Perseid ( Meteor Storm ) - Big Dipper

There was a meteorite storm predicted to hit England so I decided to go check it out. I drove out of London to escape the light pollution and found a field to watch the storm.

The storm was great lots of different colour shooting stars and not much waiting time in-between them. I tried to take some photos but I was very under equipped and did some research after and found out that you need to have a camera that moves slightly to capture the stars.

So the only photo that worked at all was this one of the Big Dipper.

Ben Nevis - The Climb

These photos document my climb up to the top of Ben Nevis all 4406 feet of it. It took me 1 hour and 47 minutes to get to the peak where I along with some friends enjoyed a bottle of Champaign. We got up pretty quick even thou some spots we very steep and had a loose rocky surface, however the journey back down seemed to be a lot harder.

The journey down took about 2 and a half hours and I now have maximum respect for anyone that can do the three peak challenge because my legs were so tired.

The weather completely changed on the climb a lot, base camp was fairly clear and sunny but half way up it becomes very wet, not because of rain but because you enter a large mist cloud. Once in the cloud visibility gets much worse, which gets worse and worse the higher you go. At the top visibility and humidity levels make it had to see far at all, so the views are not great expect every now and again you come across a huge gully one of which is called the five fingers of death.

Ben Nevis - Base Camp

This is the view from our base camp before we made the assent to the top of Ben Nevis which is the tallest peak in the British Isles. The sun breaks throw the clouds periodically which creates very dramatic effects with light and shadows on the hills, plus the clouds creep down from the the peaks creating an eire mist.

Loch Ness

Took a walk along Loch Ness and found a jetty that shot out into the Loch which is were I got this snaps, sadly no monsters were found but it did have a brilliant restaurant.

Distillery

These were taken at the Ben Nevis whiskey distillery. I went on the tour and taste which was a nice trip to do, plus I got to try a 58% proof whiskey !

Glenfinnan Viaduct / Harry Potter Bridge

The top picture is of the bridge that appeared most famously in the Harry Potter films as he traveled to and from Hogwarts. The second is a picture of a statue that was on top of a tall pillar which I scaled the inside of overlooking a huge Loch.

Ben Nevis - War Memorial

This is a war memorial about a 15 minute drive outside of Fort William in Scotland. I traveled there with a friend who had spent some time in the armed forces and knew some of the people that were being remembered at this site, which made for some interesting stories.

The surrounding countryside was very pretty in a typically Scotish way with lots of rolling hills and miles of green fields and tree lines. The monument it self stands boldly alone with no other defining features around it, from the road the soldiers have their backs to you staring into the hills in the distance maybe searching for their fallen friends.