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The area around Loch Quoich is one of my favorites and one thing which keeps me smiling are the highland cows, which seems to roam the foot of the hills and roads each time I drive down the glen.
There was no difference on the Saturday when I drove up to climb Sgurr a'Mhaoraich. The cows were out and I had to wait patiently until they shifted their bums off the road.
Parking my car at one of the tiny lay-bys the path starts straight away and climbs up a grassy slope. Oh how nice was it to walk on a bog free path
On the way up
It is a straightforward climb
Towards the back of the South Glen Shiel ridge
The ridge ahead
looking back towards Loch Quoich
Gairich across the water
Myself on the way up
The old stone wall
View from the summit
More summit views
View down the ridge I came up
The valley far below
On the way back down
Lovely Loch Quoich
One of the wee islands zoomed in
Towards my tent (red dot) and home for the upcoming night
Gairlich with a highland cow
Highland Cow above Loch Quoich- loved that shot
The cow must have enjoyed the photo shoot as well
One of the places were you can see more cows than cars on the road
Was rather curious to find out what they were doing at my car! (When I got to the car, I realized they have been licking my windows laugh)
Night time
