{"id":1160,"date":"2017-06-11T19:01:32","date_gmt":"2017-06-11T18:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/?p=1160"},"modified":"2023-04-03T21:28:08","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T20:28:08","slug":"gentians-on-skye-day-1-the-talisker-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/2017\/06\/11\/gentians-on-skye-day-1-the-talisker-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Gentians on Skye May 2017 – The Talisker Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"

In May 2017, the Gentian Mountaineering Club spent a week in the Bunkhouse next door to the Old Inn in Carbost, Isle of Skye.<\/p>\n

On the first day, our intrepid leader took as on a short (he said) walk to Talisker Bay and back along the coast. After 25k and much road walking later we crawled back into Carbost with a decidedly grumpy demeanor ready for our dinner.<\/p>\n

Well at least it wasn’t raining and the view of the Black and Red Cuillin on the way back to Carbost was fantastic.<\/p>\n

Here a few photos from the day (click each photo to see a larger version)<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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Carbost Burn Falls<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Talisker Bay to Rubha Cruinn<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Peacock, Talisker Farm<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Preshal More<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Talisker Bay<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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John on Rubha Cruinn<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Ancient Brock on Dun Ard an t-Sabhail<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Wiay & Oronsau<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Fiskavaig Bay<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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The Black Cuillin<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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The Red Cuillin<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n

If you think this looks like fun – come and join us<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In May 2017, the Gentian Mountaineering Club spent a week in the Bunkhouse next door to the Old Inn in Carbost, Isle of Skye. On the first day, our intrepid leader took as on a short (he said) walk to Talisker Bay and back along the coast. After 25k and much road walking later we<\/p>\n

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