…it was time to visit a small hill that I’d been eying up for a while, near another small hill that was a favourite on Rannoch Moor with a view to seeing how the the scene varied from a different perspective.
Space with a view
Sunset over Rannoch Moor
Part of the reason for visiting this spot was also to photograph Noctilucent Clouds if they appeared. Noctilucent Clouds (night shining clouds) form at an altitude of 75 - 85 kilometres high and are made up of tiny ice crystals; only visible in the twilight night when it never truly gets dark, the clouds reflecting the light from the sun.
Noctilucent Clouds over Ben Nevis
Moonset over Beinn a’ Bhuiridh
With sunset shot, a couple of hours sleep then up for the Noctilucent Clouds then crawl back into the tent for a couple more hours before getting up again for sunrise, phew, hard work is summer.
Early morning glow over Loch Laidon
With blurry eyes I shot sunrise in the fresh morning air taking advantage of the 360º views.
The Bridge of Orchy Hills
First blush on Beinn a’ Bhuiridh
With sunrise shooting over I crawled once more back into my tent and a warm sleeping bag for a well deserved sleep, well, at least until the sun turned the temperature up to cooking on the dial.
It was an easy downhill wander back to the car and a lazy drive home, window down and thinking about a return trip if not in the summer perhaps the autumn or the winter if there was a good fall of snow. Question is which of my two favourite hills do I visit?