It was a glorious day! The late autumn colours of deep red, orange and brown were giving a great show and the mountains tops had their first sign of winter.
Driving along Loch Lomond side with the icy blue loch and the snow on the top of Ben Lomond.
The Rest and Be Thankful (pass between 2 valleys or 'glens' was partly in shadow but, again, wonderful dusting of snow on the mountain tops.
Approaching the top of the pass we noticed that the years of roadwork appears to be finished so hopefully any rockfalls for mud-slices can be averted or, at least, diverted.
The old road can be seen below.
At various points along the hour long run from Glasgow I continue to notice that stands of sitka spruce are showing signs of brown, i.e. dead, trees.
It reminded me of driving from Radium Hot Springs to Banff along the valley or trench in that part of the Rocky Mountains where mile and mile there were brown trees... presumably pine beetle infestation.
Iain tucked into a whole crab at The Oyster Bar. Eight of us forgathered for lunch.
And that is Ben Lomond again at the end of the afternoon with the pink light or as they say in Scotland, the 'gloaming', in the foreground.
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