We spent Saturday afternoon driving around the Tay Forest Park – up to the Mains of Taymouth at Kenmore for lunch then along the south Loch Tay road to the Falls of Acharn – a comparatively steep climb up the side of the gorge and negligible water in the falls, but there was pleasant subtle light making the most of the colours on the surrounding rocks:
Nice rocks (typical Highland semi-pelite) covered with colourful beech leaves and green moss. Shame they’d forgot to turn the water on…
Next stop: just outside Ardeonaig there is a tiny layby where the view of the southern end of Loch Tay opens up. There was pleasant light on the sides of Ben Lawers too:
Still a favoured viewpoint right by the side of the South Loch Tay road – lovely soft mountainside illuminated by gentle light and shadow.
Driving further down the road to Killin, there was an awesome cloud inversion flowing around Ben More in the distance, outside Crianlarich – so I stopped at Lix Toll services and made a panorama of it:
A large foggy cloud flowing over Stob Binnein and Ben More outside Crianlarich, from Lix Toll near Killin.
A large foggy cloud flowing over Stob Binnein and Ben More outside Crianlarich, from Lix Toll near Killin.
Observant viewers will spot there’s even a tiny fragment of snow remaining toward the far left of the shot on Stob Binnein – not bad for the last week of June!
The final stop of the afternoon was at Edinample Falls along the South Loch Earn road – a small gorge but beautifully shaped with pleasant light through the surrounding trees and a decent amount of water flowing around the rocks.
Detail of the waterfall at Edinample flowing around fallen tree branches through the gorge.
Detail of the waterfall at Edinample flowing around fallen tree branches through the gorge.
Closeup detail of the waterfall at Edinample flowing past dead fallen tree branches through the gorge
Closeup detail of the waterfall at Edinample flowing past dead fallen tree branches through the gorge
An overview of the waterfalls at Edinample – lovely sunlight illuminating the rocks nearby
Waterfalls and Mountains We spent Saturday afternoon driving around the Tay Forest Park - up to the Mains of Taymouth…