BACK HOME TO THE SUNNY CAIRNGORMS

Solitude along the Fiacaill Ridge

Loch Avon basin and Shelter Stone Crag

Stag Rocks & loch Avon

Coire an t-Sneachda from Fiacaill Ridge

The Reindeer herd seen up high today and this wee one enjoying the sun near Cairn Gorm summit

Loch Avon bathed in sun

Leaving Chamonix yesterday in drizzle, arriving in Edinburgh and a fine sunny spell for late summer. Today it was a glorious morning back home in Aviemore so a wee wander onto the Cairngorm plateau. I headed up onto the Fiacaill Ridge in solitude. The day soon warmed up after a chilly start and by the time I headed over to the top of Hells Lum Crag it was lovely and warm. A fine stroll around the rim of the Loch Avon Basin before heading up the back of Cairn Gorm and it was here that I saw the first people. Lots of wildlife today: Dotterel, Golden Plover, Ptarmigan, Snow Bunting, Mountain Hare and the Reindeer herd high up on the plateau.