben Nevis, part 1
I'm watching the rain fall from the breakfast nook window in Fort William. I feel as ready as I'm ever...
The Final Stretch – on to Fort William
A beautiful morning awaits me as I roll out of my bed in Kinolochleven for some breakfast. In the nook...
The Devil’s Staircase
Kinolochleven gives me the best night's sleep of this journey. I rise feeling more than ready to tackle today's walk...
Rannoch Moor
I wake up feeling different, as though the best version of myself was on display. Strong. Content. Peaceful. Ready. Today...
The way to Inveroran
Right on queue, I wake up to overcast skies and a light rain falling. I make my way over to...