Hiking in the Highlands Day 2

The second day was much wetter, but we found a beautiful little hike that went up into the clouds with waterfalls and sheep.

The same river, but upstream

Our sheep friend

The path we hiked up, past several waterfalls

The biggest waterfall

The view from the top

We didn't go all the way up this one...

Today we are back in civilization, visiting our friends in Malpas, England.

Hiking in the Highlands Day 1

After Edinburgh, we headed to the Highlands to go hiking in Glencoe.  We stayed in a pretty nice hostel outside the town, but had bad luck with roommates: one snored and one smelled terrible.

The hostel

The hiking was amazing.  The first day we hiked the Pap of Glencoe (so-named because it looks like a pimple...nice).  The views were worth it! 

The trail

The view from the top!

Finally the sun came out!

We walked along the river into town afterwords, to the little grocery store.

The river on the way to the village

The woods next to the river

The town of Glencoe

A small loch

What we climbed

Arthur's Seat

The weather was beautiful today, so we were able to do a hike at some hills right at the foot of the Royal Mile, called Arthur's Seat.  The view was great, but it was so windy and cold at the top that we didn't last long up there.

 

Tomorrow we are headed to Glencoe for a couple of days of hiking, if the weather cooperates!