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One of the best things about Skye is the diversity of its landscapes. From the pleasingly rounded Red Hills to the fierce majesty of the Black Cuillin, the dramatic cliffs of the western coasts to the rolling moorland of the interior,the fascinating volcanic rocks of Minigish to the the quite frankly bizarre puzzles of Trotternish. There is truly nowhere quite like Skye.
Wednesday 27th of May 2014Following an indifferent Tuesday, Wednesday, our wedding anniversary (14 years

), was a fantastic morning with a chance of thundery showers on the afternoon. We headed for the Cuillin but decided on a shorter walk with the weather in mind and where better than upper Coire Lagan.
We just about got parked at the end of the road, never seen Skye as busy as it was this week

, and headed up from the campsite.
Glen Brittle Beach by
johnkaysleftleg, on Flickr
Approaching Coire Lagan by
johnkaysleftleg, on Flickr
Once we arrived at this incomparable location, a true cathedral for lovers of mountains, we set about exploring and scrambled up onto the slabs to the North before crossing over to the Great stone chute side to catch a glimpse of the Inn Pin. We spent what must have been a couple of hours admiring the views scrambling about and watching and listening to climbers making their way up the precipices. All to soon it was time to head down and we were back at our cottage for the week before the rain started in earnest and gave us an obligatory Skye rainbow.
Corrie Lagan reflections by
johnkaysleftleg, on Flickr
Happy family by
johnkaysleftleg, on Flickr
Sgurr Alasdair by
johnkaysleftleg, on Flickr
Lochan Coire Lagan by
johnkaysleftleg, on Flickr
The Inn Pin by
johnkaysleftleg, on Flickr
Looking out to sea by
johnkaysleftleg, on Flickr
A Cathedral of Mountains by
johnkaysleftleg, on Flickr
Looking back to Coire Lagan by
johnkaysleftleg, on Flickr
Heading back by
johnkaysleftleg, on Flickr
Rainbow over Ben Tianavaig by
johnkaysleftleg, on Flickr
Thursday 28th of MayI must thank Musicfinder for the inspiration for Thursdays walk from this report
here. Once again the numbers visiting Skye this week were quite staggering with the Quiraing car park totally overwhelmed. We set off up the gentle slopes across the top of the escarpment with fewer and fewer people the further we went. The views to the mainland hills and mountains were excellent as were the precipitous views down to some of Trotternish's lesser known pinnacles and turrets.
Quirang from the start of the walk by
johnkaysleftleg, on Flickr
Trotternish by
johnkaysleftleg, on Flickr
Wide open spaces by
johnkaysleftleg, on Flickr
Looking down to Druim an Ruma by
johnkaysleftleg, on Flickr
Back towards Bioda Buidhe by
johnkaysleftleg, on Flickr
Looking towards Beinn Edra by
johnkaysleftleg, on Flickr
We continued until we reached the grassy bowl of Bealach Uige and dropped down to the foot of the escarpment for our return walk. The initial section beneath Druim na Collie was wonderful if rough going. It is easy to imagine the Quiraing being like this before the people and woolly locusts descended with heather, dwarf shrubs, wild flowers and mosses a plenty, a true land that time forgot.
Pointing the way ahead by
johnkaysleftleg, on Flickr
Untamed by
johnkaysleftleg, on Flickr
While sitting for a rest we spotted a Golden Eagle gliding into the cliffs we had just passed. Unfortunately I didn't have my zoom lens with me so no photos of any note

For the remainder of the walk we followed various sheep trails, getting higher and higher on the grassy slopes until we escaped up a gully close to the car park. This was a fine wander of an exploritary nature, if a little wearisome following several miles traversing 45 degree or steeper slopes on tiny sheep tracks. highly Recommended if you have already explored the Quirang and the Storr.
Dun Dubh by
johnkaysleftleg, on Flickr
Wishing one leg was longer than the other by
johnkaysleftleg, on Flickr
Almost back to level ground by
johnkaysleftleg, on Flickr
Two more wonderful days spent on the (not so) misty isle.
