Yesterday's Fast and Furious Friday walk took us from Mar Lodge, past Allanaquoich, up Carn Na Criche, in past the Secret Howff (ssshhh) for lunch and back down to the Keiloch.
A lovely walk with snow on the ground, but not so much that it made things too difficult for the group. Wall to wall sunshine made it all worth while.
No cannabis, that I know of, being grown in this cute little boarded up house!
I'd tell you about the exact whereabouts of the secret howff, or post a picture, but then I'd have to kill you! It's a well hidden secret shelter in the Fairy Glen area of Glen Sluigan. Hikers and climbers in the late 50s built it from bits and pieces brought in to the area on foot, the idea being to form a shelter where they could stay when coming out to the area for a weekend of hiking and climbing. They had to hide the construction from the landowners, who would have torn it down. Hence, it's not visible from any path, and it sits tucked into the hillside. You have to know where to go, and people don't post photos or information of its whereabouts on social media. It is unofficially maintained by a group of volunteers. Last time we were there, they were fixing the guttering. It's a really cute wee shelter which blends in well to the area around it. But sshh, I've perhaps already told you too much! ;-)
Absolutely delightful shelter!! I could stay in a place like that permanently. Your explorations and hikes and narratives are a brilliant showcase of the beautiful area you live in.
Another great shot and story. You probably know this countryside inside out so I should think the secret of where the cannabis is stashed is safe as most people would be totally lost up there.
Don't worry, since there's a grand ocean between us, I doubt I'll make it over there to track it down. Sounds like a lovely secret well worth keeping. And when there's another nice shot like this that you can share, why spoil it? Nicely done!
@tunia@taffy I may have misled you a bit in my post as this is just a cute cottage we passed en route. It's not the 'Secret Howff' - I wouldn't have posted an image of that, for fear of incurring the wrath of the local walking/climbing fraternity! The howff is really well built, but with loose boulders and stones, and using the hillside as the back wall. It looks very different from this cottage.
Great capture.