Carn Mor from the Lecht

Originally I had planned to combine this with Carn Ealasaid but the furiously hot conditions meant that a solo was in the offing. Furthermore, I arrived at the Lecht at 1300, just as conditions were hitting 24C.  I hadn't really researched the area from the Lecht over to Carn Mor but presumed it was a fairly straightforward plod past the paraphernalia. I couldn't have been more wrong. The summit of Meikle Corr Riabhach is obviously a perfect breeding ground for black-headed seagulls and they fair bombarded me as I walked among their newly hatched young. Bundles of feathery cuteness were plentiful and well-camouflaged. I almost trod on one but avoided it last second. The bog factor soon came into play and from here over to Carn Liath, it was a fair old bog-hop. That said, the hot weather had dried out most of them so it was just a case of route-finding. Within 90 minutes, I was at the remote summit of Carn Mor, with an unusual silhouetted trig point - almost floating in appearance. I topped up the factor 30, re-hydrated and began the reverse bog-trot. I was quite fresh after the Milngavie Trail Race the day before and was back at the car by 1545, a 2 hour 45 minute trek. The number of hares on this trip was almost into the hundred so plenty of wildlife up here.