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At the Grey Mare's Tail
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The start point for our walk
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That is the Grey Mare's Tail - it's a waterfall you see, not a tail.
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Can you see our van?
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Surprised by Loch Skeen
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Fording the stream
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Admiring Loch Skeen
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Going off piste - there is no path here
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What a rabble!
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We find our first snow after reaching the top of White Coombe
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The goat-proof fence will be our guide for the next 5 miles
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A happy resi leader
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At the top of Saddle Yoke
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The weather today looks less promising!
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The first of several warnings
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Striking out
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An established holly
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It always rains here, but the dead grass after winter means there is a fire risk
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A nicely planted rose with its cane and vole guard
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Looking down on the wee hovel
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"Would you lick that? Or use your fingers?"
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We tried a couple of favourite Scottish tipples
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Setting off
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Our first view of Carrifran
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The viewpoint
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The side of the valley
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Some trees have been planted already
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This bridge is actually more precarious than the photo suggests
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Confidently crossing the bridge
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Spreading out across the hillside
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A well-established tree, probably a birch
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More planting
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Precious vole guards
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This is what we're planting, about 2000 of them!
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An exciting new tool: a planting spear
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Planting by the burn
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It's a big place
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The entrance to the "hovel"
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Team photo!
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Team photo helpfully including the top of the hill
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View from the hill above our hall
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Near the hall
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Our lovely abode is at the bottom right
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Some moor
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Some more moor
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Our home for the next few nights
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We stayed here.
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