Trossachs to Stronachlachar Hotel
Sept. 2 Alternating clouds and blue sky
each cloud bringing a torrent of rain
sometimes mixed with hail. A high wind
most of the day.
  Left Trossachs at 10.45 A.M. and took
boat up Loch Katrine intending to
go through to Oban but the weather 
proved so bad we were glad to stop
at the Stronachlachar Hotel where we landed
in a perfect downpour. During the
passage of the Lock I did not see a 
single waterfowl.
  Late in P.M. walked out a mile along
the road to Loch Arklet. Several very
heavy showers. Flock of 10 or 12 Rooks in
road. A Pipit the only small bird seen.
Two Martins flying about hotel and a Re[d]start 
and Tits calling in neighboring pines.
A party of 8 sportsmen with keepers & 3
retrievers landed from steam yawcht [sic] [yacht] at
sunset. They had two large sacks of game.
Had been shooting grouse on further side 
of loch. Saw a Merlin fly across Loch[.]
Stronachlachar to Oban[.]
Sept. 3.  Fine & warm, cloud showers alternating
with sunshine. A heavy shower late in P.M.
After breakfast took C. & E. out on Loch
in a huge, lumbering row boat. The mountains
very beautiful, the air clear, a light wind.
Mountain ashes loaded with berries hanging
over the water. A pine grove the ground
carpeted with needles. No birds save a
House Martin & Redstart near hotel. Have
not seen a water-fowl of any kind here.
At 12 N. started by coach for Inversnaid.
Beautiful drive of 5 miles. Mountains
superb. All much like Ben Venue, green
to summits yet very rugged & imposing.
Two Mallards in Loch Arklet in flooded
meadow near inlet. 5 Carrion Crows
flying over moors near road.
  Lunched at Inversnaid. Then saw
waterfall near hotel. It is fine but there
were too many people. Swarms of them.
At 2.20 took boat for Ardlui. Loch
Lomond narrow & winding, shores rocky
& much wooded. A railroad building on