com-s.jpg "Going to the
Sun Road, Glacier")
com-s.jpg "Mount Rainier, From the Wonderland Trail")
com-s.jpg "The Rocks at Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree")
com-s.jpg "Deer
at Mokowanis Lake, Glacier")
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| This is Ben Nevis in the morning fog on my way to start the West Highland Way. |
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| First opened in 1980, this 95-mile trail is the first and most popular long distance footpath in Scotland. Somehow I always find myself doing the trails backwards, so I never meet anyone else going my way. |
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| I had no idea until seeing this "white blaze," that the West Highland Way joined the International Appalachian Trail in 2010. |
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| Imagine this being your yard, walking out of your front door every day to distant views with no neighbors or development of any kind in sight. |
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| Also imagine running out toilet paper or pouring a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch then realizing you have no milk. |
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| This is the top of what is called The Devil's Staircase, the highest point on the West Highland Way at 1,850 feet. |
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| It was actually nice to be on easy trail for a few days. And best of all, it's all well-maintained, well-marked, hard-packed trail with no bogs or going days with wet feet. A nice change of pace after the Cape Wrath Trail. |
