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    Robert Hausam
    BPL Member

    @rhausam

    Locale: Central Missouri

    A great crossing and a great report, Manfred! I really enjoyed spending those last few days in Montrose with you – even though I was there early only because I didn't quite get to finish my own walk. Hopefully we'll have a chance to cross paths again – on either side of the pond.

    #1992888
    Stuart R
    BPL Member

    @scunnered

    Locale: Scotland

    Pushing the limit on the Allt a' Chonais bridge :-)

    Allt a Chonias bridge

    #1992890
    Manfred
    BPL Member

    @orienteering

    Stuart,

    You are a way braver man than me :)

    Manfred

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    Stuart R
    BPL Member

    @scunnered

    Locale: Scotland

    The river was low, so I came half way across on the stones and then climbed onto the bridge. It would have been 'entertaining' had the river been in spate tho'…

    #1992910
    Jason Elsworth
    Spectator

    @jephoto

    Locale: New Zealand

    Ah the New Zealand school of bridge design:).

    #1992914
    Amy Lauterbach
    BPL Member

    @drongobird

    Locale: San Francisco Bay Area

    Manfred,

    Met Office has the May summary data available, and I prepared these images for our own Scotland May'13 trip report (coming soon). Thought you all might like to see them.

    Left images are actual, and right images show Anamoly.

    It felt awfully darn cloudy on our trip, but I see that 2013 May hours of sunshine was about average for May – averaging about 5 hours a day. Given that on May 15 in Torridon there are 16 hours of potential sunshine, the normal of 5 hours a day is, well, not like California in May.
    Scotland Sunshine

    Rainfall in the western part of Scotland was above average – in the 125-175% of normal for the month in most areas.
    Scotland Rainfall

    And finally, while we were hiking many locals told us that it was an unusually cold spring. When I look at the data though, May is not much cooler than usual. March and April mean temps were a couple degrees C lower than normal, but May temps are only slightly below normal in some areas, and close to normal in others.
    Scotland Mean Temp

    These graphs, and many others, available here: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/anomacts/

    #1992957
    backpackerchick
    BPL Member

    @backpackerchick

    What an amazing trip. Thank you for posting such a brilliant trip report!

    #1993077
    Paul Mountford
    BPL Member

    @sparticus

    Locale: Atlantic Canada

    Manfred,
    Great report! Makes me regret not applying for it this year, but my son is still too young to do it with me.

    For anyone thinking about planning a trip to Scotland or any other place in the UK – Ordnance Survey Getamap

    http://www.magazine.ordnancesurveyleisure.co.uk/magazine/tscontent/editorials/getamap/os-getamap-home.html

    is a great planning tool.

    #2148573
    Niels Blok
    BPL Member

    @nielsovergaardblok

    Hello

    As a would be Challenger from a foreign country (Denmark), and never having done any walking in Scotland before, I found your report most informative. Your comments and insights are much appreciated from one who is looking to plan his own high level route. Hopefully the weather will be a little better in 2015.

    Thank you

    Niels

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    John DeMorris
    BPL Member

    @bulwyf

    Locale: West TX

    Manfred,

    Thank you for sharing this wonderful trip report. It sounded like your TGO experience was a tremendous adventure. I enjoyed reading it very much and hope to undertake such a trip myself some day.

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