Glencoe

Balloch on Loch Lommand

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Long day of driving (2 hours) from Fort William to Balloch on Loch Lommand. We took a pit stop at the highlands soap factory and at the Ben Nevis distillery, but I forgot to take any pictures of us sniffing either soap or scotch. It rained the whole way here, but we did stop in GlenCoe for a  short hike. It also rained on Balloch today so we found a castle and a brewery.

Waterfall hike
Not sure if this is a fern.
Loch Lommand
Balloch
There was a band.

Fort William, Glen Coe

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Another great day in Scotland. We went from Ft. William to Glencoe. Just a bunch of Monroes (that’s what the Scots call a mountain over 3000 feet) #beautiful #scotland and waterfalls. Two major hikes, one right out the visitor center where it was raining in one valley and the sun was shining in the other.

Visitor center hike
rain in one valley
Trail with loch
Then, 15 minutes later sun
On way down
Two of the three sisters

Next hike, we went to the lost valley. The girls were a little traumatized by our 2 mile hike that turned out to be 5 miles, but their legal representation contacted our lawyers and we negotiated another round of fish and chips as compensation for an additional 4 mile walk.

Waterfall to the top of lost valley
Smiles
Don’t go chasing waterfalls
Near the top, final ascent
In the bowl, the moraine
Ft William
Street walk ft William, fish and chips were battered and bartered