Sunday's walk was a no brainer to plan; with weather forecasters predicting rain for the Highlands and sunny skies for the lowlands, I headed south from Crianlarich to Luss on the citylink coach. My plan was to get the ferry across to Balmaha, near the start of the west highland way. The boat trip took 45 minutes. As I left Crianlarich, in my shorts and T-shirt, the rain poured out of the heavens. When I arrived in Luss, I was applying my sun cream. After getting of the boat, I walked to the visitor centre asking for directions to climb Conic Hill. I was told to walk to the end of the car park and follow the track; being a sunny day, there were a lot of tourists doing the same thing as me. I got to the summit in one hour. The views across Loch Lomond were beautiful. After admiring the views I retraced my steps to the visitor centre; I descended in less than 30 minutes. What should I do now, I thought? I decided to get the ferry to Inchcailloch, 5 minutes away and I spent half an hour on the island before getting the ferry back. I saw Conic Hill where I had been an hour earlier and Ben Lomond. Total distance was 11km and this was one of the best walks I've ever done. Getting the bus back to Crianlarich, the rain came on again. I missed the showers!
This walk is good for wildlife lovers as well.
The man with the pink cap:
Bullfinch?
Osprey shot:
A red dear:
The Luss grahams:
Blackbird shot:
Loch Lomond from Conic Hill:
The islands from Conic Hill:
The view south from Conic Hill:
Descending Conic Hill:
Ben Lomond:
The western Grahams from Inchcailloch:
Ben Lomond and Loch Lomond from Inchcailloch:
Zoom-in on Beinn Dubh I think:
The Luss Grahams: