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Chaffinch, looking for a handout. These birds were practically attacking
us for bits of our sandwiches.
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Falls of Falloch. Almost 3 meters of rain falls on Glen Falloch
each year - that's almost twice as much as on Balloch, on the south
end of Loch Lomond, and nearly 5x as much as Edinburgh or London.
The Falloch river drains into Loch Lomond. This is the largest of
the river's waterfalls, being 10 meters tall. The deep pool underneath
is known as Rob Roy's Bathtub.
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As we entered Glencoe, it was raining, sometimes quite hard. This
little cottage has a name, but I cannot find it at the moment.
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The first thing one sees when entering Glencoe from the east: Buachaille
Etive Mor (boo:achill ay:tyu more), the Great Herdsman of Etive
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Gearr Aonach (gyar o:nuch) on the left, called 'the slender, lithe-looking
one' or 'the short ridge' and Aonach Dubh (o:nuch doo), "the black
heights (or ridge)". The sun was breaking out for just moments here
and there as we made our way through the valley.
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Another fleeting touch of sunshine on what is probably Buachaille
Etive Beag (boo:achil ay:tyu beg), the little herdsman of Etive.
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I didn't realize it until just now, but it appears that this is
actually the "backside" of the Pap of Glencoe. I'm standing near
where the old Visitors Centre used to be, but there's no sign of
it now.
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Even after a couple of hundred years, this slate slide still stands.
Interestingly enough, I think they only turned this into a tourist
spot since we'd left, because neither of us remember seeing this
slide before - which goes up a hundred feet or so, and is only scant
yards from the road. Trees hid it from sight back then.
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