Heading into Glen Lyon by 23weasels, on Flickr
Passed the banana-splits mobile which was still tucked up in bed
Banana Split mobile by 23weasels, on Flickr
and made my way along the forest path. The 3 gates are really stiff to bugde - for the 2 & 3rd ones you need to push downwards on the gate when you are trying to open the bolt, this makes it easier.
P1000637 by 23weasels, on Flickr
P1000639 by 23weasels, on Flickr
Started following the wee burn, completely forgetting to cross the "ricketty metal bridge" - in fact I don't even remember seeing it and therfore instead of continuing left along the track following the trees, I was some way up the path along the burn before I checked my position and had a steeped climb up the hillside to join the path than I needed to have
Once the *correct* path was located it was a steady pull up to the top of #1 - Carn Gorm. Although it had been clear when I started out, I could see the fog start to drape itself over the tops of all the hills in the circuit as I walked up CG - didn't really get any views from high up at all after that. 
Carn Gorm by 23weasels, on Flickr
Mist coming down by 23weasels, on Flickr
There was still a bit of frozen snow at the top but was able to walk in other folks footholes to avoid slipping (or having to get the crampoons out). I'd been roasted coming up, but was pretty chilly on top.
Summit #1 by 23weasels, on Flickr
Fallen trig point by 23weasels, on Flickr
Time to summit was about 90 minutes. Not the weather for hanging about and I descended, remembering to turn L to head to Meall Garbh, not An Sgorr, then long the fence post marked track to the bizarre 1950's space junk cairn on MG.
Heading to Meall Garbh by 23weasels, on Flickr
Meall Garbh summit in sight by 23weasels, on Flickr
Space Junk by 23weasels, on Flickr
Summit #2 by 23weasels, on Flickr
Was even colder up on this one! Had taken about 45mins from GC summit - thought about having a bite to eat but decided to press on. Had a brief clear moment when the skies suddenly opened up to the NW and got a wee bit of cloud inversion, but after no more than 3 minutes the clag closed in again.
P1000658 by 23weasels, on Flickr
NW view by 23weasels, on Flickr
P1000659 by 23weasels, on Flickr
For much of the day I could see a faint blue sky above, or a hazy sun, but not enough to remove the layers of mist. Got to the cairn on Meall a'Bharr and did stop as it was about 12.15 by this time and I was a bit hungry. Had forgotten to pack a Jumbone for the dog, who looked most unhappy when offered a bit of my peanut butter roll
More Junk on Meall a Bharr by 23weasels, on Flickr
Was very little to see other than the inevitable fence posts, many of which were broken on the ground and posed a significant trip hazard. With the current scrap metal price, maybe some enterprising souls could come up and gather all the discarded posts and take them off to be melted down... Headed on to Carn Mairg where the path got a bit stonier, still with sheets of snow in places. Almost missed the summit altogether, as I walked south of it and wondered why the path was descending rather than going up..
P1000663 by 23weasels, on Flickr
.tracked back and saw it nested amongst the boulders.
Summit #3 by 23weasels, on Flickr
Fog was still thick and I felt a bit disorientated coming away from the summit. Hit a steeper section of frozen snow - only 50 metres or so, but decided to glissade down on my bum which was quite a laugh
Slidy bit! by 23weasels, on Flickr
Next section was a flattish and moor-like plateau where the path was difficult to see initially but became clearer later on.
P1000669 by 23weasels, on Flickr
P1000670 by 23weasels, on Flickr
Creag Mhor approaches by 23weasels, on Flickr
Could see the flank of Creag Mhor up ahead, vaguely through the clag - it took me about 50 mins to go from Carn Mairg to Creag Mhor - more snow in places and frozen streams running down the path.
Summit #4 by 23weasels, on Flickr
Thought I might have got a view from the top as the sun was definately brighter and warmer, but no..
P1000673 by 23weasels, on Flickr
.Took a bit of a wrong path which led me up to the adjacent summit at 974 of CM, had to track down to meet the proper path - in fact there were quite a few tracks going all over up there which wend their way in and out of snow patches. As I descended the clag was clearing.
Glen Lyon by 23weasels, on Flickr
Glen Lyon by 23weasels, on Flickr
There was a steep rocky/muddy eroded section going down Roinn na Creag, which I found hard on the ankles
Some nice views along Glen Lyon and the shoulders of the hills to the south of the glen. Eventually met up with the outward path at the forest gates and headed back to the car quite happy.
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