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Scotland 2006


Scotland is on the north of England and 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 essential of the trek is done in the mountains of highlands. Seen that there is a lot of kilometer, we use a minibus for moving.
Here is how is describe this trek: 3382.pdf (french only).

Geology.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Scotland
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology_of_Scotland
www.scottishgeology.com
library.thinkquest.org/J0112187/scotland_geography.htm
www.uk.filo.pl/scotland_geography.htm
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usscotfax/geo/geology.html

Slideshow.

The diaporama starts by clicking on picture below.
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Photographs.

The first day (saturday) is principally dedicated for transfer with the buses from Edimbourg towards Glencoe, small village locatred not very far from Fort William.


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Lunch on Saturday noon near a river.

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On the road towards Glencoe, we cross a pretty lake...

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Then we stop towards an artificial lake created by a reach Canadian guys which wants to recreate a Canadian landscape in Scotland.

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The same lake a little farther.

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Our first inn at Glencoe. We take the meal of the evening after 19h30.

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On Sunday, we make a walk in the 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, we pass obviously by a old glacial valley...

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On Monday morning, the guide take us to a water fall after a walk across a narrow vally.

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Guide Huisha with the driver David.
Fort William
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Return to Fort Wilam on Monday at lunch.

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I use it make some photographs and some purchases.

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On Tuesday, we go up to Ben Nevis. Departure is made at an altitude of 50m...
Ben Nevis
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And we climb has more of 1300m with this typical "laid with cobblestones " way of mountains.
sun and cloud
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Arrived above, we discover a splendid panorama where the clouds and the sun created of pretty light game.
tomb
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A tomb at the top of Ben Nevis to remember the  British soldier died during 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 give interesting photographs.

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castle
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On Wednesday a day of transfer is. We stop pourvisiter the castle 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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We must be has 300... 400m of altitude here...

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Or we discover type of landscape.

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At midday, we 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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We 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 we discover interesting colours in the lake quia replaced this glacier. Probably the daitait glacier of ladernière glaciation?

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Then the afternoon, we go for sa walk with 4 people along the bay which adjoins Cullins Moutain.

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

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... plants...

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... Cullins Mountains...

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On the left where we have been this morning, it have been another glacier in the past, with a less interesting groove.
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During the way back, a small sheep surprises us!

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Another photograph on the way back.
cow
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A cow which we cross on the way of return!

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On Sunday, we take a boat to go on the island of Raasy.

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

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... and here it is almost where we will go to eat at lunch.

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A typically Scottish graveyard.

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A lake on the island Raasy.
tree
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A curious tree!

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We would say a ground of golf in the distance? Anyway the turf is green and regularly.

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Sunday evening return towards the inn!

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July on Monday, 24, we leave the island of Skye for the Lock Ness . Before to leave the island of Skye, we stop have a villagesympathique. I buy 5 here nice glass has whisky.

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Then we 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 we go there not. But we réussita take a photograph.
Lock Ness
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We 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.

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

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We arrive has Aviemore at 16h. We have some time, and we visit a natural park at 5min of the inn.

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We go past again in front of the inn, and farther we discover a big tree!
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On Tuesday, we make a walk 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 at 820m of altitude.
moutain way, staircase
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And this is a typical mountain way in Scotland! It is tiresome to walk on it, 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 can be eat.

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Photograph of the ambient landscape.

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Then we go back down in the valley...
CairnGorm
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And in the distance we 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.
distillery "The Glenlivet"
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On Wednesday, visit of the distillery "The Glenlivet".

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Then on Wednesday afternoon, walk around a situéau lake close to  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 on the 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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bridge
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At the end of trip on the page of the city Edimbourg: click here!

Map

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Last modification: 28 september 2008.
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