One Month and Twenty Years
for the love of a landscape… Twenty years ago, back in autumn 2025, I first visited the Nice Place(TM). I’ve […]
Glen Affric
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Early Autumn at Glen Affric
Photos from an afternoon trip to Glen Affric, my Nice Place™, in early autumn.
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Autumn Holiday Day 1: The Nice Place
There’s no better place to start a holiday than the Nice Place(TM), even if it does involve getting up and
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The Nice Place(TM)
It’s been a bit of a dream, a life-mission of a bucket-list item, but the other week I flew over
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Autumn at Glen Affric (2)
Having visited my favoured spot overlooking the Caledonian Forest, I proceeded up the side of Am Meallan to the well-known
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Autumn at Glen Affric (1)
For about 13 years I have been of the opinion that it has not been a year without at least
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Glen Affric: Light
We’ve had water, trees, a morning sunrise: now for that dash of extra magic with the most beautiful light. That’s
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Around Glen Affric 3: Morning Sunrise
I first visited Glen Affric in September 2006, more or less 10 years ago. Not long after, I discovered the
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Around Glen Affric: Trees
Having contemplated the role of water in the landscape, the second aspect by which to contemplate Glen Affric is the
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Around Glen Affric: water
I had a short holiday at the start of last November, a few days spent in Glen Affric. There are
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Glen Affric: Caledonian Forest
From wikipedia: The Caledonian Forest is the name given to the former (ancient old-growth) temperate rainforest of Scotland. The known extent
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Glen Affric: Rockery
There’s an impressive outcrop of rocks (psammite and semi-pelite, looking rather like limestone) near the waterfalls in the River Affric.
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Glen Affric: Mixed Thoughts
Sadly, it’s not all good news at the glen – a few years ago, the Forestry Commission installed two paths,
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Glen Affric: Trees (4)
Lots of Scots Pine trees around Glen Affric. Favourite Trees can be seen from near the carpark above the River