tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post7444210827173410932..comments2024-03-27T00:02:28.418+00:00Comments on Alex and Bob`s Blue Sky Scotland: Rediscovering The Kilpatrick Hills. Glasgow's Arthur's Seat. A Gallery.blueskyscotlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-13107295016511242992019-03-03T12:06:06.341+00:002019-03-03T12:06:06.341+00:00When I was very young we lived in Dalmuir, just be...When I was very young we lived in Dalmuir, just below the park, and I have vivid memories of big ships on the Clyde behind the single story shops and the hills over the back of the park, although just across the street was a WW2 bomb site.<br /><br />Allan McDigger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-54410974107209089442017-11-22T00:59:10.319+00:002017-11-22T00:59:10.319+00:00Cheers Mike.Cheers Mike.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-67262613741424552672017-11-21T12:05:06.991+00:002017-11-21T12:05:06.991+00:00Great post and photos. You know from my blog how m...Great post and photos. You know from my blog how much I love views over cities. The Living Map analogy - I like that! :)<br />I'm torn as well on my opinion of the increase in visitors to our outdoors. On one hand I find its dispiriting that people visit not to see and experience them but to be seen seeing and experiencing them, just a box to be ticked. On other the other hand unless we encourage people to see and appreciate the beauty for themselves how can we expect future generations to develop the will and desire to protect them from unscrupulous development. Short-term we need to be just as careful in how we protect the environment as we should be in not making outdoor pursuits elitist. Like many of today's problems there is no easy answerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-69577304800928764242017-11-20T16:22:45.603+00:002017-11-20T16:22:45.603+00:00Hello Neil,
You should be alright with those two h...Hello Neil,<br />You should be alright with those two hills as the main paths to summits are still clear although you will see the new tree plantings going on. Fences were mainly across the slopes running south of Loch Hump...but they do run for miles heading eastwards. blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-57159693725373904102017-11-20T16:13:36.333+00:002017-11-20T16:13:36.333+00:00Hi Carol,
I suppose the older we get the more cha...Hi Carol,<br /> I suppose the older we get the more change seems less appealing- like changing all the food around in supermarkets every six months just when you've got it nailed where everything is for a faster shop... or changing gadgets, phones,shoes, everything else so that you can rarely get the stuff you like again in the same model if it breaks or wears out.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-6748231012215132772017-11-20T15:26:24.974+00:002017-11-20T15:26:24.974+00:00That's disappointing if they're building f...That's disappointing if they're building fences and planting trees all over these hills. I've got Cochno Hill and the Slacks on my list of winter walks; never been to that area of the Kilpatrick Hills. It looks from the photo of the map that that area should still be OK.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-55798627404164151872017-11-17T20:25:49.483+00:002017-11-17T20:25:49.483+00:00I suppose we can blame social media/blogs etc for ...I suppose we can blame social media/blogs etc for all the extra folk putting pressure on our beauty spots nowadays but I also blame those groups who are forever trying to encourage folk to the countryside and the outdoors who would never have dreamed of going without that encouragement. I'm not saying we should keep them for a few exactly, just we shouldn't spend so much time getting people to visit these places who had no interest until they were pushed in that direction. So, blame the 'inclusivity brigade'!<br /><br />I loved my village for many years but it's changed so much, I'm not sorry to leave. I will miss my old house though - it was a good 'un.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-80424030945450109652017-11-17T10:04:50.067+00:002017-11-17T10:04:50.067+00:00Hi Linda W,
Happening all over the world I think. ...Hi Linda W,<br />Happening all over the world I think. One of the serious unintended consequences of smart phone technology is that the world has shrunk right down. People in war zones or mud huts see a better life through them and now have an instant information guide book in their hands on how to get there. Probably, the main thing that's driving successive waves of economic migrants into Europe whereas before they would not have attempted it in such numbers.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-78173304187535226502017-11-17T04:06:49.250+00:002017-11-17T04:06:49.250+00:00Sigh....yeah the social media effect is causing cr...Sigh....yeah the social media effect is causing crowds of people into places that used to be relatively unknown. I thought it was just an American thing....sorry it's happening in your country too.Linda W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00805197763483105000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-69216003678700270172017-11-17T00:45:49.686+00:002017-11-17T00:45:49.686+00:00Hi Kay,
yes, the reflections were nice and unexpe...Hi Kay, <br />yes, the reflections were nice and unexpected. Seen a mini iceberg in one once when the temperatures dipped below minus 10 for a few days and a dishwasher sized block formed that outlasted the surface ice. Weird effect.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-37348725283523889442017-11-17T00:39:49.581+00:002017-11-17T00:39:49.581+00:00Hi Anabel,
it was a lovely sunny day which gave m...Hi Anabel,<br /> it was a lovely sunny day which gave me the idea of the next walk further east. If you haven't walked it you could easily get the train to Kilpatrick Station and then walk up a good land rover track to Loch Humphrey for the views yourself. On a clear day it is breathtaking and an easy popular walk of a few hours. No rough ground going that way and loads of fellow walkers.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-28347232489982134822017-11-17T00:32:48.585+00:002017-11-17T00:32:48.585+00:00Hi Rosemary,
They still look the same when we get...Hi Rosemary, <br />They still look the same when we get snow today. A light dusting of frost a few days ago when it was minus 5 overnight.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-31965255228048625522017-11-16T23:41:15.970+00:002017-11-16T23:41:15.970+00:00You are so lucky to have such open space where you...You are so lucky to have such open space where you can walk! Sorry that you came upon that fence.<br />Love the reflection in the lake.<br />Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-86830056873414800892017-11-16T22:49:25.265+00:002017-11-16T22:49:25.265+00:00I could almost see my house in that first picture,...I could almost see my house in that first picture, it not quite! The reflections in the last few are amazing.Anabel Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643196773717977697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-47196507441709346752017-11-16T22:37:17.223+00:002017-11-16T22:37:17.223+00:00I have fond memories of The Kilpatrick Hills seen ...I have fond memories of The Kilpatrick Hills seen from our home in Milngavie. They made a perfect backdrop to our view all year round. Sometimes during winter months there would be no snow in Milngavie, but The Kilpatrick Hills would be iced in white and looked spectacular.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com