Loch a Mhuillidh in superb Strathfarrar in its robes of Autumnal burnished gold, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

Commentary.

 

Strathfarrar is less well known than Glens Cannich and Affric.

It is less visited and more remote because at its entrance

there is a gated system of arrival and departure.

This is to protect the vast herds of Red Deer and other wildlife that roam the glen.

It also limits the detrimental effects of too much human footfall that can adversely affect the ecosystem including plants, trees and insects.

Visitors must sign in and out of the glen.

Its lochs, forests, mountains, moors and rivers are quite stunning, especially in Autumn.

Bronze bracken, yellow and gold Larch and Birch and the

bottle-green Scots Pine and Spruce provide a kaleidoscope of vivid colour.

The upper reaches culminate in two hydro-electric dams creating Loch Monar, beneath the dominant peak of Sgurr na Lapaich, 1,150 metres.

Although, perhaps, Affric takes the gold medal for breathtaking beauty in abundance, for me,

Farrar’s remoteness and tranquillity give an added and vital

dimension that satisfies the soul and senses.

 

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