SKYE WEEKEND

Atmospheric Sanctuary

Probably the best of the weather 

Crowds gone 

All quiet on the Storr's summit 

No sun but plenty of atmospheric cloud 

Kilt Rock Waterfalls 

Quairang

Waterfalls at Quairang 

The Needle in the cloud

The Storr summit 

Heading back in the rain

The Sanctuary & Old Man of Storr 

Photo ops everywhere 

The Old Man

Best view of the day

Husband and wife team Eduan & Fiorella from Turin, Italy are out with me this weekend. They are on Skye for just two days. Thankfully Storm Calum wasn't too vicious on Friday afternoon and we got over the Skye Bridge with no problems. In fact late Friday afternoon was lovely.
Today we started off on an easier hill day. We ventured up to The Storr. This small hill of just over 700m is a fantastic day out. Famous for the rock pinnacle below,  The Old Man of Storr.  This is a popular walk and only takes 30 minutes to the 'Sanctuary' where the Old Man takes pride of place. Big improvement at the start of this hike in recent years. The old spruce tree plantation has thankfully been felled and the forestry commission have replanted the area with native woodland. Lovely open views out to to Rasaay and beyond now. Unfortunately the cloud descended and it started to rain by late morning . Still, it's a fantastically atmospheric place even with low cloud swirling around the steep crags and pinnacles.  We escaped the crowds and headed up to the summit of the Storr later on. After lunch and coffee in a cafe we missed with the Tour buses around the spectacular Kilt Rock Waterfall viewpoint.  Still with energy to spare we headed for another stroll at the Quirang late afternoon.  It started to rain heavy by now but still some atmospheric views on this terrific walk on the Northern Trotternish ridge.