Friday, 29 May 2009
Loch Morlich and Rothiemurchus Forest 16/05/09
drink, stupid me!!).
The forest is an amazing grand and intriguing place. The huge ancient pines
give all sorts of forms, and of course go full cycle. Interestingly too,
very healthy trees also drop some really big limbs, but just keep going. The
ceps are amazing aren't they?
I turned at the Cairngorm Club Footbridge, where some 25 years ago, I took a
wrong turning on the Lairig Ghru race, leading by at least 6 minutes and got
'lost'...hmmm - I didn't sleep well for a few weeks; I still remember some
of it too as it unfolded later on! Would have been my first big race victory
as a relatively raw and novice hill runner. I think J Forte in Haddington
had won the Dunfermline half marathon just a few weeks earlier...we were
doing our bit for H.E.L.P. running club.
Cheers, Denis.
Labels: Aviemore, Coylumbridge, Loch Morlich, Rothiemurchus Forest
M and N on the trails at Loch Morlich and beyond (Coylumbridge) 16/05/09
Loch and into the Rothiemurchus forest.
R, K and C did 32 kms up to the head of the Boulder Field in the Lairig
Ghru, then looping all over the place in the forest too....well deserved
grub and beers afterwards.
Br, Denis.
Labels: Aviemore, Coylumbridge, Loch Morlich, Rothiemurchus
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