I'm in the valley of the River Loyne, and totally alone.
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| Crossing the bealach to Loch Loyne |
The only evidence of other humans is the footprints that someone left in the muddy path, maybe three or four days ago. There are far, far more deer prints than human prints.
Barring an accident, which would be very complicated to resolve out here, I'm happy, alone. It's the distance, the repetition of foot after foot over kilometres of terrain, that has a calming, hypnotic effect, easing away worries about being alone.
(If you like your glacial geomorphology, this is the place to be; U-shaped valley, misfit stream, roches moutonées in abundance, and a huge corrie at Coire nan Leac. It's absolutely spectacular.)
It's been a week and we were wondering if you made it out ok? I looked on the map and it really is an isolated area. The river Loyne runs into the river Moriston.....which if you head northeast seems to re-join civilisation (and people)....but perhaps you love it so much there you've setup a permanent camp? Either that or you’re building a bothy – stone by stone? :-)
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