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Lairg 15th May 1909. Here we arrived in
time for dinner last night after a cold
journey from Edinburgh. Snow was falling
almost continuously as we passed through
the high moors in the north of Perthshire and
in Inverness-shire. On the slopes of the
hills near the summit by Dalnaspidal we
saw several herds of deer. The hotel here is
situated at the extreme S.E. [South East] end of Loch Shin
on a bank about 100 ft. [feet] distant from the
Loch. It seems well managed & comfortable,
though, as it has been snowing heavily this
forenoon, it is bitterly cold. Ben More which
towers up on the horizon 20 miles away, is
covered in a white mantle. This afternoon
we leave at 2.0 for Atnaharra in an open
public motor (a lorry-like vehicle with a
bench across it,) and our journey of 22 miles
does not promise to be a comfortable one.
A bitterly cold drive over lonely moors with
splendid views of Ben More, Ben Clibreck, and
other snow clad mountains brought us to
Altnahara about 4.0. Here is a shooting lodge,
rented by Mr. Baxendale a few cottages and

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