tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:10:20 +0000national parkMelbournePaul TherouxerraidGlencoeloch mareeHillwalkingprehistoryweddingPyreneesdevelopmental hip dysplasiashandyFranceBernese OberlandDelhiBeertoilet humorfossil huntingStrathfarrarWildlifeHarrisHighland ClearancesAustraliatravelStaffinSkyeDDHrock climbingnorthwestKnapdaleSonglinesButeTorridontrail runninghanda islandIslayAlladalerenewable energytrainingFisherfieldTrotternish RidgeWalkingNew YorkKintyreHebridesGolspieLoch MonarPhotographycanadian canoeingcampingNordic skiingAlpinismclimate changeGlen RoyWest HighlandsRoad bikingdrinkingDreadzonetoilethog roastFlowersland ownershiptinderpuffinsCairngormGear reviewTravel writingJurafireBushbuddyIcelandUtahfestivalSpainBothyingLord's Day ObservanceBroraalone in the wildLandscape interpretationLewisKintailGeomorphologyskitouringEnglandToilet humourtechnologyhill runningscotlandIsolation ShepherdgrouseCelebritiesbeachCairngormslitterKudle BeachwickermanotterMonadhliathNorwayMark Owen WeddingsouthwestIain ThomsonArisaigIslandsRay MearsboatsMountain bikingGairlochUSAPoliticswind farmEiger railwaywindfarmsJonathan MeadesLochcarronWinter Climbingbealach na baInvernesscyclingaccessSpringIndiaGeologyMountaineeringCanoeingstag doobackpackingAppinapplecrossCaliforniamobile bloggingBush TuckerbearClimateUigScienceSkiingBadrallachGrand CanyonLa GraveSwitzerlandBivvyingLochaberMaol BhuidheNatural selectionCandi StatonBirminghambiodiversityBen NevissnowholingQuiraingYosemiteRantrescueKnoydartwritingThe connections between landscape and identity are explored in this outdoor and travel writing blog from the Highlands of Scotland.http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)Blogger143125GavinMacfiehttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-5584081990193693337Sun, 17 Mar 2013 22:28:00 +00002013-03-17T22:28:04.672ZscotlandskitouringSkiing Approaching the summit of Fionn Bheinn Ask a child about their ambitions and they will tell you that they want be an astronaut or a Formula 1 driver. As I age my ambitions become increasingly mundane and attainable. One was achieved on Saturday, the ski descent off the back of Fionn Bheinn. The last time I toured this hill, back in 2009,  I had chased down a post-holing snowboarder named http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/MTgZN5BG0nY/ski-touring-fionn-bheinn-achnasheen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/MTgZN5BG0nY" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2013/03/ski-touring-fionn-bheinn-achnasheen.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-4041174449700947641Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:00:00 +00002013-03-11T22:00:53.006Z Been reasonably busy of late but haven't managed to find the time for any blogging. Here's a quick, photo-heavy post to set things straight. Ski Touring: Glen Feshie  A quick blast up Sgor Gaoith, following the snowiest lines. Winter Climbing: Golden Oldy, Aonach Mor Readers of this blog might be surprised to learn that I used to be completely obsessed with winter climbing. In http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/1uTZ_3VCcwU/winter-highlights-feb-mar-2013.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/1uTZ_3VCcwU" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2013/03/winter-highlights-feb-mar-2013.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-3312229587895592384Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:31:00 +00002013-01-09T21:31:31.874ZscotlandBothying Bothying can seem to be a timeless, invariant pursuit, a chance to exchange our ever-changing, data filled world for one that our great-grandfathers would recognise. The reality is somewhat different: bothies come and go with surprising regularity. The last time I visited Glenbeg there were two bothies to choose from: we stayed in the first, a light tin shed with a pot belly stove, barely http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/LQBbztQDOZw/return-to-glenbeg-bothy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/LQBbztQDOZw" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2013/01/return-to-glenbeg-bothy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-485852332692737428Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:53:00 +00002012-12-20T21:15:08.272ZMaol BhuidhescotlandStrathfarrarBothying <!--?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?--> Four approaches to Maol Bhuidhe. This year's from Strathfarrar (red), 2011's from Killilan via Coire Dohmain (green), 2010's from Attadale via Bendronaig (blue) and the original from 2008 or 2009, from Killilan via Iron Lodge (orange). Regular readers of this blog will be accustomed to the annual night march to Maol Bhuidhe, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/10RDcI29Ksw/yet-another-night-march-to-maol-bhuidhe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/10RDcI29Ksw" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2012/12/yet-another-night-march-to-maol-bhuidhe.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-2252629254350257238Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:55:00 +00002012-10-24T10:20:58.861+01:00AlpinismPyreneesMountaineeringSpain Mountaineering in the Spanish Pyrenees: Pico de Alba (3118 m, PD-), a night in Refugio Reclunsa, traverse of Pico de Aneto (3404 m, F+) and a night in Refugio de Coronas. Absorbing scrambling to gain summit ridge of Pico de Alba We flew Ryanair from Prestwick to Barcelona then drove through the arid, dusty landscape of post-harvest Spain to the deep gorges and glaciated summits of the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/mXPeZfGSIyo/pyrenees-pico-de-aneto-and-pico-de-alba_23.