Braemar double
A month had passed since our last Friday bus/walk/beers trip up Deeside, so it was time for a repeat. This time we met Dave and Ruby just short of Braemar Castle to start the Lion's Face walk in reverse. Dave had parked his car in Braemar and walked out to meet us. Imagination is required to make out the Lion's Face - here's two views of it: Next, the team photo: "Hold on", cried Jeb - "I forgot to put my birthday hat on!": We had a view of Invercauld House: We finished this half of the Lion's Face walk in the centre of Braemar, where Dave left us and headed home. The rest of us then started the Riverside walk - along the Clunie first then towards the confluence with the Dee where we got a view of Braemar Castle: Walking west beside the Dee now, we got nice views up the valley to the Cairngorms: Towards the end of this walk, Jeb and Graham were lagging a bit and lost sight of the route so they decided to head for a shortcut back t...