Kanawha Trail Club

I have reached Crainilarich — the 1/2 way point! So far we all have miner aches and pains but nothing serious. Scenery is stunning and what is more stunning is the weather — just finished our 5th day of walking and we have yet to be rained on! Astounding! I even got a sun burn day before yesterday! In Scotland!

The Way varies from easy to very technical. The bit from Rowardennan to Inverlarich will forever be known to me as the THEY’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING! section. One confronts a jumble of boulders and roots requiring a plan to scale them to achieve a 7 foot gain over 7 horizontal feet only to have to plot a similar descent through a similar jumble on the other side. And over, and over, and over again. But much of the Way is along old drivers’ roads and along the road constructed by King George to put down the Jacobite rebellions — those parts are easy, though not necessarily as scenic. I’m told the YOU’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING section is the most difficult footing though I hear dark warnings about Ranooch Moor which is yet to come. Gobs of waterfalls and lots and lots of sheep, who seeem to regard our passage as most interesting. Given the number of hikers we see every day this must mean the sheep are well entertained.

I’m up to about 400 pictures so far — I won’t subject anyone to all 400 but let me know if you want any and if so, what regions.

Gina