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The Gaick Pass is an old road that parallels the current A9 road between Kingussie and Dalnacardoch
Looking at a map of Scotland one might wonder why General Wade did not use the Gaick, rather than the Pass of Drumochter, when planning his route north.
The Gaick is much the same elevation and is more direct. Possibly the reason was the threat of winter avalanches on the steeper slopes of the Gaick.
Subsequent road and rail engineers, and most recently the Sustrans cycle path builders have continued with the Wade line so the routes still sweep to the west, leaving the lonely Gaick to the occasional walker and mountain biker.
Panoramic view of Garhwal Himalayan landscape showing various elements of nature. To be specific, we can see Swargarohini Peak, Bandarpunch range, Supin river, Thanga meadows etc.
There are tons of those great flat oval and round stones so great to stack. And people have all over the beach. Pretty cool.