It's nestled in a hollow, known as a corrie, carved out by a glacier during the last ice age, and is surrounded by a horseshoe of three munros (the name given to a mountain over 3000 ft in height in Scotland). These are Ben Lawers (left), An Stùc (middle), and Meall Garbh (right).

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Glasgow not only has amazing architecture, culture and people, it also has some stunning wild places within easy reach. This is Lochan nan Cat, in the Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve, where I found myself today.

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View of Baosbheinn with Beinn Eighe, Liathach, and Beinn Alligin behind, from near our holiday cottage, Port Henderson.

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Loch Coulin and Loch Clair circuit. Views towards Beinn Eighe, Liathach, and Beinn Liath Mhor.

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Ben Lawers from Meall Corranaich on a beautiful day in the Scottish mountains spent avoiding the news and knocking another couple of munros off the list.

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Another photo from my trip out of Glasgow last weekend, this time from the slopes of Ben Lawers. Scottish mountains in the spring sunshine are really up there with almost anywhere in the world, and you can reach the closest of them within an hour's drive from the city.

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As they are generated by the observer's shadow, Brocken Spectre appear to follow you as you move, and may be the basis for many myths, including the Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui and the Yeti.

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This is something I encountered on my climb up Ben Lawers on Saturday, and it's a phenomenon I've wanted to see for a very long time. The shadowy figure in the middle is called Brocken Spectre and it occurs when your shadow is projected onto cloud lying below you on a mountain. The circles of colour are known as a glory, and these are often, but not always, associated with Brocken Spectre.

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A wee trip out of the city today to climb Ben Lawers, the tenth highest mountain in Scotland. The summit was clear, but it was surrounded by a sea of clouds with other peaks rising like islands around it. This was the neighbouring Beinn Ghlas, with a fellow climber just visible at the top. I just love living so close to scenery like this!

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