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Sunrise from the Cairngorms

Posted on 24th August, 2020

Loch Etchachan & Ben MacDui: A Cairngorms Photo Story

Living by the Spey, most of my walks into the Cairngorms are from the north-western side, such as the one to Angel’s Peak last year. …

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Teenagers doing outdoor writing activities

Posted on 29th June, 2020

A Sense of Place

What happens when we pay close attention to nature? A Sense of Place, about my residency with the Cairngorms National Park, first appeared in the 2020 Summer …

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OS map of Cairngorm Mountains

Posted on 28th April, 2020

Map Gazing

Do you love maps? I find them fascinating, so when I was invited by Walk Highlands to write an article about what to do when …

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Winter landscape at dawn, snowy hill, frozen loch, dark trees, sun rising behind clouds.

Posted on 17th January, 2020

Winter Worryland

From the comfort of my sofa in a warm living room, I have just booked myself onto my first ever mountain winter skills course. It …

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Winter landscape at dawn, snowy hill, frozen loch, dark trees, sun rising behind clouds.

Posted on 17th January, 2020

Winter Worryland

From the comfort of my sofa in a warm living room, I have just booked myself onto my first ever mountain winter skills course. It …

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Group walk over stone bridge under trees in autumn foliage

Posted on 21st November, 2019

Wonder of Wonders

Last week I described my first outing with the Health Walk Group in Glen Tanar. As Writer in Residence for the Cairngorms National Park, I’ve …

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Group on wooden bridge

Posted on 14th November, 2019

Having Words with the Non-Writers

Though the Glen Tanar Health Walk group love where they walk and were very happy to have me join them, it was made clear that …

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Group on wooden bridge

Posted on 14th November, 2019

Having Words with the Non-Writers

Though the Glen Tanar Health Walk group love where they walk and were very happy to have me join them, it was made clear that …

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National Poetry Day poster

Posted on 3rd October, 2019

National Poetry Day in the Cairngorms

Hooray! It’s National Poetry Day today! For my five years at Kingussie High School library, this was always one of the highlights of my year, …

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