Slieve Donard and
Slieve Commedagh From The Road Just North of Newcastle, Co Down

Crossing The River
at The Back of The Car Park in Newcastle

A Good Path Takes
up Through The Roderdendrums

Following The River
up its Eastern Bank

Taking The High
Road

Crossing Over to
The Western Bank

Out into More Open
Space

The Sun Comes Out

We Can Now See
Where we Are Heading

Still Following The
River at The Side of Donard Wood

The Path Will Lead
us All The Way to The Lowest Point on The Skyline

Leaving The Wood
Way Behind

Approaching The Col

Time to Look Back
at Our Path up From Newcastle

The Mourne Wall That
Links 15 Summits Built by The Belfast Water Commissioners Built in The 1800s

Following The Wall
to Slieve Donard

The Wall Gets
Steeper

Behind us The Wall
Goes All The Way to Slieve Commedagh

Higher we go

Pointing Over to Slieve Commedagh

Reaching The Top of Slieve Donard

Lunch Time on The Summit of Slieve Donard

The Summit of Slieve Donard

Getting Ready to
Leave The Summit of Slieve Donard

Following The Wall
All The Way Back to The Col

Slieve Bearnagh
From Slieve Donard

Not Far Now

Heading up The
Other Side of The Col Towards Slieve Commedagh

Looking Back at The
Col

Nearly There

Ladder Stile at The
Top of Slieve Commedagh

You Can Clearly See
The Wall Going All The Way to Slieve Bearnagh

Leaving The Ladder
Stile Behind

Looking Towards Slieve Donard
From The Summit of Slieve Commedagh

Heading Down East
Towards Newcastle

Looking Down
Towards Newcastle

Our Route to The
Col Clearly Seen

The Steep Decent
Back Down Towards The Path

Following The Edge
of Donard Wood

Back on The Path
Back

Car Park and
Newcastle Not Far Now

Tuesday
31st July 2012 Slieve Snaght, Inishowen Peninsula. County Donegal,
Eire.
Lets Get Booted up

Leaving the Road

Above Lake Turk

Using a Trench Cut
in The Peat as Our Guide

Who put That There

Still Climbing

Now Following an
Old Fence

Looks Like a Bit of
a Drop

Dropping Down

Then Climbing up

Leaving The Peat
Hags for The Time Being

A Bit of Lunch

Now we Can Start
to Climb Slieve Snaght

Now Far Now

The Top of Slieve
Snaght

The Shelter on The
Summit of Slieve Snaght

The Piles of Stones
All Over The Top

In The Shelter on The
Summit of Slieve Snaght

The Architecture
on the Summit of Slieve Snaght (Natural or Manmade)

Leaving The Summit
of Slieve Snaght

Nearing Lake Turk
and The Road

Nearly There Now

Last Bit on The
Road

Wednesday 1st
August 2012 Muckish and Errigal, County Donegal,
Eire.
Cars Parked Just
Passed The Highest Point on The Road

Leave The Rucksacks
Behind For a Quick Assault of Muckish

The Cars Now Only
Specks

The Higher we go
The Weather Gets Worse

Now in Strong Wind
and Rain

All These Cairns
on The Summit Muckish

This Little Stone
Shelter is Not The True Summit

The Massive Pile
of Stones That Mark The Summit of Muckish

Out of The Wind
and Rain The Cars Come Into View

Drive Around to
Below Errigal

The Boggy Track to
The Base of Mackoght

Errigal and
Mackoght From The South

First View of
Aghia More From Near The Top of Mackoght

Aghia More and
Altan Lough From The Summit of Mackoght

Errigal From
The Summit of Mackoght

Leaving Mackoght
Behind

Errigal Dead
Ahead

Heading Towards
The Very Windy Southern Ridge of Errigal

As we Near The
Ridge The Wind is Increasing in Strength

Cannot Hardly
Stand up in The Very Strong Wind Whipping up Around The Southern Ridge

Thursday
2nd
August 2012 Blue Stack Mountains, County Donegal,
Eire.
At Last Arriving
at the Starting Point of Our Walk

