Scotland 2006

Geographical card.



Scotland is north of England and of United Kingdom, between 55 and 59 ° of north degree of latitude.

Prorammes of the trek:



The plane lands at Edimbourg, which is located in a lowland.
Then the bulk of the trek is made in the mountains of highlands. Seen that there is a lot of kilometre, we use a minibus for moving.
Here is how is represented this trek: 3382.pdf

Geology

Wikipedia

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Photographs.

The first day (on Saturday) is principally dedicated autransfert in buses of Edimbourg towards Glencoe, small village situépas very far from Strong William.


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Meal on Saturday midday near a river.

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On the road towards Glencoe, they cross lake pretty...

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Then they stop towards an artificial lake created by unriche Canadian which has wants a Canadian landscape recreated enEcosse.

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The same lake a little farther.

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Our first inn has Glencoe. We take the meal of the soira to leave of 19 h 30.

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On Sunday, we make a ballade in a valley.

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We discover a nice valley inside...

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... as well as carnivorous plants!

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By coming back on Sunday evening, they pass obviously by a glacial anciennevallée...

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On Monday morning, guide it a fall of eauaprès takes us see having guzzled down has foible a valléeétroite.

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Guide Huisha with the driver David.

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Return has Strong William on Monday midday.

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Use it one to make some photographs and some purchases.

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On Tuesday, we go up to Ben Nevis. Departure is made has altitude 50md'...

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And we climb has more of 1300m with this typical "laid with cobblestones " way of mountains.

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Arrived above, they discover a splendid panorama oules cloud and the sun created of pretty game delumière.

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A tomb at the top of Ben Nevis recall doldats British mortpendant the second world war.

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Another photograph from the top of Ben Nevis...

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Then we go back down. Clouds get up a bit, this quidonne of the interesting photographs.

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On Wednesday a day of transfer is. They stop pourvisiter the chateau Eilan Donan.

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Then we arrive known the ile of Skye. Veils the seaside has Portree!

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The harbour of Portree.

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Then we go towards the inn has Carbost, a bit aprèsPortree.

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Under way we discover of nice landscape...

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And veils from us arrival has the inn. Veiled a photograph of the edge demer took of the inn.

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On Thursday we start with a walking at the edge of merversd of curious geological training.

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They must be has 300... 400m of altitude here...

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Or they discover type of landscape.

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At midday, they take a quick diner has the inn, before retorting pourune short ballade...

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... near rock view the day before...

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... by arriving has the inn.

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On Friday morning, clouds on the sea give lumièresintéressantes.

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They change inn towards other one located in the south of the island. In the course of after midday nou let us make a ballade or nousdécouvrons...

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... villages left by Boreraig and Suisnish. Au19°S, the owner transferred the inhabitants carl' local activity was not rather lucrative any more.

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We continue this walking by making a bouclecomplète along the seaside.

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And we finish this turn towards a berry.

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And the evening, meal has the inn has 19 h 30, as usual.

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On Saturday morning, lunch at about 8 h.

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Then walking in Cuillin Mountain.

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Obviously it is about an ancient glacier who lived has 600m of altitude, and the glacial language went down has probably 300m.

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And they discover interesting colours in the lake quia replaced this glacier. Probably the daitait glacier of ladernière glaciation?

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Then the afternoon, they have part has 4 to make a walking lelong of the berry which adjoins Cullins Moutain.

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Use it me to make some photographs of the berry...

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... plants...

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... Cullins Mountains...

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To the left of or they have been this morning, there had to be an independent autreglacier, but which left a moinsintéressant groove.

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During return, a small sheep surprises us!

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Another photograph on the way back.

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A cow which they cross on the way of return!

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On Sunday, they take a boat for it to be productive on the island of Raasy.

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A rock at the edge of sea on the ile of Raasy...

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... and here almost it or they will go to eat has midday.

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A typically Scottish graveyard.

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A lake on l ' ìle of Raasy.

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A curious tree!

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They would say a ground of golf in the distance? Anyway the turf is green etrégulier.

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Then return Sunday evening towards the inn!

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Jullet on Monday, 24, they leave the island of Skye for the Log Ness. Avantde to leave the island of Skye, they stop have a villagesympathique. I buy 5 here nice glass has whisky.

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Then they roll the full East. The valley of the Log Ness is unevallée very narrow of quoted west...

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... then becomes progressively more flat towards the centre of lands.

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First stopping on LochNess. The visit of the chateau touristiqueen ruins coute 6.5 pounds, of blow they go there not. But they réussita take a photograph.

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They stop farther, more have the East, on a beach of the Log .Photo Ness appraise West direction.

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Photograph appraise Ness of the Log towards the East.


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Then they run towards Aviemore once again. Here one quickly traverseIverness!

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They arrive has Aviemore has 16 h. They have the time, and they visit a park naturela 5min of the inn.

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They go past again in front of the inn, and farther they discover a grosarbre!

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On Tuesday, they make a ballade towards hills north of CairnGorm. Onpasse in front of of pretty tree typical of the corner.

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And we go up in the top of this coline has 820m of altitude.

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And veils a way of mountain typical of Scotland! It estpénible of market top, and happily it not there there apas of everywhere!

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Photograph of the group in the top of this coline.

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An original fruit which is served.

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Photograph of the ambient landscape.

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Then they go back down in the valley...

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And in the distance they see CairnGorm

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A flower along the way.

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return towards Aviemore.

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Photograph Aviemore on Tuesday evening.

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On Wednesday, visit of the distillery " The Glenlivet ".

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Then on Wednesday afternoon, ballade around a situéau lake foot of CairnGorm.

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In the distance CairnGorm

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Flowers are numerous in Scotland, and it is not rare of voircela...

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A beach of lake...

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On Thursday morning, lunch earlier has 7 h 30, for ensuiterentrer on Edinburgh!

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And we here is on the road of return towards Edinburgh

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At the end of trip on the page of the city Edimbourg: click here!




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