Wow, what a spectacular drive.

Leaving Glasgow this morning, we had several stops in mind but no idea how spectacular the scenery would be for the entire journey.

Our first stop was Loch Lomond, beautiful in the morning light. A little further along we began to see snow on the mountain tops, which I hadn't really expected although someone later told us there is usually late snow after lambing time, which is now.

A little further along we stopped to view the Falls of Falloch and then drove on through the wonderful Rannoch Moorlands.

The pyramid shaped mountain is Buachaille Etive Mor, and marks the entrance to Glen Ative.

We'd heard about Glen Etive, which features in the James Bond film, Skyfall, as well as Braveheart, so we took a detour from the main road for several miles along the single lane track that led through the stunning Scottish Highlands as far as the Glen Etive waterfall. It was just magic.

For perspective, in the last photo, on the right hand edge of the picture, you can see a tiny white spot which is a car on the road. This is Glen Coe, which is popular for hiking and climbing as well as skiing and other winter sports.