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This was a 'catch up' hill, Parminder is away gallivanting down south and George is having a leisurely day bowling I took the opportunity to pick off a nearby hill that Parminder has already visited. I invited everyone on our Whatsapp walking group and Badge jumped at the chance to get some fresh air in his lungs.
We agreed to meet at the car park at Inverluglas at 9.30am and we were both early despite the roads not being quiet.
We parked in the long stay car park, can't say I remember it from last year and after donating £8 to Argyll Council we were soon on our way.
The walk along the A82 gave us a chance to catch up on what has been happening since our last meeting which was Skye last year.
Our cars in the long stay car park which wasn't busy
Short stay car park which was just about full on our return
We were half expecting to see Mr Bachetti on the Morgan Sindall blurb
We really do like the odd sign in the UK
A proper DIY construction access track
Construction site HQ?
Ben Vane where George and I were last year
Badge posing
Work up towards the dam
Plenty of lorries heading up & down the road
First view of the dam
Looking back down on the road and one of the pylons that may disappear over the next year or so
Still plenty of going up to do
Loch Sloy just coming into view
Gaining height now
Loch Lomond making an appearance, Ben Lomond too
Ben Vane
Looking down on the dam
Loch Arklet in the distance
Very obvious path all the way to the summit
The Lomond's Loch & Ben from near the summit now
Trig and cairn with the true summit in the background
Badge one happy bunny
Here you Parminder
Interesting shadow on the hillside, looks like a large human
Arty shot of Loch Arklet
Northern end of Loch Sloy
Looking back to the trig & cairn from the true summit cairn
Cracking view south, Loch Arklet on the left & the Lomond's again
Dam & Loch Sloy
Zoomed camera shot of Loch Lomond
Zoomed camera shot to the SW, possibly Ailsa Craig in the distance, the pointy lump?
Zoomed camera shot of a couple of walkers ascending the shoulder of Ben Vane
Zoomed camera shot of Inversnaid Hotel on the bonny banks of Loch Lomond
Really enjoyed the day and a huge thanks to Badge for joining me and making the walk even more enjoyable. We must have discussed just about every subject possible, especially politics and football. In my quest to catch up with Parminder I am off out again on Sunday, George and I are heading to Inverlochlarig to pick off a couple of the Crianlarich hills.