John O’groats
A simple collection of houses on the northeastern tip of the UK marks the longest distance between two inhabited points on the British mainland, with Land’s End in Cornwall 876 miles to the South West. Its name comes from a [...]
Glencoe
The treacherous slaughter of members of the MacDonald clan of Glencoe by soldiers under Archibald Campbell, 10th earl of Argyll gave this mountain range a sombre history, but it is also one of the outdoor capitals of the UK and [...]
Loch Ness
Twice the average depth of the North Sea and over 36km in length, Loch Ness is the ideal hiding place for large scaly reptiles! It also holds more water than all the lakes, rivers and reservoirs in the whole of [...]
Bealach na Bà (pass of the cattle)
Ask anyone who has ridden the west of Scotland and you’ll be asked if you rode over Belach na Bà, or ‘the road to Applecross’. It’s become a bit of a rite of passage and very similar to an alpine [...]
Isle of Skye
Anyone who has watched the ‘Outlander’ series will be familiar with the haunting melody and lyrics of the “The Skye Boat Song”, a late 19th-century Scottish song recalling the journey of Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) to the [...]
Dawson City
The centre of the Klondike Gold Rush complete with dirt roads and wooden boardwalks.
Carcross Desert and Nares Lake
Carcross Desert, the world’s smallest!
White Horse
Yukons capitol city sits regally on the Yukon River.
Sign Post Forest
In 1942 a lonely WW2 soldier hangs a sign of his hometown, and starts a tradition!
Stewart Cassiar Hwy
750 kms of mountains, lakes, rivers and glaciers.
