After visiting Alloway, Scotland --the birthplace of Scottish poet Rober Burns--see that post here--our Cosmos Tour of the Highlights of Ireland and Scotland traveled northwest to the Scottish Highlands. Our first stop was at Inveruglas, along the western shore of Loch Lomond, often considered the boundary between the lowlands of Central Scotland and the Highlands. Our visit was in late October and the fall foliage was bright and beautiful!
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These Informational placards are located at Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park visitor's center at the loch (lake) and the hills and glens of the Trossachs, along with several other ranges of hills.
There are many scenic trails located in the park and the scenery is spectacular!
We could see misty clouds rising up off the colorful Trossachs mountains.
Our tour bus then continued driving north ...
...past rivers...
..and towering mountains.
We saw many waterfalls...
...and saw more clouds rising up off the mountains.
Our tour guide and bus driver remarked that they had never seen such bright fall colors as we were seeing!
We made another stop at Glencoe National Scenic Area to see the "Three Sisters" Mountains.
Please click on the photo above to enlarge it to read the informational placard at the site.
So named for the three distinctive Bidean Nam Bian Mountain ridges, the Three Sisters are the most photographed landmark in Glencoe.
We were able to walk around for a while to admire the scenery
"After getting back on the bus, we continued our journey to witness more of the enchanting and mystical views of the Scottish Highlands."
To quote, Robert Burns...
My Heart's In the Highlands...
"Farewell to the Highlands, farewell to the North,
The birth-place of Valour, the country of Worth;
Wherever I wander, wherever I rove,
The hills of the Highlands forever I love."
"My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here;
My heart's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer;
A-chasing the wild-deer, and following the roe,
My heart's in the Highlands wherever I go."
"Farewell to the mountains high covered with snow;
Farewell to the straths and green valleys below;
Farewell to the forest and wild-hanging woods;
Farewell to the torrents and loud-pouring floods."
"My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here;
My heart's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer;
A-chasing the wild-deer, and following the roe,
My heart's in the Highlands wherever I go."
I believe that I left my heart in the Scottish Highlands...
...just as Robert Burns did in the 1700s.
One last look at all the beautiful fall foliage we saw as we traveled on to see more of enchanting Scotland. More on my next post.
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