Travel
Twenty Years In: Thank You, Jon. Thank You, Agility.
A thank you to Jon Voigt and Agility CMS for the Scotland trip on my 20th anniversary. It was on my bucket list. I don't think of it that way anymore.
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Day Seven: Up Ben Vrackie, Into Blair Athol, and Saying Goodbye
The last day of the Scotland trip. Up to the summit of Ben Vrackie in Highland Perthshire, a tour of the Blair Athol distillery in Pitlochry, and a farewell dinner with the guides and our fellow travelers.
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Day Six: Glen Sligachan, the Giants, and Goodbye to Skye
Day Six of the Scotland trip. Hiking Glen Sligachan and the Black Cuillin on the Isle of Skye, then south through the Highlands to Perthshire.
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Day Five: Northern Skye, the Quiraing, and Reflections on Life
Day Five of the Scotland trip. Hiking the Quiraing on northern Skye, walking under the spiking rock formations of the Trotternish landslip.
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Day Four: Glen Nevis, Eilean Donan, and Over the Sea to Skye
Day Four of the Scotland trip. A hike through Glen Nevis at the foot of Ben Nevis with a Nevis Landscape Partnership ranger, then across to the Isle of Skye with a stop at Eilean Donan Castle.
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Day Three: The Devil's Staircase and the Top of the West Highland Way
Day Three of the Scotland trip. Out of the Kings House in Glen Coe and up the Devil's Staircase to the highest point on the West Highland Way, then down into Kinlochleven and the Grey Mare's Tail.
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Day Two: Conic Hill and the Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond
Day Two of the Scotland trip. Up Conic Hill at Loch Lomond, an old song my dad used to sing, stone steps on the way down, a stop at Luss, and on to the Kings House on the West Highland Way.
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Scotland, Day One: Edinburgh Before the Group
Arrived in Edinburgh at 8am on almost no sleep. A walk to the Botanic Gardens, a lovely brunch, and a few hours to myself before the group meets at noon.
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Day One: Edinburgh, Arthur's Seat, and the Closes off the Royal Mile
The first day of the Scotland expedition. Seven of us, two guides, a National Geographic photographer, a hike up Arthur's Seat, and the quiet closes hiding just off a very crowded Royal Mile.
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Sodden at Orono Crown Lands
A short rainy hike at a new spot, a small wardrobe lesson learned, and a very kind barista who pretended not to notice.
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