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Dusk, February 1
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February began with snow, continuing the conditions that had held since Christmas, the longest period with snow at this level for ten years. As the Covid-19 lockdown continued all my outdoor trips were from the front door. The furthest I travelled by car was the five miles into Grantown-on-Spey for food and, once, to get my first Covid jag.
As the snow deepened snowshoes or skis became the easiest ways to move about and utilised both. I do love being able to put them on at the front door and set off into the snowy wilds.
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Snowshoes, February 4 |
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Here are photos from the first two weeks of the month.
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View to the Cromdale Hills, February 4 |
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Snowing, February 4
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Snow cloud, February 7
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A cold wind, February 7
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Rest stop, February 7
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The Cromdale Hills, February 8
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Ski tracks, February 8
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Ski tracks, February 11
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Bynack More and the Cairngorms, February 11
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Snow and sun, February 12
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The weekend of the 13th and 14th the weather began to change. Winds shifted to the south, temperatures rose and the snow began to thaw. In less than a week most of it had gone. Some days you could almost see it disappearing. Rain fell, hastening the melt. The world changed. On a trip into Grantown I went down to the River Spey to watch the snow rushing away to the sea.
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The last snowfall, February 13
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Here are some images of the last two weeks of the month.
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Track to the house, February 15
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Track to the house, February 16
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Rainbow, February 16
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Rain, February 17
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Shrinking snowfields, February 18
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The high Cairngorms are still white, February 21
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The River Spey takes away the snow, February 24
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The woods are waiting for spring, February 25
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