Slides — 1981

Rannoch Station to Deeside — April 1981

Day 1 - Tuesday, April 14 — By train from Edinburgh to Rannoch Station, then walk via Prince Charlie's Cave to camp by Loch Ericht.

Twigs, buds and cones

Ben Alder and Beinn Bheoil
Loch Ericht

Charlie and his cave
Loch Ericht

Day 2 - Wednesday, April 15 — Walk to Dalwhinnie then train to Aviemore for a night in the Youth Hostel.

Lunch at Dalwhinnie

Day 3 - Thursday, April 16 — A short bus journey then walk through the Lairig Ghru to camp opposite Glen Geusachan. The night was so cold the flysheet was frozen stiff in the morning and we had to wait for the sun to thaw it out before we could pack up.

Aviemore

Into the Lairig Ghru

There's a ptarmigan in there somewhere (or maybe a dotterel)

Devil's Point and Cairn Toul
Braeriach above Corrie Bhrochain Braeriach

Carn a'Mhaim
Carn a'Mhaim, Charlie and the Devil's Point

Camp opposite Glen Geusachan
kitchen

Day 4 - Friday, April 17 — We walked to Mar Lodge for lunch where I left Charlie to wait for Ann (coming from Edinburgh!). I walked on to Braemar for the bus which arrived in Aberdeen five minutes after the last Edinburgh train left. I hung around the town till the first train in the morning which reached Edinburgh in time to watch the departure of a steam special headed by A4 60009 "Union of South Africa".

The Linn of Dee
a bird

somewhere
Sunset over the Dee at Aberdeen