A great weekend forecast so set off on Friday evening and camped at Derry Lodge. Gorgeous evening. Watched some black grouse lecking. Shadow man was there too:
Very cold at night - ice formed in my water bottle!
Here I am after Derry Cairngorm with Loch Etchachan below:
Slightly earlier in the walk with Cairn Toul in the background to the left and Ben Macdui in the middle:
One of the many ptarmigan pairing up for the season:
Looking down into Loch Etchachan from the slopes of Beinn Mheadhoin:
Tors on the summit of Beinn Mheadhoin (1182m):
Boots on bridge over the Derry Burn:
Looking back up Glen Derry to the summit of Beinn Mheadhoin: