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Sunset to Sunrise, Nothing Changes on the Way to Crow Hill, but Pretty Soon, Everything’s Different

I surface here on the blog once in the proverbial great while, after some jaunt to faraway lands where I share giant photos and wax rhapsodic about vistas, views, and visits. Back to Scotland for the first time since 2016, Edinburgh has only grown on me as a place I hope to be: lovely fresh grass scents, cozy bookshops, cheerful profanity in rolling, barely understandable brogues. 5 days of rain for a 7 day trip, the sun comes out on the last full morning, and I hoof it through brick paver streets, wheel my way around the King’s beloved Holyrood Palace, and up the trail on Arthur’s Seat to a glorious sunrise. As I tell my dwindled audience or whomever happens upon my blogposts: find your way there once in your life for a blissful bout of happiness.

Looking For Meercats In The Misty Morning On Mt Tam

Mt Tam Dipsea TrailAlas, it’s been too long away from the blog, and I apologize dear readers, if there’s indeed anyone still left out there reading this. Things are winding up for a trip to Tanzania in February 2015, a climb to the roof of Africa on Mt Kilimanjaro, then a Serengeti immersion safari. In the meantime, the legs and the joints are getting their buffers built, with long haul walks across the San Francisco Peninsula head, and forested climbs up nearby mountains, such as this misty morning walk up Mt Tamulpais (Mt Tam) where sunbeams illuminated our path.