Gentle stroll with a tired American

[gammy leg walker]

Hello fellow WH members its great to be back after a 6/7 week lay off(youngest lassie was moving house & dad was joiner/plumber/electrician/painter/decorator/removal man/general dogsbody).This was not the intended walk planned for this day,but after stretch"s epic day on the Aonachs on Sat this was just what the doctor ordered,it had it all,great views,blue sky"s,cloud inversion and a chance to catch up with Andy before he heads home.
Wont bore you with a long winded TR, and also, there has been many fine reports posted already from this weekend,so I will just let the pictures taken speak for themselves,hope you enjoy.

Nice inversion

Nice inversion

Ben Vrackie

Happy American

Stretch & Ben Vrackie

Surrounding hills

Lochan

Lochan & Ben Vrackie

Across Lochan

View back across Lochan

Half way up

More inversion

Ben "a" Ghlo

Invesion

A weary American reaching the summit

Probably our 2nd last summit pic

Passed by this wee gem dont know how many times, and now glad to have been on summit of Ben Vrackie, rest assured it wont be the last time I"m here.
Another fine day out in your company Andy,only one more to go and then your off home,lets hope we have same weather next weekend.

[Stretch]

Enjoyed this one Willie, fingers crossed for fine weather next Saturday. Also, the only reason I'm 'happy' in that one pic is because I'm standing on flat ground.

[pollyh33]

Oh GLW,

Read this one with a bit of a heavy heart

Goodness knows how you feel

[Graeme D]

A heavy heart indeed Willie. But you guys have some great memories together on the hills. These things tie you together in friendship.

[dooterbang]

i feel your pain Gammy....for being project manager and builder for 6 weeks. Same reason i didnt walk.
Great to be out again and on a fab wee hill.

[nathan79]

Glad to see that camouflage buff getting an outing!

[Bod]

Ben Vrackie, always a great outing! Looking very much forward to the Cobbler

[Johnny Corbett]

Certain hills let the views do the talking and Ben Vrackie is one off them. A straight forward path up so all you have to do is snap away and hey presto, walk report done

[Gable Gable End]

Ive never been up here yet; great photos and views!

[ChrisW]

These are clearly photoshopped cos you two are together and the sun is shining its good that you took a quiet stroll in the sun before the long goodbye. I reckon Gammy will have to make the WH North America Meet Up

[Jockstar]

Great to see the sunshine and the inversions, but the highlight of the day is Stretch wearing his other pair of trousers!!
Obviously the waterproofs are in the packing case ready for TN winter weather!!!!

[mountainstar]

Have done this hill a few times, the last time was on a Christmas Eve in 2006 (stopped in the Moulin Inn), with an identical inversion...

Wish I could be there next week, have a blast

[morag1]

joiner/plumber/electrician/painter/decorator/removal man/general dogsbody

Nice photos of a fine walk. Really like the look of the halfway Lochan, if I ever get up here I will take my bikini and go in for a swim. Not in the winter though

[gammy leg walker]

Oh GLW,

Read this one with a bit of a heavy heart
Mmmmm !

A heavy heart indeed Willie. But you guys have some great memories together on the hills. These things tie you together in friendship.

Aye indeed Graeme,but great memories.

its good that you took a quiet stroll in the sun before the long goodbye.

One more to go Chris,rollon the "cobbler"

[gammy leg walker]

i feel your pain Gammy....for being project manager and builder for 6 weeks.

Aye it was great fun doots

Wish I could be there next week, have a blast

Me too Alan.

Ive never been up here yet; great photos and views!

Well worth a visit GGE

Many thanks to all who took the time & effort to post replys on this one.