Western Scotland and Isle of Skye
As we headed down the western side of the country towards Skye, we passed through some more gorgeous areas…
…with mountains, lochs and rivers -
We visited Corrieshalloch Gorge…
… but the lighting made photographing the waterfall…
… tricky and frustrating.
We moved on to the Glen Docherty Viewpoint -
… before getting to the Isle of Skye.
It is 50 miles long, and is the largest of the Inner Hebrides islands. It has been connected to the mainland by a bridge since 1995. The dominant topography is mountainous -
On our first full day there, we hiked up to the Old Man of Storr -
It’s the thin pointy spire in the picture above. The trail was straightforward…
… but was a pretty constant ascent - 1300 feet over about a mile and a half. Looking back, the coast was nearly obscured by the encroaching fog…
… but our goal remained fairly clear -
We actually hiked on up past the pinnacle…
… to get the best shots -
From one beautiful sight to another…
And that above was just a sweet little waterfall on the way…
… to the main attraction -
Mealt Falls is a 55 meter sheer drop into the sea..
Looking to the right, there’s awesome coastline…
… and to the left is Kilt Rock, with its cool basalt columns -
We were blessed with a gorgeous day to keep exploring the beautiful sights of the Isle.
Next up was the mountain range named Quiraing…
… that I was wishing we had more time to go hiking within. Just after the road peaked, the terrain really flattened out…
… until we got to a pretty little bay.
We couldn’t tarry, as we still had a visit to the Fairy Glen on our itinerary.
This was named due to its interesting location and topography, and not to any “documented” links with fairies. ;)
You basically wander at will here…
… and explore whatever catches your fancy -
Pink foxglove caught my eye…
… along with bluebells -
Steve, of course, needed to play king of the mountain -
We headed back to our rental for a well deserved rest…
… and I’ll close with my artsy shot of Mealt Falls -
