The Bone Caves

It was a different kind of day today.  We drove north again in to the Geopark and parked up where the Allt nana Uamh stream crossed the main road.  We followed its course up the Glen accompanied by stags bellowing at each other from the steep slopes on either side.  Our first destination was the Bone Caves, excavated in the late 1800s, which yielded the remains of bear, reindeer, lemming, lynx, wolf and arctic fox in addition to human bones.  On the way up we passed the springs where the Allt nan Uamh bubbles up from the ground, there were also several pretty small waterfalls.

We reached a fork in the path and took the right hand trail to gradually rise up the Crag of the Caves which afforded us lengthy views back down the glen and to Canisp with its flank which looks like a rocket launcher.  Once we had explored the caves we continued east for a couple of hundred metres until the path descended and looped back in to the glen.  At this point  we said our temporary goodbyes as Tony continued uphill to ascend the Corbett Breabag.  I returned down the glen and was pleasantly surprised to see the small coffee shack was open for business.  I enjoy a cuppa and a brownie and then set off down the road, the plan being to head to the tearooms at Elphin with Tony picking me up en route.  

I had lots of time to enjoy the mountains in the sunshine and thankfully the road was pretty quiet.  I made good time and, six miles later, I was tucking in to spicy tomato and lentil soup and a cheese toastie at the tearooms, with Tony arriving about twenty minutes later.  Within 45 degrees we had clear views of Canisp, Suilven and the peak we climbed yesterday, Cul Mor.

Lunch over, we were back to the Cottage for a well earned bath and relax.