Some pictures from last weekend's walk in the Ben Lui range
Finally getting around to picking out some of the better pictures from my walk last weekend. I headed to Dalrigh, which is just about 5 miles north west of Crianlarich on the A82, early on Saturday to take in Beinn Dubhchraig, Ben Oss, Ben Lui and Beinn a' Chleibh.
There was a chap frying bacon and sausage on his stove in the car park at Dalrigh as I set off on my bike down the track towards Cononish. I locked the bike up at the farm and struck up the grassy northern side of Beinn Dubhchraig. Halfway up, just as the impressive Ben Lui came into view I stopped to have some breakfast. Needless to say, after the lovely smell of frying an hour prior, an Alpen bar didn't really suffice!
A pleasant walk followed. I've discovered in recent weeks the benefit of an early rise to take advantage of quiet roads and to get an early start on the hills. The first person I saw was on the summit of Ben Lui at just after 11am. There was soon a stream of walkers coming up on the path from the west.
All the while, there was a front pushing in from the east and you could feel the drop in pressure. After having reached the summit of Beinn a' Chleibh, I contoured around the northern side of Ben Lui and joined the path that leads back to Cononish to retrieve my bike.
As I drove through Crianlarich on my way home the rain arrived. I timed that one to perfection!
