tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post2795138432776359962..comments2024-03-27T00:02:28.418+00:00Comments on Alex and Bob`s Blue Sky Scotland: Cruach an t Sidhein. Luss Hills. Loch Lomondblueskyscotlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-54340801720908041632014-02-27T11:37:15.982+00:002014-02-27T11:37:15.982+00:00Cheers Hunter,
Hope you are still enjoying life on...Cheers Hunter,<br />Hope you are still enjoying life on the drier east coast. It's been pretty soggy on the west the last few months.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-90441185226884132362014-02-26T19:26:52.070+00:002014-02-26T19:26:52.070+00:00Bob
Great stuff and brought back great memories o...Bob<br /><br />Great stuff and brought back great memories of the Luss\Glen Fruin Hills which I tramped over (mostly in good weather) in my younger years when growing up on Garelochside at Shandon. A great area for walking and some amazing views!! Enjoyed the read and the pics,<br /><br />HunterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-28208671367995436262014-02-18T21:24:16.459+00:002014-02-18T21:24:16.459+00:00That's some zoom lens you've got! Those we...That's some zoom lens you've got! Those were my formative hills, I used to cycle to them as a teenager from Helensburgh (without letting anybody know I was hillwalking - wasn't allowed up the hills on my own). Never been up them in bad weather as a result of living so close to them and always choosing good days. <br /> <br />You get an odd view from there of the weapons store at Glen Douglas. Robert Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07479924424503608056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-45722187565771188112014-02-15T23:17:46.084+00:002014-02-15T23:17:46.084+00:00I don't mind meeting people on the hills - in ...I don't mind meeting people on the hills - in fact, in all the claggy weather I walk in, I actually prefer to meet people - makes for a bit of route confirmation! You've got a good point that the weather is better lower down though.<br /><br />To be honest, I've felt like an explorer on my Munroing expeditions a lot of the time as I don't always take the 'usual' routes but generally look for alternatives and try to make a round out of them if I can.<br /><br />It's the Munro Tops next though before I really get started on anything lower...<br />Carol.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-67416112030274708342014-02-13T11:41:50.101+00:002014-02-13T11:41:50.101+00:00Hi Carol,
They are great hills.Easy walking with g...Hi Carol,<br />They are great hills.Easy walking with great views on faint paths high above Loch Lomond, Cowal and the Southern Highlands. And you seldom meet anyone else on them- how often can you say that about the Munros these days?<br />A great empty walking adventure awaits you after the 3000 footers are bagged as you get to feel like an explorer again, discovering seldom trod mountains. And the weather is usually better lower down. :o)blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-2619253811451463942014-02-12T16:45:28.312+00:002014-02-12T16:45:28.312+00:00oh - that's 3 comments isn't it! ;-)
Carol...oh - that's 3 comments isn't it! ;-)<br />Carol.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-9877130705322040432014-02-12T16:44:26.916+00:002014-02-12T16:44:26.916+00:00Had my eye on those hills for a bit now - but they...Had my eye on those hills for a bit now - but they do look steep!<br /><br />Love your 2 comments:<br />"It's the greatest free gift you will ever receive" about the Great Outdoors<br /> <br />and<br />"Common-sense makes it safe. Start on the easy low landscapes first in good weather then build up" <br />Great advice<br /><br />and<br />"Don't sit down on snakes"<br />That made me laugh very-out loud at work just now - I know people who have done just that! LOL<br />Carol.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-77896009069151631342014-02-12T01:05:46.954+00:002014-02-12T01:05:46.954+00:00Glad to see you're ok Jim as I thought that bu...Glad to see you're ok Jim as I thought that bug had laid you low<br />for a while. It's a small world indeed when you are connected to a video I post. That was a great CD though full of good songs. I like good sax and brass on records which is why I liked Destination Calabria so much(the video posted a few months ago) as it was a classic track and vocal. The dominatrix band leader and her six busty companions were just an annoying distraction from the music :o)<br />PS did you notice I put a smile on the moon as the rest of the features were perfect already. blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-76323601143105736032014-02-12T00:52:59.721+00:002014-02-12T00:52:59.721+00:00Hi Neil,
Yes, we all agreed it was a tougher day t...Hi Neil,<br />Yes, we all agreed it was a tougher day than normal. Apart from the large posse of farm dogs on the other side of the fence at the start and the seaplane we never saw a soul the entire day and ended in the dark with head torches down the glen.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-46224717024862113692014-02-12T00:40:54.516+00:002014-02-12T00:40:54.516+00:00Nicely done Bob, I've only seen these hills fr...Nicely done Bob, I've only seen these hills from the road below.<br />Some fabulous views, you're pictures are really good. Looks like you've a good eye.<br />I've a loose connection with the Guillemots. Mr Chris Cundy of chriscundy.com is my youngest daughter's partner. On 'Trains to Brazil' he plays Soprano Sax and Bass Clarinet. On 'Sao Paula' he's on Soprano Sax. He's a nice lad The Glebe Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609629219727888442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-77271687482666713762014-02-11T19:30:57.139+00:002014-02-11T19:30:57.139+00:00Well done for getting a day on the hills Bob. Ther...Well done for getting a day on the hills Bob. There are not many of those just now. These are tougher hills than you would imagine. Even in summer you don't see many other folk, especially once you get away from the one that overlooks Luss village. But there are lots of different combinations of routes. Great little hills!<br />Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-38000066319319105882014-02-10T23:08:03.768+00:002014-02-10T23:08:03.768+00:00Evening Alistair,
Did you go up over Doune Hill to...Evening Alistair,<br />Did you go up over Doune Hill to reach there? 20-22kms over rough ground. That's a long day-just as well you were fit then.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-30381052274591577002014-02-10T13:51:56.805+00:002014-02-10T13:51:56.805+00:00Fantastic Bob! I have a picture of a beardy 17 yea...Fantastic Bob! I have a picture of a beardy 17 year old me in a string vest sitting next to a boiling Trangia on top of Cruach an t-Sithean! Those were the days. Fantastic hill, fantastic area. I went up from Inverbeg YH in Glen Douglas and back down Glen Luss. Walked back beside the A82 on the foundations of the new road when it was still gravel. Dynamite bangs from the demolition works on Rubha Mor (where the 3 lanes are now).<br />That whole area between Arrochar and Luss is just stunning. Surprisingly remote and very very quiet.Alistairhttp://stravager.com/blognoreply@blogger.com