October in Lairig Ghru 



of Braeriach were of an unbroken white, and for one minute 

 the summit plateau, Arctic in appearance, stood out before 

 being quickly shrouded in cloud once more. Sgoran Dubh, 

 to the west, carried much snow, though not so great a depth 

 as its higher neighbours. 



Low in the western sky the new moon shone brightly. 

 Darkness came quickly in the forest of pines, and with its 

 coming the roaring of the stags increased. A woodcock rose 

 at my feet, flitting off quietly in the twilight, and the murmur 

 of the wind in the firs and the rushing of the hill burn were 

 borne pleasantly to the ear at the close of the day. 



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