2018 NH Spring / SH Autumn Photo Thread

Missed two Edinburgh photos. Supposedly the most photographed street in Scotland; well-deserved.



city at night in the fog



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Scottish Highlands. First you stop at the whisky distillery



locals. Called "hairy coos"



close-up

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cloudy morning like every morning. Low clouds starting to lift. The warm dry air mass led to cooler, cloudy weather in eastern Scotland. Brought a cool breeze and cloud from the North Sea. Western Scotland was warmer.



peak still in the clouds



finally see the highlands





Glencoe gathering sounds unpleasant. Was partly the inspiration for a grisly Game of Thrones scene



close-up of Ben Nevis. Looks more alpine than the White Mountains of New Hampshire even if not taller. Impressive north face. Was told we were very lucky to see Ben Nevis not in the clouds. Told it's out of the clouds 1/8th of the time; Mt. Washington is out of the clouds about 1/3 rd of the time; gives an idea of how they compare sunshine-wise



not so close-up view; mountains looked very different from home with the less rounded top and much more grassland. Felt almost western.



lot of snow left high up



Loch Ness



on Loch Ness



small gorge



some forest were lush and looked like they had diverse botany; others were tree plantations of conifers. Cairnogorms were much less forested, looked kinda bleak. I expected the grasslands to be a lusher green. Forest looked like it was close to a temperate rainforest





cute town of pitlochry. A store sold whiskey ice cream, which I didn't try





coming back to Edinburgh. Fog again

Love those highland photos nei

Mountains seem much taller than they actually are, love the bareness, grassy areas and snow caps. The Adirondacks and Appalachians are twice as tall but are much less scenic IMO.