Alan's Blog
Paddling around Islay
27/10/2022
Sea kayaking during the first week in May (2022) with good friends. We took five days to circumnavigate Islay, one of many […]
Read moreNorth Face annual album (3)
27/10/2022
A yearly view of the north face. Third album, started April 16th, 2021
Read moreNorth Face annual album (2)
18/10/2022
A yearly view of the north face. Second album, started April 16th, 2020
Read moreMull of Galloway to Dunnet Head
04/09/2021
Cycling in Scotland. Farthest south to farthest north on the Scottish mainland. Over two weeks and 557 miles, traversing an inspiring and […]
Read moreSpeyside Way Cycle
08/08/2021
Or ..’Nowhere near the Speyside Way Way’.. as one local described it! Our two-day cycling trip started in the village of Newtonmore […]
Read moreBen Nevis safety aids
02/05/2021
A bit of history on cairns and safety aids on Ben Nevis. This sparked my interest around 1996, when the LMRT placed […]
Read moreGlen Loy routes
31/03/2021
My local glen. Glen Loy is very quiet, sparsely populated and surrounded by forest and 700m hills, north and south. The River […]
Read moreLoch Oich circuit
26/12/2020
A short ten mile circuit of Loch Oich Not far from Fort William. Garmin Map link.
Read moreA Cairngorm cycle loop
25/10/2020
Cycling, mostly off-road around the Cairngorm mountain group. A decent autumn weather forecast, supported the four-day journey. A hard-tail mountain bike, Surly […]
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