Tuesday, 7 August 2012

Scotland - Sutherland Landscapes & Famous Racehorses

Two mountains sit next to each other in the far Northwest of Scotland, Fionaven and Arkle.  Coincidentally, famous racehorses have been named after these two mountains.  Arkle was the Champion Steeplechaser and Fionaven the winner of the 1967 Grand National (after all of the rest of the field fell or were held up in the resulting melee at one fence at Aintree).


The desolate slopes of Fionaven from above Strath Dionard.
A different side of Fionaven from Oldshoremore
Arkle (I hope and not Ben Stack which is also close by) in the distance framed by a rainbow from Loch Inchard

The last rays of sun catch the slopes above Loch Glencoul

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