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Video of fun:
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
Some Piccies :
Pitlochry by
Scotland's Mountains, on Flickr
Ben Vrackie Dawn by
Scotland's Mountains, on Flickr
snowy path by
Scotland's Mountains, on Flickr
Pink Sky by
Scotland's Mountains, on Flickr
Night Mountain Hike by
Scotland's Mountains, on Flickr
