Taming The Lyon

Awake to find that Newtonmore has received a six inch covering of snow during the evening with more heavy snow falling during breakfast.

In fear of being trapped in the Cairngorms overnight we decide to postpone our intended exploration of Loch An Eilean near Aviemore and head south via Kenmore, Loch Tay and then detour up Glen Lyon for some ‘Red Heart mask’ photo opportunities. The climb up towards the dam at Loch Lyon becomes increasingly fraught as we encounter snow drifts and an eventual road closure resulting in a 16 mile detour.

With the absence of a mobile phone and the remoteness of the location it was with great relief that we made it back to Killin and onwards to The Falls of Falloch for our final photo shoot under fading light conditions.
Back in Denistoun, Glasgow and Stuffed Peppers from Coia’s delicatessen on Duke Street with Lentil soup and lashings of pepper never tasted as good as they did this evening.

Perfect end to the perfect weekend!!