My visit to Glencoe back in November left me hungry for more! The views up there are amazing but, all too often, the weather can impact on the images you're able to capture. I returned home determined to go back at the earliest opportunity - ie. in  January! This time I went for a week, my thinking being that with a bit of luck, I'd see snow. I was not disappointed - I also saw frost, rain and even some sunshine! In other words, typical weather for that area.

I thought I'd take you through my week day by day, sharing details of the locations alongside the images:

Monday:

Dawn at Lochan na h-Achlaise on Rannoch Moor

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Monday afternoon:

Waterfalls at Inchree

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Tuesday - Rained heavily all day making photography nigh on impossible. 

Kilburn Castle - this is my second time stood in the rain trying to get a decent shot of the castle

DSC03045-Edit Glen Orchy waterfalls - not a particularly good image. I've included it mainly for reference. I hope to return on a better day - maybe in the Spring or Autumn

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Wednesday

Morning

Lagangarbh cottage below Buachaille Etive Mor. I love the way that the cottage is dwarfed by the malevolent looking mountain!

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Weather still challenging so we decided to drive further afield. The next two images are 'drive by shots' The views from the side of the A87 are breathtaking - and well worth the ride.

Glen Garry  - note that the river forms a map of Scotland

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Glen Shiel

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Looking down on Eilean Donan Castle. If we'd followed a track further up the mountainside we'd have come to the spot where Joe Cornish shot a famous image of the castle (Joe Cornish image of Eilean Donan)

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Wednesday evening

Boat on side of the loch at Fort William, in front of a snow capped Ben Nevis in the distance

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Thursday: 

A beautiful day!

Morning

Lochan na h-Achlaise on Rannoch Moor

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Black Rock Cottage

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Waterfall backed by Buachaille Etive Mor

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Thursday afternoon

Loch Tulla

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Friday morning:

Lone tree on Loch Etive, Glen Etive

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Mountain view - with the road running through it

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Friday afternoon

Glen Finnan Viaduct - as featured in the Harry Potter Films

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Grateful thanks to Julian Elliott for his support, encouragement and friendship throughout the week.