But Carn Ban is special as it is my 1000th hill climbed according to the UK Hillbagging list. The views are excellent in all directions.
Near the top a Golden Eagle glides majestically above my head and away into the distance until just a speck. All done effortlessly without seeming to beat a wing. A true spectacle leaving me the spectator standing in awe.
I cycle several miles alongside Loch Spelve, a sea loch, to the start of my second hill of the day.
The going is the exact opposite of Carn Ban. Maol Ban is a small rough hill. Wet underfoot, I struggle up through bracken, heather and hummocky grass. The hill is alive with deer. They know few humans come this way and have little problem moving away as I approach. Higher up the going eases although it is still wet ground. Then I breast the final ridge and..
Jura is to the south, the mainland to the east and to the north my next objective the hills of Moidart.
I don't hurry to leave but eventually have to return and the icing on the cake, is seeing my second Golden Eagle of the day.
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