With the possibility of nice weather the following day, my alarm was set early on Saturday morning. There had been some conflict in the weather reports but I decided to go for it and see if my gamble for a nice sunrise would pay off.
Arriving at the start of the walk with about three hours until sunrise, I was confident of reaching the top in plenty of time and I set off up the hill in the darkness with my head torch lightening the way ahead. It was a familiar path for me as I’ve been up this local hill lots, at many times in the dark, and my company was a few interesting pod casts!
By the time I had passed the Lochan I was sure I’d reach the summit in time and that’s exactly what happened. The golden hour was about to start and I was on the top to enjoy it. Initially it didn’t seem much was going to happen then in the space of a few minutes, the skies illuminated pink and red and my camera started rolling
The only issue was the cold – it was freezing and my fingers were stinging when I had my gloves off controlling the cameras . They hurt so much I now have a new set up for my gloves when I plan on some photography !! Will see how my new system works next time I head for the hills in cold weather!!
A grand trip and Vrackie never lets me down, a cracking wee hill
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