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/mXPeZfGSIyo" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2012/10/pyrenees-pico-de-aneto-and-pico-de-alba_23.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-1441027417669637489Sun, 16 Sep 2012 08:25:00 +00002012-09-16T09:25:32.543+01:00writing<!--?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?--> If there's one thing I enjoy more than writing it's reading. I've been spending some time lately considering my most important writing influences. This post takes the form of a summary of the pieces of writing that have influenced me most.  It is written 'from the hip'. I have not re-read anything before writing. My remarks are  basedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/DqG5GkrwfZs/top-ten-writing-influences_16.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/DqG5GkrwfZs" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2012/09/top-ten-writing-influences_16.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-1516384716046156572Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:29:00 +00002012-08-08T11:36:43.268+01:00HebridesGeologybackpackingIslay ‘The act of journeying contributes to a sense of physical and mental well-being, while the monotony of prolonged settlement or regular work weaves patterns in the brain that engender fatigue and a sense of personal inadequacy.’  Bruce Chatwin, Nomad Invasions, 1972 The Sound of Jura from Rhuba Bachlaig Those of us who live in Scotland are almost uniquely fortunate in this crowded world inhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/vjhc7jvnAcM/backpacking-on-isle-of-islay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/vjhc7jvnAcM" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2012/08/backpacking-on-isle-of-islay.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-6720419708629792537Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:07:00 +00002012-08-28T23:05:46.194+01:00Gear review<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/8J8y2mwQZJc/montane-atomic-stretch-jacket-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/8J8y2mwQZJc" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2012/07/montane-atomic-stretch-jacket-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-1941518138344812094Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:24:00 +00002012-06-19T21:32:12.038+01:00Mountain bikingwindfarmsInverness Carn na Tri-tighearnan Circuit, 40 miles, 4,500 ft ascent. Ridden anticlockwise Around a year ago I first wrote about my local hills, the high moors that rise to the southeast of Inverness. At the time I noted that a planning application had been lodged for a wind farm on the Moy Estate. This application has subsequently been approved, not by Highland Council, who ran out of time, but by http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/wGO9_hT-1fk/mtb-circuit-of-carn-nan-tri-tighearnan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/wGO9_hT-1fk" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2012/06/mtb-circuit-of-carn-nan-tri-tighearnan.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-973262007161331351Thu, 31 May 2012 22:05:00 +00002012-05-31T23:06:23.328+01:00Politics The mogulled delights of the Grand Couloir in Courchevel Late March in the French ski resort of Courchevel. We shared a gondola with a group of well-heeled English women. They were discussing their offspring, one of whom had a job interview that day. "How did Timmy get on at his interview?" The proud mother responded. "He's got his second interview with Deloitte Consulting today. He's http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/XX5bDzoJrKU/skiing-social-capital-and-scottish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)16<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/XX5bDzoJrKU" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2012/05/skiing-social-capital-and-scottish.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-1241940939130028931Tue, 29 May 2012 21:13:00 +00002012-05-29T22:13:51.780+01:00scotlandHillwalkingKintail The old Road to the Isles, looking towards Cluanie Last Friday provided a rare combination of fabulous weather and the opportunity for a spot of hillwalking. We decided on the South Glen Shiel Ridge, originally hoping to knock off the full seven Munros. However a later than intended start, a drive that took longer than my hopelessly optimistic prediction and a desire to return home at a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/0_A4iTzHdCk/scorching-day-on-south-glen-shiel-ridge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/0_A4iTzHdCk" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2012/05/scorching-day-on-south-glen-shiel-ridge.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-2304194750486745385Thu, 03 May 2012 22:02:00 +00002012-05-03T23:08:46.846+01:00scotlandskitouringBothyingCairngormsSkiing Coire an t-Sneachda The fickle nature of Scottish winter conditions has been beautifully illustrated by this season. It got off to a promising start, but a thaw over Christmas took its toll and despite some further snowfall it all ground to a halt at the end of February, the earliest end to a season since lift-served snowsports began 50 years ago. I gave up and went skiing in France at http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/uKsL3hPYNfg/cairngorms-overnight-ski-mountaineering.