When I got up this morning, although the ground was damp, there wasn't any wind, and so I decided it was time for another hill-walk. Just like last week, but potentially much more difficult. I had decided that the Knock Hill near Grange would be a good option. About a half-hours drive to the base and the rest would be straight-forward. No bewildering forest tracks around the base of this hill. You just go straight up!
Well, that was the plan. The reality on the ground was slightly different. First off we had to drive a half-mile up a track from the main road. We parked and made our way in. To say that the ground was wet would be an understatement. The path up the hill was more like a stream, and the ground all around it was sodden. My feet were immediately soaked, so much for those boots. Not until we were almost half-way up did it get a bit drier, although it was still fairly muddy right to the top. Surprisingly, it was really mild on the way up, but the wind on top was unbelieveable, it was difficult to stand still.
So, the picture you see above is the view South-Westwards towards the Cairngorms (excuse the compression, I had to, otherwise the page would take forever to load). You can see some snow on the peak right in the centre and also to the far left. Those are just the foothills to the Cairngorms though. The real thing lies just beyond that, obscured by the clouds. I'm sure on a nice Summers day, you would see them clearly enough. Anyhow, we're just trying to get a little bit fitter by tackling a hill each weekend. Next week we plan to try Ben Aigen, weather, footwear and circumstances permitting of course.
