Eriba Man

  This is night No.11/2021 living in the caravan. This is our 3rd night in Kinlochewe C&MC Site in Wester Ross in the Scottish Highlands. This was a day of big walks. As of 1600, my step count was just under 24,000 and the day isn't over yet! The Spaniels will need at least one more walk, but that'll be later in the evening. After a morning walk around the NNR, a shower, and some breakfast, we took the short drive to Incheril, a small settlement which is more or less connected to Kinlochewe. There is a good car park here which provides parking mainly for those walking up Slioch. I was using it as parking for a walk up to the Heights of Kinlochewe, a former farming community north of Kinlochewe. Nice views looking back at the Beinn Eighe Massif. An old sheepfold across the river. Some really old wood along the river. A couple of years ago, this glen was torn up for installation of a hydro scheme. It was a real mess at the timed also resulted in a 'highway' of a track...

This is night No 38/2018 staying in my caravan. My 4th and final night in Coniston Coppice C&MC Site near Coniston in the Lake District. Yet again, woke to stunning weather around 0600. Took the dogs for a quick walk round the top of the site on a lovely sunny morning. I had my mind on another nearby Wainwright, but unlike yesterdays hills (oops, fells), this one isn't such a honeypot. Quite a low 1040', but a hill with a lot of character according to my guidebook. Left the site around 0830. It was already 16C and clear blue skies. I used my reciprocal benefits of the NTS membership and parked at the NT Carpark at St Marys Glen. The walk takes you round the stunning Yew Tree Tarn, a man made reservoir and now a NT property. The walk makes it way through a lovely waterside wood. Lot's of scented plants. Incidentally, this was a dog's off lead stretch and it was great to let them have a blast. I didn't meet anyone else on the way up, ...

This is night No 37/2018 staying in my caravan. This is my 3rd night at Coniston Coppice C&MC Site near Coniston. Got up around 0600, and took the dogs along towards Torver on a short path which runs towards Torver. A good chance to let them off the lead for at least a wee while. This day was fantastic from the outset. This post will be a bit 'heavy' on the pictures, but it's worth it. The weather was great from when I got up, and having got my first Wainwright Guide, I was determined to get into the hills and give them a go. I left the site around 0715 and headed up an incredibly steep road out of Coniston to what's known as Walna Scar Road. A rough car park, and already a few cars there. It's a very popular walking spot for tourists (like me). I was heading for the Old Man of Coniston. Followed the (non tourist) route heading north on the Quarry Route detailed in my guidebook. A steady gradient until it starts heading up through old quarries towa...