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Cortma Law is a hill I see every day - it's outside my window. It's never
something I actually visited and although Dad and I didn't walk as far as the
summit, the walk was excellent and the pictures were great - it needed a mention
here. A few other good things came out of the day - in the morning it became
apparent that a trip to the Cairngorms may be possible over the week starting
the 13th October. We'll see if that happens. (Edit 2008-10-15 - It did and it
was a superb trip too)
Additionally, we also got talking to a couple in a mountaineering club, and that
was also interesting - I may have people to go walking with as a result. I spent
the summer almost completely walking alone. I don't mind it and really enjoy it
but safety is another issue and while alone doesn't bother me, winter is coming. Anyway, less on that and more about the day.
The car park above Lennoxtown was packed with people, and we headed up the hill.
The views were brilliant. I did a lot of peak identifying, and I discovered that
Goatfell could be seen on the western horizon - as we gained altitude a few
other hills came into view and they turned out to be be Cir Mhor and Caisteal
Abhail.
Beyond the first top on the way to Cortma Law, the conversation turned to
photography, and at the last bump before the top (at 518m) we turned around, and
went back. To stand by the summit trig point meant nothing more than more
hopping over bogs and the excitement was not in the summit, it was in the views
and the lowering sun. On top of that, the trig point was distant and there
wasn't much reason to go - that'd be the wrong motivation here. I was enjoying
the sun and the views and such things were good enough for me. So much for peak
bagging!
We left to go back down, and at the last cairn met the two walkers in the
hillwalking club. That was an enjoyable conversation and who knows where it
could take me? We left them and headed back down to the car.
Written 2008-10-06
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