Ben Nevis

Beautiful Skye

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September 2nd 2008
Don’t you love clouds? I love clouds. They are so different from what they appear to be. Flying over them, I always want to sink into that billowy, white softness. The reality is so much different. In the middle of a cloud, it is always cold and wet. Good thing I love clouds, because I hate heights. The love of the former got me up a mountain this morning. I had to go in a gondola that w ... read more

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