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Skye

portree1855.jpg (69071 bytes) Cuillins
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The Cuillin Hills as seen from Portree.
mealt0908.jpg (101899 bytes) Mealt Falls
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On the east side of the island. The next picture is from the same vantage point...
kilt_rock.jpg (114047 bytes) Kilt Rock
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The basalt columns make the cliffs resemble a kilt, hence the name.
snd_raasay.jpg (124456 bytes) Sound of Raasay
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Another shot from the same place, but this time looking south. The Sound of Raasay is the stretch of water between Skye and the smaller islands of Rona and Raasay.
quirain_1.jpg (115491 bytes) Quirain 1
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The footpath to the geological curiosity that is the Quirain, at the north end of Skye on the Trotternish peninsula.
quirain_2.jpg (230748 bytes) Quirain 2
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Looking up toward the cliffs to the west.
quirain_3.jpg (80860 bytes) Quirain 3
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The precipitous footpath continues up the scree slope and onto the top of one of the pinnacles. You have to retrace your steps to return...
trotternish1018.jpg (60323 bytes) Trotternish
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A view south from the same footpath.
elgol.jpg (81805 bytes) Elgol
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This is a view just above the village of Elgol at the southern end of Skye. From here you can sail into the heart of the mountains.

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