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As we made our way further up Gleann Einich we came across the Alt Ruigh na Sroine, the first of many streams to ford.
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Later on the Beanaidh Bheag river was to prove far tougher and necessitated a change of socks.
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As we gained height the mountain landscape became more dramatic.
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Under wild skies the granite ridges were dusted with the first snows of winter.
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The air was filled with the sound of burns tumbling down from high corries and rattling the boulders in their beds.
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At last we breasted a moraine and below us lay lonely Loch Einich.
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We were dwarfed by the scale of the landscape.
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Loch Einich lies at a height of 598m. It is seldom visited, even in summer. On the 9th of September this year, Rothiemurchus Estate's head stalker, Peter Ferguson made a very sad discovery. He found a dead body inside a tent which had obviously been pitched for several weeks. The man had been a writer and photographer. I hope his death was peaceful as he was so far away from help and his family.
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We started the long descent to Glen More as the clouds lowered from the high corries.
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In the valleys it was still autumn and bright October sunshine had yet to give way to winter.
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This little lochan reflected the beauty and tranquility of this wonderful place. By 16:30 we were a world away, back in Glasgow.
05/08/2008