Another beautiful day with a clear blue sky. Temperatyres a shade cooler than yesterday made for pleasant walking as I crossed the fields from Halkirk to Thurso. Like yesterday harvesting was in full flow. The walk took me across fields and farm tracks to the Hill of Sour, North Calder and West Calder to reach …
A 23 kilometre return walk from Halkirk on a glorious warm day with clear blue skies. A tale of two lochs. First to Loch Calder, its blue millpond surface reflecting the brilliance of the blue sky. I sat and rested on the loch shore and just took in the beauty of the day. After, I …
A glorious day for walking. One of those rare Caithness days when there is little or no breeze and cloudless skies. A longish 21k walk along quiet country roads to visit Achanarras Quarry. “Scotland’s ‘fossil quarry’, one of the most famous fossil sites in the world, offering a unique opportunity to discover and learn about …
A walk along a section of the river Wick and a visit to St Fergus Church in Wick. The fountain is known as Smith’s Fountain and was constructed at the beginning of the 20th century with money donated by Ex- Provost William Paterson Smith. St Fergus is the patron Saint of Wick. This traditional Scottish …
An interesting return walk today from Halkirk to Broubster to see a deserted village. Broubster Village was a clearance village. Built in 1839 for the families cleared from their homes on nearby farms farms to allow sheep grazing. There are 12 small houses and despite being overgrown, traces of the small gardens that came with …
A 23 kilometre return walk from Halkirk to the trig point on Ben Dorrery with 360 deg panoramic views looking out west across the “Flow Country” – Loch Shurrery to Beinn nam Bad Mor. To the north, the Island of Hoy and Dunnet Hill.
Exploring the locality around Halkirk. Looking for off road route to Georgemas Junction (nearest train station) without success, deer fences! Stumbled across Sibley Farm walk.
A new walking route for me to Thurso from Halkirk, Crossing fields, following farm tracks and quiet country lanes. A delightful day for walking with wide open skies. Fields with large herds of cattle, including bulls and young calves. Great views of Thurso Bay and the Island of Hoy.
A breezy 11k walk around Calder Mains. A fresh northerly wind with moments of warm sunshine, Today it was all about the beauty of the wide open skies, which for me, are becoming synonymous with Caithness.
Wide open spaces, wide blue skies with puffy white clouds, a gentle breeze joined me on this walk today. A 13k loop between Halkirk and Loch Calder with a short variation through Calder Mains. Encountered a herd of cows and calves mobbing a single sheep including head butts, I have never seen that before. I …