Friday, December 21, 2007

Walking in the cold

A lot of locals would consider it strange to go hill-walking (tramping) in the winter, particularly on a day that sat mostly at or below 0 deg C. However, while it provides some challenges and hardships to be endured, there are also some rewards!



Steve found a sausage in the car park. Apparently it has paedophile glasses.


Grave of Rob Roy. His epitaph, 'Macgregor Despite Them', refers to a royal edict banning the use of the clan name.


The remains of the chapel beside his grave.





It is also the traditional seat of the Maclarens, and the Boar's Rock (Creag an Tuirc), meeting place of the Maclarens and also their war cry!

Nice view from the Boar's Rock.


Once we got up a few hundred metres, we entered a world of mist and whiteness.






2 comments:

Kylie said...

Frosty.

I'm impressed the McLarens have an official war cry, though I'm suprised it hasn't come out at a party yet or possibly at the starting gate of a rogaine or orienteering event.

Ho, ho, ho...

Helen said...

Maclaren is a pretty cool name. I bet you're jealous, Mark.