BWE: Landscape photos of the stormy Isle of Skye

In the beginning of December, I spent some time in Scotland. It is not the most popular time of the year to visit this country, but this was the ambition for me to go there. For four days, I visited the Isle of Skye.

There was a very strong blizzard the whole time. Wind speed with far beyond 100 km/h together with hail made it not that comfortable to walk around. And freezing temperatures made it interesting to sleep in the car. Nevertheless, it was an impressive landscape and Í will never forget these days.

Lighthouse at Neist Point

Lighthouse at Neist Point

Quiraing

Quiraing

Moss in the hail

Just one minute after the ascent to the ‘Old man of Storr’ – a famous rock formation – a blizzard started

I had to wait in the storm, snow and hail for almost two hours until the weather improved. The wind was most of the time that strong, that I wasn’t sure, if the tripod (3.5 kg) that I shortly laid down on the ground would be blown away or not. This photo was made during one of the ‘good’ weather periods…

Old man of Storr – without sun

Old man of Storr

Mountains at night

Eilean Donan Castle

Beautiful Wild Europe (BWE) – The project

Thailand, USA, Australia, New Zealand… some typical holiday destinations for many people. It is hip to go there, to be able to talk with the others who have been there. Reasons to visit these countries are often the amazing landscape and nature. At the same time, few people are aware of the beautiful wilderness in Europe, of the breathtaking landscapes, of the very special animals and the beautiful flowers.

For this reason, I thought about a project for a long time: I want to show this beauty, to make people aware, that it is not really necessary to travel always that far. To show that the beautiful places are right in front of our door or not far away. And to show, what we lost already and what we will loose, if we proceed in our way of life.

Within the scope of this project, I will present different areas in Europe, special animals or plants or just special places. I already started with some posts – and I will proceed.

Maybe, you get inspired by these places and next time, it is not Vietnam but the Balkan you travel to!

 

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