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)12<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/uKsL3hPYNfg" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2012/05/cairngorms-overnight-ski-mountaineering.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-7827052352567130999Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:38:00 +00002012-04-20T21:38:37.115+01:00Landscape interpretationscotlandclimate changeClimateprehistory Exposed bogwood on the shores of the channel between Loch Bad an Sgalaig and Dubh Loch, near Gairloch Anyone who has wandered the Scottish hills must have at some point been perplexed by the presence of bog wood, preserved tree stumps with radiating roots that protrude from the peat in what appear nowadays to be the most unlikely of places to find a tree. They can most often be observed where http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/S6TKIqa15aY/bog-wood-caledonian-forest-and-climate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/S6TKIqa15aY" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2012/04/bog-wood-caledonian-forest-and-climate.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-6404697018326914359Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:53:00 +00002012-03-21T22:33:34.255Z The Cuillin of Skye from near Applecross After a series of weekends that have been spent close to home it was a delight to spend a cracking weekend at Applecross, amid great seascapes bordered by the pyramids of Skye and the mesas of Raasay.  It was a weekend that blended novelty and familiarity, time stretched out and the weekend felt at least twice http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/jkC7CnJpw2c/applecross.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/jkC7CnJpw2c" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2012/03/applecross.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-2739615088198803528Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:32:00 +00002012-02-15T20:32:25.959Zscotlandskitouring Ben Wyvis from the Culloden Battlefield Ben Wyvis is prominent in the view northwards from Inverness, but it is nowhere near as close as it looks. Despite being over 30 miles away by road it is still the local Munro for residents of Inverness and one that I have been up on quite a few occasions.  The only time I have been up it on skis was over four years ago, in January 2008. Motivation for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/tYMRAxt7_3g/ben-wyvis-ski-tour.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/tYMRAxt7_3g" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2012/02/ben-wyvis-ski-tour.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-4726109250037980836Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:08:00 +00002012-02-11T13:48:21.324ZIndiaTravel writingKudle Beach Google Earth image of the beaches of Karnataka, Southern India. Anticlockwise from top left: Gokarna Beach; Kudle Beach; Om Beach It is tempting to regard travel in terms of physical movement, but when one travels it is through both space and time. One does not merely visit a place, rather one experiences a unique combination of time and place. When I did most of my travelling in the late 'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/k_mACJvWTtI/time-travel-using-google-earth-kudle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/k_mACJvWTtI" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2012/02/time-travel-using-google-earth-kudle.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-5622487804882689758Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:28:00 +00002012-05-05T22:32:00.983+01:00scotlandClimateGeomorphologyprehistory  Ice age Earth at glacial maximum. Based on: "Ice age terrestrial carbon changes revisited" by Thomas J. Crowley (Global Biogeochemical Cycles, Vol. 9, 1995, pp. 377-389 I spent part of the Christmas break reading 'The Scots: A Genetic Journey' by Alistair Moffat and James F. Wilson. In this excellent book Moffat and Wilson review the recent work of population geneticists in light of the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/JUlv_iVsnpg/brief-history-of-scotland-up-to-1000-bc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/JUlv_iVsnpg" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2012/01/brief-history-of-scotland-up-to-1000-bc.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-9021989377983438080Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:50:00 +00002011-12-27T18:49:33.399ZLandscape interpretationSonglinesJura Wildflower meadows at the base of Uluru (Ayers Rock). The photos that accompany this post were taken when I traveled in Australia in 1998 My plan when I started this blog back in 2009 was to use it to as a platform on which to explore the connections that exist between landscape and identity. Such connections are abstract and intangible; consequently I have touched on the topic infrequently andhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/NUeBxS_-Er8/landscape-and-identity-bruce-chatwins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/NUeBxS_-Er8" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2011/12/landscape-and-identity-bruce-chatwins.