I have many Photographs of Glencoe but I do enjoy this photograph, where the waters of Loch Leven reflect the snow covered summits of the Pap of Glencoe and Bidean nam Bian 'The Peak Of The Bens' on a late February afternoon. Glen Coe and its landscape is a popular area for the professional landscape photographer as well as the tourist. The art of landscape photography in Scotland is made a little easier with the quality of the ever changing light.

Bidean is the highest mountain in Argyll and a most enjoyable hill to climb both in summer and winter. It is a complex mountain and its full beauty is difficult to appreciate as it is guarded by the Three Sisters of Glencoe , which are part of its huge massif, but you get a great view of it freom the village of Onich.

I have already mentioned the Lost Valley of Glen Coe, in the copy which accompanies the Glen Etive photograph, but I do not apologise for doing so again, this is my favourite way to the summit of Bidean. To sleep in this valley on a summers night is heavenly, a 'wee dram' and the stars above, incidentally you can dispense with carrying a tent as there are a few caves which could provide a perfect bivouac, dry the last time I looked. The extra room in the sac would leave space for another 'wee dram' ......... possibly.

The history of Glen Coe is well known and documented , so I will leave that to the experts, a new Visitor Centre provides information on the history and the surrounding area.

Glen Coe is a mecca for the serious climber both in summer and winter , but there is plenty of interesting and enjoyable walking for those who prefer the lower levels.