Connection.

[Tbae]

Having a fika as the Swedes call it.Coffee & cake.No running, so no cake for me.👍

We exist to connect.

Sorry for the poor picture taken from a calander.🙈

This is my birth place.

You are looking at the River Leven that separates Argyll shire and Inverness shire.

On the right is Argyll where the aluminium smelter was built and operated from 100 years ago.🤔

The original hydro electric power station still operates today and is the long building on the right.

The building in the foreground and to the right of the bridge is grade two listed and is the highest indoor ice wall in Europe. It was opened by Her Majesty the Queen.

The mountain range are some of the Mamores which join with the Nevis range.Most mountain ranges in this area are Munro’s, all greater than 3000 feet.

The long building on the Inverness shire side behind the River Leven is the Kinlochleven JS school that serves other villages near by, Glencoe, Ballachulish and others.

Gaelic is widely spoken in the much older villages than Kinlochleven.Kinlochleven was the first village in the UK to have DC electrical street lighting when the smelter and hydro electric scheme was built.The black water reservoir still functions, it stands near Rannoch Moor and probably to this day is the largest free standing dam in Europe.It is some three quarters of a mile long.

Too much information.🙈

Enjoy the magic of your running and the magic of your forum.

💥🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💥

Sorry that was a long Fika and no cake.

Onwards and Upwards, look out garden.👍👏👏🔥

[mountaindreamer Graduate10]

Ah...you’ve got me reminiscing for some Munros, Tbae ! Have been to Kinlochleven many times over the last few decades. Even tried the indoor ice climbing for a bit of fun once! 😊❤️❤️

[Tbae in reply to mountaindreamer]

Brillant.💥🏃‍♀️💥

[ju-ju- Graduate10]

wow what an amazing place...... and I do hope your Fika is planned rather than enforced....and I hope the gardening is going well.... take care

[Tbae in reply to ju-ju-]

I am going to post an aerial shot of my place, just for you, so as you do not think I am slacking.🙈

It is the third property on the right,it’s maybe some 20+years ago.The drive with two cars at the top near the garage.

You will probably think I have been slacking.🙈😂😂

Anyway this honesty and vulnerability is important for me.

Respect the magic of running and this forum.💥💥🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💥

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Beautiful autumn colours on your calendar shows what we have to look forward to Tbae. My 3k today ended up at a cafe with cappuccino and a toasted tea cake. They know us well and the first thing they bring is a carafe of water and some tumblers - it saves carrying water.

[Tbae in reply to Dexy5]

Lovely special treatment for special runners.What is not to like and what is difficult to understand🤔.👍👏👏💥🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💥

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate10]

Oh Bob that did make me smile. I have my own Scotsman at home who can ramble on at length at most parts of Scotland... I think it's in the blood 👍😉

I'm pleased you're still about. I hope the maintenance and chores are going well. 😁

[Tbae]

Aww Jo you have lumbered yourself with a daft as a brush Scot.You poor thing you.I better stop,endless comments from me now,you better block access or whatever you do.🦕🙈

No wonder you can cope with anything.Strangely hardship and challenges makes you stronger and more able to cope.No wonder that big truck is just like a mini.🙈😂😂👍👏👏💥🏃‍♀️💥

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate10 in reply to Tbae]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 My patience training has come on well over the years!! 🤣🤣🤣

I keep hoping it works that way...sometimes feels like the more you manage, the more you get sent, but I'm sure it's just temporary 👍💪😉

[Irish-John Graduate10]

What a pleasant read and glimpse of another place ☺

Thank you ☺

[Tbae in reply to Irish-John]

Hope you are good John and got your answer to your recent post.

Way to difficult for me, I failed my 11 plus. 🙈😂😂

Your countryman Patrick McGill

, very clever man, wrote a book about Kinlochleven and the building of this huge highland development at the time.

It is called “Children of the Dead End.”

Take care of you John.💥🏃‍♂️💥

[Irish-John Graduate10 in reply to Tbae]

Sounds good Pal

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You've got it the wrong way round. you have the cake and promise that if you eat it you will run.

[Tbae in reply to Hidden]

😂😂

That’s where I have been going wrong.🙈

Your clever.🌟Are you any good at cutting hedges.🙈😂😂

Wait until I get at that cake.👍👏👏💥🏃‍♀️💥