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The Last day of the Season
Posted 2 days ago in Snow
The last day of the season at Cairngorm Mountain was Monday the 5th of May, which is one day later that the last day in Zermatt, Switzerland! I was in Zermatt for three weeks to do my BASI qualifications and was well aware that I was missing some great on..
Back in the water!
Posted 7 days ago in Land
The sun was out at the weekend and I was able to enjoy my first open canoeing session of the year. Opening my tent door in the morning, the loch was glassy calm with a still mist hanging quietly over the water. We wasted no time in getting onto the..
Marketing Groups
Posted 11 days ago in Water
I have had one of those days when I have been playing catch up and all these interesting letters and e-mails surface when you clear the desk. I was particularly struck by two marketing groups one is Hidden Lewis which is a group I belong to and its aim is..
West Coast Paddling
Posted 18 days ago in Water
Before the weekend's paddling there is great news today, the Scottish Government have seen sense and not granted permission for the wholesale industrialisation of the Lewis landscape. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7358315.stm We had probably one of the best paddles I have ever been on this Sunday. With the easterly winds blowing for the last week..
So Much Snow
Posted 28 days ago in Snow
Scotland has some fickle weather and most of the time this tends to hinder rather than help in the pursuit of outdoor action but this past few weeks the fickle and large snow showers which have been regularly passing over the Cairngorms have brought a frenzy of fresh track hunters..
Posted 2 days ago in Snow
The last day of the season at Cairngorm Mountain was Monday the 5th of May, which is one day later that the last day in Zermatt, Switzerland! I was in Zermatt for three weeks to do my BASI qualifications and was well aware that I was missing some great on..
Back in the water!
Posted 7 days ago in Land
The sun was out at the weekend and I was able to enjoy my first open canoeing session of the year. Opening my tent door in the morning, the loch was glassy calm with a still mist hanging quietly over the water. We wasted no time in getting onto the..
Marketing Groups
Posted 11 days ago in Water
I have had one of those days when I have been playing catch up and all these interesting letters and e-mails surface when you clear the desk. I was particularly struck by two marketing groups one is Hidden Lewis which is a group I belong to and its aim is..
West Coast Paddling
Posted 18 days ago in Water
Before the weekend's paddling there is great news today, the Scottish Government have seen sense and not granted permission for the wholesale industrialisation of the Lewis landscape. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7358315.stm We had probably one of the best paddles I have ever been on this Sunday. With the easterly winds blowing for the last week..
So Much Snow
Posted 28 days ago in Snow
Scotland has some fickle weather and most of the time this tends to hinder rather than help in the pursuit of outdoor action but this past few weeks the fickle and large snow showers which have been regularly passing over the Cairngorms have brought a frenzy of fresh track hunters..
