The weather was very wet yesterday but I was in need of a long run, so early evening my running partner and I headed out to do a circuit of Loch Duntelchaig which is about 6 miles south east of us here at Evergreen. It is the biggest( other than Loch Ness!) of a number of lochs in the area locally known as the 'Invernessian Lake District'!
Loch Duntelchaig is wild,beautiful and rich in wildlife and birds. There is no clear route around the loch,its a case of following tracks and trails where you can. Where there is none it is hard going! Last night about three quarters way round we startled a large number of young greylag geese. Unable to fly, they nonetheless flapped their wings and moved off to a safe distance from us off the loch shore. It was a spectacular sight. Greylag geese are the largest of wild geese native to the UK.
It is about 11 miles around the loch and by the end we were a bit wet and mucky,but if you like 'the wilds' its a great run or walk to do. Needless to say the photograph here was not taken yesterday!