I'm sure I've said before here that the Monaliath Mountains behind us here at Evergreen, are amongst the least 'walked over' of all the mountains in Scotland. This is because they don't have the attractiveness of the hieght of the Cairngorms or ruggedness of the mountains of our west coast. However what they lack, they make up for in sheer scale of wilderness with few tracks through this vast area. It also means an area which is rich in wildlife....

On Friday Ed took us for a long run (well more like a run, stagger and fall for me!) in to an area of the mountains no more than 6 miles from Evergreen as the crow flies. As we passed down through a small deep hidden glen a golden eagle, clearly visible against the rocks, passed no more than 150ft above us. At the same moment we also saw two mountain hares which are prey for the eagles, scampering off to hide amongst the rocks...quite an amazing sight.

As per usual after such runs my legs are shredded with scratches from the heather and I'm pretty tired but it's always worth it. The photo was taken near the start.....