We took advantage of the very brief break in the wet weather to climb Beinn Chabhar on Saturday. It’s in the same range as Cruach Ardrain, which we climbed in June.
It was raining as we drove up to the Beinglas Farm campsite on Friday, and it rained on the way home on Sunday, but there were only a few spots of rain on the Saturday.
I can’t really recommend this hill as a good walk. The initial stages are steep, up a path with stones and rocks which make for awkward walking, and then it’s a slog through some boggy moorland which involves many detours, and it isn’t until you gain the ridge that there’s much enjoyment or views.
A lochan along the ridge
View south, towards Ben Lomond
View north, to Ben Lui
In the evening, we had a meal in the Drovers Inn.
The Drovers Inn
The Drovers Inn has a unique atmosphere, with many very old and dusty stuffed animals in most rooms, including the bar and the Laird’s Bothy, where we ate.
There’s a stuffed bear at the entrance
A wall in the Laird’s Bothy
There have been sightings of ghosts.
It was very busy on Saturday. The proximity to Glasgow is obvious when you’re in the bar, and the barman asks you, “Whut yeez wan ‘n?”
Did you see any wild animals or have they all been shot already?
The ground was too open for deer, but I saw a green lizard in the boggy bit before the reedy lochan.
You realise you could get the same effect watching the video from a treadmill at home, with the window open? Mind you, you wouldn’t get the full mud effect.
When Scotland breaks away, we can doubtless expect even more gobbledygook place names.