The wind died around midnight, which would usually mean the midges would be out in force. But fortunately it was cold, too cold for the wee...

In the last episode we spent a windy night in a small tent atop Cleit nam Bothan Aird, the rocky eminence of the high bothies (beehive cell...

In the July 28, 2017 post I described a miserable night I spent sheltered in an old shieling at Uishal on the north end of Lewis. Two week...

In the July 28th post I described spending a night in a (mostly) intact shieling; one that had provided good shelter for a wet hiker on a ...

In the Nov 11, 2014 post  I wrote that I'd yet to visit an  Airidh na h-aon Oidche ; a shieling of the one night. So when I was on Lewis...

I made several hikes on Lewis over the past three weeks. One of them did not go as planned. I had bought a new pack in June, and before hea...

Sometimes you luck out, and end up being blessed with magnificent weather during a hike that you've planned to do for a year. That happ...