Glenpeggy

When this morning's torrential rain had almost stopped, I drove to nearby Cardrona Forest, where I've been walking for about 12 years. Apart from its convenience, being only 4 miles from the house, it has a wonderful selection of trails.

Today I decided to do the Glenpeggy Trail. At 7 1/2 miles, it is the longest of the waymarked trails at Cardona, and I had done it before, but in deep snow, when it took a little longer than today's 3 hours. It was incredibly muggy today and I was glad of space in my rucksack for my jacket as I was soon boiling as I slogged up the hill through the trees in a good Scotch mist. Reaching the southern edge of the forest, there was a little breeze and on top of the hill I was just below the cloud. Heading back down towards the Tweed Valley, I walked down into the mist - you can just see it along the trail.

Though the distant views were absent today (like yesterday) the colours of the mosses and ferns were strong and verdant.