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-8725443700937465446Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:33:00 +00002011-12-06T21:33:21.126ZMaol BhuidhescotlandBothying Maol Bhuidhe and a snow-dusted Lurg Mhor Maol Bhuidhe bothy lies in the heart of the great roadless quarter between the Road to the Isles to the South and the Lochcarron road to the North. It is a strong contender for the title of Scotland's Most Remote Bothy, and this inaccessibility, coupled with the many references to it in Ian R Thomson's 'Isolation Shepherd' gives it a tremendous sense of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/1NrMTjI5510/another-night-march-to-maol-bhuidhe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/1NrMTjI5510" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2011/12/another-night-march-to-maol-bhuidhe.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-6813701629145911014Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:48:00 +00002011-11-20T08:52:55.176ZscotlandHebridesboatsBothyingJuraThe northern tip of Jura has eluded me on two recent visits to the island. This inaccessibility has only deepened my urge to visit, and over time a specific plan developed, to time the trip to take advantage of the large tides that accompany a full moon, to camp on the headland and to observe the Corryvreckan whirlpool below.  It is a remote objective by any standards, requiring two ferries; one http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/Vc3mNhzQJ9w/isle-of-jura-corryvreckan-whirlpool.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)10<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/Vc3mNhzQJ9w" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2011/11/isle-of-jura-corryvreckan-whirlpool.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-8028649396464335834Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:01:00 +00002011-11-07T20:01:16.192Ztoilet humorToilet humour View down the Allt Coire a'Ghrandaich towards the Moray Firth and Ben Wyvis It is amazing how once an idea - however outlandish - permeates our consciousness, related events seem to follow as if from nowhere. Such information must always be there, yet it normally it passes us by, flowing past in the deluge of information that we struggle to swim through every day. I give you an example from http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/ybJry4G_FuM/dirty-deeds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/ybJry4G_FuM" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2011/11/dirty-deeds.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-2969618126183148045Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:27:00 +00002011-10-31T21:27:13.285Z  Once again I became briefly agitated about the changing of the clocks at the end of British Summer Time. This year, however, it seems that the views represented in the media are more in favour of your-round British Summer Time than is usually the case. It seems that the English are waking up to the fact that the current arrangements squander their evening light and deprive them of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/0pIaqRVVybY/changing-clocks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/0pIaqRVVybY" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2011/10/changing-clocks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-4324788714209005003Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:12:00 +00002011-10-19T08:28:11.950+01:00Landscape interpretationGlen RoyscotlandGeologyGeomorphologyLochaber View up Glen Roy from the viewpoint. The famous Parallel Roads are discernible if you look hard enough. The Scottish landscape as we know it  - the shape of the hills, the contours of the land, the courses of the rivers - has existed for around 10,000 years, since the ice melted at the end of the last ice age. The urge to interpret the landscape is a core part of the human condition, so we http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/R_AX1FdKJqc/glen-roy-landscape-interpretation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/R_AX1FdKJqc" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2011/10/glen-roy-landscape-interpretation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-6251290082538675416Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:30:00 +00002011-10-07T22:20:49.810+01:00New YorkUSATravel writing When this guy realised I was from Scotland he started singing the praises of George Galloway, who is now something of a celebrity in the US  Last week I had the opportunity to travel to the US with work.  My itinerary took me to New Jersey, just outside the great city of New York. This was my first trip to the east coast.  While off duty I sought opportunities to interview the Americans whose http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/NGIu92z57Ds/urban-exploration-in-new-york.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/NGIu92z57Ds" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2011/10/urban-exploration-in-new-york.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733351196079563561.post-5988565656666255416Wed, 21 Sep 2011 03:22:00 +00002011-09-21T04:23:23.638+01:00The topic of land ownership in Scotland is one that I have tackled on a number of previous occasions on this blog, for it is an important issue and one that affects all hill goers whether they notice it or not. I'm going to revisit these issues this week, armed with some hard numbers about the contribution of various types of outdoor-related tourism to the Scottish economy. Currently almost all http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~3/H2tWfc556qY/scottish-tourism-revenues-how-much-does.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gavin Macfie)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GavinMacfie/~4/H2tWfc556qY" height="1" width="1"/>http://gavinmacfie.blogspot.com/2011/09/scottish-tourism-revenues-how-much-does.html