the outdoor diaries

Scottish outdoor girl seeks fun times hiking, biking, camping and canoeing

Tuesday, 30 December 2025

Cairngorms - Through the foothills

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The Cairngorms massif is an extensive plateau, dotted by distinct up-swellings that form the named peaks and cut through by deep, rocky defi...
Monday, 8 December 2025

Perthshire - The Mini Cateran Trail

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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...
Sunday, 9 November 2025

Lochaber - The navvies' graveyard

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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...
Tuesday, 21 October 2025

West Highlands - Blown away by the cobwebs

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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...
Saturday, 27 September 2025

Borders - Bikepacking the Borders Abbeys Way

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Just for fun, here is something a wee bit different. As we know, AI is all around us whether we like it or not. I'm even learning to use...
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Pauline
I'm an outdoors fanatic trapped in an office worker's body. I love nature, the wild elements and travel. In recent years I've completed a two-year world bicycle trip and a cycle tour round the northern reaches of Europe, including a late winter at the North Cape. As I've never owned a car, my outdoor adventures are mostly accessed by alternative means and I escape there at every opportunity.
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