Overland photography trip to Loch Coruisk, Skye

Last weekend promised to be the warmest weekend this year so, to make the most of it, a trip to Skye was planned.
Having visited Elgol many times and taken photographs looking towards the Cuillins and Loch Coruisk, we decided we wanted to go and visit the loch.

Loch Coruisk Isle of Skye
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We could have taken the boat from Elgol to the loch, but we wanted to camp out for one night at the loch. This could lead to us being stranded if the weather should change and the boat failed to return. We planned to hike out from Sligachan Hotel to the loch, about nine miles over the
mountains.


Approaching Loch a Choire Rhaich, Skye
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Loch a Choire Rhaich, Skye
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Carrying about 35 pounds of camping and camera equipment, we made the loch by early evening, just as the sun was disappearing down behind the mountains.

Early morning at Loch Coruisk Isle of Skye
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The morning produced no sunrise to speak of and visibility was not too good, with a haze that restricted views of the distant mountains. Also, the wind had increased to cause ripples on the loch so that there were no reflections.
However, we did get a few reasonable images of the loch and mountains that surround it. All in all a good trip that made us feel we want to go back sometime.

Early morning at loch Coruisk, Isle of Skye
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