Kayak, Canoe , Ski

Pretty full on week playing on the water and in the snow. The week started with a paddle down the Tummel in kayaks with Roger, followed by a trip down the Awe in canoes with Grant finishing the week with a day on the skis with Helen. Good times.

 Roger running 'Sharks Tooth' rapid on the Tummel

 Roger amongst it on 'Zig and Zag'

 Grant eddying out

 The gorge on the River Awe

 Grant looking calm and collected

 Exiting the gorge on the Awe

Reaching the sea at Dun Mor

 Heading up to the slopes from the car park

 Looking back at Helen on the Cliffhanger Chairlift

 Obligatory selfie

Amongst the heavy snow showers there was blue sky and sunshine 

Sunset

Manage to catch a nice sunset this evening.

A day on the Tay

Really nice winters day on the river Tay with some folks from The Lochgoilhead Centre.

 Flat calm, with a snow covered Ben Lawers in the distance

 Incoming!

 I'm here :)

 Dave crossing on the wave

Arriving in Aberfeldy

Brother time

A really good couple of days playing in the snow with my brother. First day a nice winter walk in the sun on Schiehallion, then a bit messing around on skis and snowboards. All just god clean fun.

Deicing the inside of the van after a -7 night

 Jonathon getting some air

 Looking in control

 Looking out of control!!!

Not sure the mud was why the road was closed

 Looking South towards Gleann Mor

 Looking South West from one of the many false summits

 The wind hand created some spectacular drifts

 Brothers

 On the smmit

Panorama looking North East

Nothing serious, just fun

Snoway

Woke up on Tuesday morning to a nice covering of snow only for it to continue snowing for the next 36 hours. Very wet and windy to day but more snow and bolitic consitions on there way for the weekend and into next week. Bring on winter.

 Winter wonderland

 Washing line sagging a little bit

 9 inches and still snowing

 Ready for some hike and ski action

 Walking across the golf course with the snow up to the shins

Heading back in another blizzard

Home

Walking around Aberfeldy. Pretty lucky to live in such a beautiful place.

Gleann a Chilleine

Nice wintery walk below the Shee of Ardtalnaig  on the south side of Loch Tay

Frosty walk

A nice frosty walk above Aberfeldy and the clouds.

 Frozen spiders web

 Looking SW above Aberfeldy

 Inversion over/ above Aberfeldy

Stunning

Water, water and more water

A wet few weeks running a 3star kayak assessment ,then some floods, a 4 star provider training ending with a  2 and 3 star canoe course. Ready for some snow now:)

 3 star kayak on on the Lyon

 Ellie running the gorge section on the Lyon

 Check out the bow wave at the front of the car!!!

 Frosty start on the river Spey on my 4 star provider training

 2 Star canoe skills

 Calm and collected

Ellie making light work of the rapid

Driving/ floating through some water