Visiting the Scottish Highlands has been on my travel list for quite some time now, so when we managed to get a trip organised for October this year I felt like I was going to truly experience the beauty that Scotland has to offer. Our first stop on our nine day trip was Glencoe, probably one of the most recognisable locations in the whole of Scotland, often the first glimpse of what the highlands are all about. With the autumn colours in full bloom, we started by exploring in the Glencoe valley itself, by walking along the River Coe. A route that I have not seen too many people walk, I was immediately blown away by the incredible view of the Three Sisters of Glencoe from the side of the river that we found ourselves on. Finding this hidden spot gave us a unique perspective of the Glencoe valley, which was quite interesting considering it was just a mere 30 minute walk from where we had parked.

 We then travelled to our next spot, which was the famous Glencoe Cottage, situated at the base of Buachaille Etive Mor. This place could be the most photographed cottage in the whole of Scotland, but since this was my first trip to Glencoe, it felt only right that I finally got to see how nice this place actually was. Even though it can be easy to be put off locations that have been done time and time again, I think it is always worth seeing what you can come up with that might offer something different to a somewhat familiar scene. Looking back at my shots from here, I feel like I did manage to capture a slightly different image. Getting back to Scotland in the early months of next year, I hope that I can see this place in some wintry conditions that might make this place look truly epic.

 As the daylight started to fade, it was time for us to find our camping spot for the night. After much thought, we decided to camp up Beinn a'Chruliste, in the hope that we would get some good sunrise conditions looking towards Buachaille Etive Mor. Once we had made our way to the top, conditions were not ideal with the majority of the ground being boggy, which made things much harder right from the off. Eventually however, we found a good piece of ground where we got both of our tents set up, meaning we were able to catch the last of the light, as well as some nice blue hour conditions.  As we opened up our tents early the next morning, we had been unlucky with the cloud rolling in just before the sun was due to rise. Even though the conditions were not what we had hoped for, the camp had not been a complete disaster. Spending much of the first two days in the Glencoe valley itself, it was a breath of fresh air to be able to get up high to see how impressive this landscape really was. My first real taste of the Scottish Highlands.