A last look at the mountains

[mtbc]

Yesterday we took the A9 up to Aviemore for a pleasant lunch in an inn. The main point was so that I could take another look at the region's scenery. The mountainsides can be quite bare, just some scrub, dotted with rocks and streams and roaming sheep. It would be nice to return someday to drive the length of the A93. I expect to find the Smokies to be rather more forested, quite a different feel.

I was reminded to be glad that I got to use the Cairngorm funicular while it was still running. Sadly, climate change will probably end skiing in Scotland.