the outdoor diaries

This was a short overnight trip tagged onto another with a later train popping me out at Newtonmore for the walk through to Kingussie. The t...

I don't know exactly what it is about snowshoes that create an incredible sense of fun out in the snow. Perhaps it's the joy of the ...

Decent amounts of snow finally arrived with the new year. There was no need to travel further than Perthshire to enjoy it, so this winter wa...

The Cairngorms massif is an extensive plateau, dotted by distinct up-swellings that form the named peaks and cut through by deep, rocky defi...

This post is not sponsored by Ember, the electric bus company, but its new service from Dundee to Aberdeen via Braemar made this trip finall...

The Blackwater Dam and the huge reservoir it holds back were created in the early 1900s. They sit in the hills a thousand feet above and a f...

In October I'm always seeking out trips that make the most of the autumn colours. The Loch Lomond area is a good destination at this tim...