A pleasant day out either side of Loch Cuaich.

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I had never visited the Graham, Creag Ruadh, a short easy approach walk in from the noisy A9 following the concrete canal. Had also not been to the higher summit of Meall Cuaich on a day without cloud cover and snow. Monday was windless and clear so I was looking forward to a pleasant day out in the hills.

I had, after descending from Ruadh, intended to reach Cuaich from the slopes above the end of Loch Cuaich but after a bit of stumbling through the steepish terrain...deep heather and hidden boulders... down to the end of the loch I changed my plan and follow the loch back to the normal path up to Cuaich.

Looks like a lot goes on in nthis area....boathouse for fishing on the loch?, Grouse area and lots of hydro power activity....water tunnels/pipes through from the Gaick loch?

Easy prey for hungry predators maybe.

Eastwards out towards the Cairngorms away into the distance.

Westwards out towards the bealach Dubh and the Alders.

Looks as if the muir burn is a few weeks earlier this year.A couple of the Drumochter Hills, the Alders and those on the other side of the bealach dubh.

Cuaich seems to be a fine viewing platform for several hill areas.....I guess that someone with a better camera/lens would get good results up here. Me I have a wee point and shoot camera.