From Pitlochry to Inverness in the highlands-81mi

The common stone cottage seen in this area.

I am near Calvine and my eyes are on the sky.

I almost forgot about scotch whiskey. Here is the Dalwhinnie distillery of single malt whiskey.In 2018 there were 133 scotch whiskey distilleries operating in Scotland.

In the tasting room. I took it easy.

Near Laggan we found a bothy.

A bothy is a basic shelter that is available for anyone who stops.  It is quite often used by hikers and touring cyclists. Please remember to leave it nicer than you found it.

Does this motivate you to plan a trip to Scotland?

Melgarve

A segment of the Corrieyairack Pass. It is only used by hikers and mountain bikers.

This military road was part of the plan of General Wade, built in the 1700s, to help bring order to this part of the British Isle when there were uprisings with the British government.  The condition of the road now does not support the heavy vehicular traffic, so walkers and bikers do not have to worry about traffic. The elevation is around 2300'.

The Corrieyairack Pass shown in blue, from Laggan in the lower right up to Fort Augustus in the upper left.

We needed to go through the locks at Fort Augustus to get to Loch Ness.

Thomas Telford Bridge named after the Scottish civil engineer. This is near Invermoriston and you see the River Moriston.

Moving along the western shore of Loch Ness to Drumnadrochit.

Drumnadrochit will be serviced by several buses during the summer. Tourism is very big.

Inverness is considered the capital of the highlands. It is a good size city with nearly 50K people.

You can see that I am getting pretty close to finishing.