And Now....

A bit about the Peaks of Scotland. So, any peak is called a Ben. Or Bein. Or Beinn. It's Scottish (technically Gaelic, for Peak). And any peak over 3000 ft, is a Munro, after Sir Munro, who catalogued all the Peaks of Scotland. Ben Nevis, at 4200 ft (1300 Mtrs) is impressive. some of the peaks exhibit some PreCambrian rock, some 500 million years ago. Some old shit, right there, kids! Imagine being rained on for 500 million years? No wonder the Scotts are so cranky!

There's a whole line of Mountains, or Peaks really, in the Highlands that formed when 2 continents collided about 600 million to 440 million years ago. The Pre Cambrian Continent Baltica collided with the Northern Highlands about 440 million years ago, pushing together the Northern Highlands and North-west Seaboard. This is called the Scandian Event. It's very similar to how ancient continents collided and formed the Himalayan range, only, less violently so, in the UK. A little while later, the whole collision softly pushed the UK together, pushing Scotland into England, gently (No mountains formed). Driving up north, it's awesome to see the peaks covered in stone... ancient stone for millions of years ago. Hard as... well, rock! Still un-weathered, despite the winds. Sharp edged faces. Impressive.

Pictured above, is the Three Sisters: Faith, Hope and Charity
Nestled in Northumberland, is an amazing stop... Glen Coe. Or Glencoe... depending on how rushed you are?
It's well worth a stop if you can. there's a very picturesque photo rest stop, and it perfectly breaks up a drive up north to the Highlands proper.

This little iPhone shot is probably going to have to hold all of you, until I get back and process. For the record, I have some 7000 images, shot in the UK. So.... it might be a couple of minutes...
... but I'll get to it in a few hours. Leaving in 4 hours, for the East Coast of the States.