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| Ben Lomond from Braeval |
The first blue sky in February prompted me to make my first attempt on Lime Craig for nine months to test my new hip. I made it, although it took 45 minutes, about 15 minutes longer than it used to take on cold winter days. The shock was the devastation caused by felling operations; the planting had been carried out in the 1930s, and I suppose I have been lucky to enjoy the protection of the trees during wet and windy days for the past 38 years, during which I have made the best part of a thousand ascents.
The well-graded trails have been churned by tree harvester machines and lumber lorries that have created an undulating mud surface for the logscape. I met a couple teaching their one-year-old to walk on my ascent, and a lady with a four-year-old greyhound on my descent. They gave me a chance to chat and rest. I am now aching, but happy and celebrated with my first beer of the year.
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| Logscape |
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| Pine Relief |
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| Balquidder Munros |
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| Ben Vane and Ben Ledi |
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