Leaving The
Farmstead Behind in Glorious Sunshine

Picking Our Way
Through the Peat Hags

Looking Back Down The
Valley

Still Going up

The Start of The
Ridge for The Blue Stack Mountains

High on The Ridge
Now

Our First Summit

A Huge
Precariously Placed Van Sized Boulder Just Waiting to Fall on us

Leaving the
Boulder Behind

Starting to Climb
Again

Keep Going

Another Summit our
Second of the Day

Leaving The Summit
Behind

Standing on Top of
a Quartzite Outcrop

As Good as any
Place to Stop for Lunch

Leaving the
Quartzite Outcrop

Carrying on to the
Next Summit

The Quartzite
Outcrop Standing Out Against the Surrounding Rocks

Standing Out Even
More The Further Away You Get (Very Usual)

A Pile of Stones
Marking Our Route

Pick a Style

The Concept of
Hide 'n' Seek is Lost on Some People

Yes It's Still
Visible

The Quartzite
Outcrop Looking Like it's Been Dumped From The Back of a Lorry

Dropping Off to
the Next Top

Staring to Climb
Again

Still Going up

Nearly There and
The Quartzite Outcrop is Still Just Visible

The Last Summit of
the Day

Leaving The Summit
Behind and Dropping Back Down to The Valley

Crossing The
Bridge to The Lane on the Valley Floor

The Last Leg Back
Towards The Car

Friday
3rd
August 2012 Slieve League, County Donegal,
Eire.
We Travel All
Morning in Driving Rain and The View of The Slieve League Cliffs is not
Looking Good

As we Set off From
The Bunglas Car Park The Clouds Change From Dark Gray to Light Gray

Now There's a
Novelty, a Hand Rail

Steps Lead us
Above The Car Park

Are The Clouds
Beginning to Lift

The Steps Are
Replaced With a Muddy Path

Then no Path at
All

Higher we go

Nearing the Ridge
at the Start of The Cliffs

The Clouds Start
to Break up

I Can Nearly See
the Bottom

The Day is Getting
Better all the Time

Come on Keep up

Is The Bottom is
Now Visible

Now That Better

The Clouds Have
Lifted All Over Now

A Bit of Sun Shine

Still Higher we go

Lets go Over That
Peak

Looking Down Along
The Cliffs Towards The Lighthouse on Rathlin O' Birne Island

Up Ahead The
Pilgrims Route Coming up From the Valley Floor

At The Foot of Our
First Peak

Climbing Again

Up and Over This
Lump

Looking Back at the Car
Park

Heading Towards
that
Pointy Bit of Cliff

The Last Bit
on The Pointy Bit

Bunglas Car
Park Again

Below us The
Inland Pilgrims Route

Some more Cliffs
Ahead

Come on Lets Get to
The Top of That One

Nearly There

Keep Going

Come on Keep up

Lets Have a
Breather

High Above The Car
Park With County Sligo On The Horizon

One Man Pass and The
Summit of Slieve League Now Dead Ahead

The Start of One
Man Pass

One Man Pass

Stomach in Chest
Out

The Summit of Slieve
League

Leaving Slieve
League for Malin Beg

Down Steeply
Towards the Sea

Come on and Join me

Looking Back to
the Car Park From The Rock Tower

All Smiles at the Rock Tower

Leaving The Tower
Behind

Even More Steeply
Down

Its Not That Funny
Walking on Peat

On the Edge of the
Peat Bog

Leaving the Cliffs
Behind for the Beach

First Sight of The
Beach at Malin Beg

The Beach Looks
Even Better the Nearer we Get

Nearly There Now

Where is Everyone

Wow What a Way to
End a Walk

It's Not That Cold

The Beach From The
Car Park

Saturday
4th
August 2012 Poison Glen Horseshoe, County Donegal,
Eire.
Heading off into
Poison Glen Towards The Derryveagh Mountians

We are Aiming for
the Dip in the Ridge

The Dip is Really
a Crag and Looks More Intimidating the Nearer we get to it

Up we go

Looking Back Down
Poison Glen From Inside the Crag

Nearing The Top of
The Crag

Errigal Looking
Down on Lough Dunlewy

High on The Ridge
Now

Going up Again

Then Down Again

That Looks Like More up

Still Going up

At Last The
Highest Point on Our Walk Slieve Snaght

Now The Down Bit

Very Steadily we
Pick Our Way Down

Still Going Down

Back on the Level
Ground

Making Our Way
Slowly Back Through The Bog

Errigal Getting
Nearer all the Time

The River is Our
Guide Through This Boggy Flat Bit

A Quick Drink

Errigal

Errigal Looking
Down on The Old Church at Dunlewy

Looking Back at
Slieve Snaght

The Old Pack Horse
Bridge and The Derryveagh Mountians From Near Dunlewy

The Last View of
Poison Glen

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