spiderwebb wrote:Stunning Dooters, simply stunning
The clouds on fire shots must have had you mesmerised, I sat here just staring, marvellous.
This is my favourite area too, luckily not a 6 hour drive
I'm not sure what it is, there are so many areas that folks claim as the best, Cuillins, Torridon etc and yes these are beautiful each with something unique, but for me Assynt has it all. I think its a combination of several things, the remoteness, the isolation of each mountain standing more or less on its own, and the geology, not that I'm any expert in that, but the age of these rocks hard to comprehend, the glaciation etc...all combines to make it the most dramatic scenery you could find anywhere. You get a true sense that we are simply passing through and that we matter not in our relatively short lives.
And no Munros, well hardly
but who needs those with hills like these. If you haven't already been, take a wander up Quinag next time your up (give me a shout too
) an easy approach from the road belies what you see on the far side, jaw dropping scenery, the likes of which rival An Teallach.
I'll be frequenting these come winter and I cant wait.
Thank you for posting such brilliant photos, glad you had a great trip, worth the miles
Fantastic reply!! They should do a competition for best reply
katyhills wrote:There aren't really enough suitable words to describe that! Breathtaking - and actually brought a tear to my eye. Need an embarrassed face smiley
Speak to Paul (walkhighlands owner), he may be able to sort this out
BlackPanther wrote:This is as good as it gets. Well worth the long drive! The "clouds on fire" photos really come from outer space
We climbed Cranstackie & Beinn Spionnaidh yesterday and were lucky to see the views, especially Foinaven looked majestic.
Nice set of hills them two. You're sooo lucky living so close - very jealous
mountainsofscotland wrote:An outstanding report. It doesn't get much better than this. One of the best hills in Scotland done in ideal conditions with a wild camp thrown in. Tempted now to go back and do this hill again in near future. Thanks.
Me too
. And once again thanks for posting such great reports, it inspired me to get in the car and drive for 6 hours
weaselmaster wrote:Jammy sod!
I spend 2 weeks in Assynt & surrounds this "summer" and get wet winter conditions - you get a peach of an evening.
But what wonderful pictures. There's nothing else like camping high when you get views like those. A truely inspirational piece DB, makes me almost want to go back to Assynt
(not sure I have forgiven it yet for ruining my summer)
Ha, I'm sure the amount of times you're out walking the hills it won't be long till you also strike gold
Big thanks to everyone who took time out to read this, and commented with positive words. It still would've been a special trip, although all the elements did make it extra special
