{"id":7148,"date":"2023-05-29T15:13:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T14:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/?p=7148"},"modified":"2023-05-29T15:17:44","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T14:17:44","slug":"cairngorms-may-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/2023\/05\/29\/cairngorms-may-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Cairngorms &#8211; May 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Some pics from a full week staying at <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nts.org.uk\/visit\/places\/mar-lodge-estate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mar Lodge<\/a><\/em><\/strong> in the heart of the Cairngorms. There are no less than 15 Munros in the back garden which gave ample scope for excursions. As a day off from the uphill, one group managed the 22 mile walk starting at Linn of Dee near Braemar and passing through the legendary Lairig Ghru mountain pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/meetprogramme.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> here<\/a><\/strong><\/em> to see what events are coming up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" data-id=\"7133\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/347782472_267967619022660_9200659666597703302_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7133 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/347782472_267967619022660_9200659666597703302_n.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/347782472_267967619022660_9200659666597703302_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/347782472_267967619022660_9200659666597703302_n-320x240.jpg 320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; 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There are no less than 15 Munros in the back garden which gave ample scope for excursions. 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