Kinolochleven gives me the best night’s sleep of this journey. I rise feeling more than ready to tackle today’s walk along the Devil’s Staircase route from King’s House back to the village I just spent the night in. My taxi arrives and I take in the majestic Glencoe canyon one last time before being dropped…
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Rannoch Moor
I wake up feeling different, as though the best version of myself was on display. Strong. Content. Peaceful. Ready. Today I will cross Rannoch Moor. I had absolutely no idea what was ahead of me, but I’ve lived long enough now to recognize that special quality in the air when something magical lies in wait….
The way to Inveroran
Right on queue, I wake up to overcast skies and a light rain falling. I make my way over to the dining area and am delighted to see the older German couple. We talk about the previous days walk, and find out we are all heading to the same place today, Inveroran. The fisherman wife’s…
Walking to Tyndrum
I should add a little context for those following this latest journey along the West Highland Way. My first long distance walking holiday was the Hadrian’s Wall route in Northern England back in 2019. 118 miles walked. That experience made me acutely aware of how this type of walking affects my body in such a…
Pushing onward to Beinglas Farm
Breakfast in Rowardennan introduces me to a lovely French woman and her daughter as well as an older German couple. These two groups have been crossing paths with me since the beginning of my own journey, and it is nice to finally meet them, get to know their names, and a learn a bit about…
Along Loch Lomond shores to Rowardennan
Overcast skies but no rain this morning in Balmaha. After breakfast I walk down to the shoreline to fill my camel back with water for today’s walk. I must look like I know what I’m doing as several people were asking me for route directions and trail conditions this morn. I try to be as…
Over Conic Hill to Balmaha
I wake up more than well rested, and slowly head on over to my hosts breakfast nook attached to the main house. A light rain is falling this morning. A hearty meal of salmon, scrambled eggs and lox more than fill my belly. I eat with three young people from the Netherlands, a married couple…
Milngavie to Dreymen
A rough, mostly sleepless night was not how I envisioned starting my journey along the West Highland Way. This was in part due to nerves, part due to the warmer than usual weather, with a little gastrointestinal distress thrown into the mix for good measure. The food at my first night’s establishment was less than…
Kelvingrove
Day three in Glasgow, and my final day in the city until I return in three weeks. I wonder how I will view the city at that time. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Today I’ll make my way over to the Kelvingrove park and museum. Navigating my way through the city and it’s eclectic…
Arriving in Glasgow
The month of August was here. A trip that was two plus years in the making was finally a reality. Due to nightmare stories about delays at London’s Heathrow airport I decided to change my flight last minute so that I could arrival three days before my trek starts in Glasgow, just in case I…
Red Cliffs Lodge
I chose to have the Red Cliffs Lodge as my base camp while exploring Canyonlands National Park. The lodge is about 15 miles from Moab up the colorado river. Quiet and secluded, especially with the pandemic still hanging around. Near empty, it allowed me to set up time lapse cameras all over the place, capturing…
Fairyland Loop
Time is one fast moving entity. Eleven years ago it was when I last set foot into Bryce Canyon. A new decade finds me back at the entrance to the National Park, and on not more than a whim and my National Parks Pass do I decide to turn up the road to find a…