It was Sheena's birthday today, so she decided that a walk in the woods close to the cottage where we were staying. It started off very cold and misty, but as the day warmed up the low cloud and fog disappeared. We were then treated to the amazing autumn colours of the tree's in the woods. Just one word to describe it STUNNING!
The small forest car park at Newton Craig where we started the walk from
Heading off through the woods
As we gained some height in the woods the mist started to clear a little
Lovely autumn colours in the woods
The birthday girl!
An orange carpet of leaves through the woods
A glimpse of King's Seat on the other side of the valley
Ray's of sunshine through the mist
We came across the amazing folly
The view from the top of it
We decided to take a slight detour to the Pine Cone Viewpoint
Sunlight through the tree's
Tim leading the way to the viewpoit
It was worth the extra effort as this was the view we were greeted with, gorgeous!
Looking south along the River Tay valley
and to the north
Zooming in on Ben Vrackie (left) and a cloud covered Carn Liath (centre)
While we taking in the amazing view the valley fog slowly started to clear
The aptly named 'Pinecone' viewpoint
One last look at view before it was time to continue on the walk
Very tall tree's
The River Braan
Ossian's Hall at The Hermitage
The magnificent waterfalls in the River Braan in front of Ossain's Hall
and again
Heading along side the busy A9 road
Passing through Inver village
The underpass saved us having to cross the road
Autumn reflections on the River Tay
Dunkeld Bridge
Tim leading the way back along the river
The colours in the tree's were wonderful
The River Tay
Autumn in the woods
Sheena and Tim enjoying the warm afternoon sun
Back under the A9 at the Tay Bridge
The tunnel under the railway and back to the car!