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  1. I nod and nod to my own shadow and thrust
    A mountain down and down.
    Between my feet a loch shines in the brown,
    Its silver paper crinkled and edged with rust…

    —Norman MacCaig, “Climbing Suilven”
    from BETWEEN MOUNTAIN AND SEA: Poems From Assynt (Birlinn, 2018)

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    #Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #climbing #hillwalking #Suilven #Sutherland #20thcentury #NormanMacCaig

  2. It was quite dramatic ascending into the rolling cloud that squatted on the top third of the mountain all morning

    #mountains #Ireland #hiking #hills #hillwalking #walking #outdoors #photography #Mweelrea #CountyMayo

  3. Had a great long ramble in Wild Nephin National Park, County Mayo, yesterday. Mostly blanket bog – messy going after a wet spell – but a mix of other terrains too and beautiful views of the surrounding mountains all the time

    #hiking #Ireland #landscape #LandscapePhotography #photography #Nephin #outdoors #hillwalking #walking #bog #clouds

  4. Two thrilling walks over the weekend. First was over Hart Fell near #Moffat and along the narrowest ridge line I’ve followed. Yesterday was Grey Mare’s Tail, then around the horseshoe above it.

    Fun fact: Grey Mare’s Tail is so called because the drive from Edinburgh is an absolute ‘mare.

    #scotland #hiking #hillwalking