St. Giles Street in Edinburgh, just off the Royal Mile.

The Sir Walter Scott Monument, Edinburgh.

The outer gate to Edinburgh Castle, with its portcullis.

Looks like a statue, but is a live performer.

The Canongate Tollbooth on the Royal Mile, built in 1591.

The locals take advantage of unusually fine weather in the park below the Sir Walter Scott Monument and the Balmoral Hotel.

The Palace of Holyroodhouse, official residence of Queen Elizabeth when she's in Edinburgh. The oldest part of the palace dates to the early 16th Century.

Descending from Ben Lomond, we got out of the clouds, and were treated to a good view of Loch Lomond.

Loch Linnhe, from Fort William.

The shores of Loch Eishort, west of Boreraig.

The harbor at Portree, the largest town on the Isle of Skye.

Bringing in the catch (crabs, in this case) at Portree.

Looks idyllic, but don't be fooled. This scene greeted us near the end of a 14-mile hike that had taken us from Loch Maree into the Letterewe Wilderness. We had periodic gusty showers, walks through soggy bogs, high winds, and crossings of several rain-swollen streams, the largest of which was about 10 meters wide, deep enough to fill our boots with water, and swift enough to threaten to knock us over. We paid for this.

Boats waiting for Loch Maree sport fishermen.

A group of hikers heading for the summit of Cairngorm, at 1245 meters.