And Now....
... the End is Near!
The Three Sisters: Highlands, and Faith, Hope, and Charity!
There's a whole line of Mountains, or Peaks really, in the Highlands that formed when 2 continents collided about 600 million to 440 million years ago. The Pre Cambrian Continent Baltica collided with the Northern Highlands about 440 million years ago, pushing together the Northern Highlands and North-west Seaboard. This is called the Scandian Event. It's very similar to how ancient continents collided and formed the Himalayan range, only, less violently so, in the UK. A little while later, the whole collision softly pushed the UK together, pushing Scotland into England, gently (No mountains formed). Driving up north, it's awesome to see the peaks covered in stone... ancient stone for millions of years ago. Hard as... well, rock! Still un-weathered, despite the winds. Sharp edged faces. Impressive.
Pictured above, is the Three Sisters: Faith, Hope and Charity
Nestled in Northumberland, is an amazing stop... Glen Coe. Or Glencoe... depending on how rushed you are?
It's well worth a stop if you can. there's a very picturesque photo rest stop, and it perfectly breaks up a drive up north to the Highlands proper.
This little iPhone shot is probably going to have to hold all of you, until I get back and process. For the record, I have some 7000 images, shot in the UK. So.... it might be a couple of minutes...
... but I'll get to it in a few hours. Leaving in 4 hours, for the East Coast of the States.
To the animals and birds around me
to put more plants in than I take out
And be a good steward for the world around me!
Photo by Bluefin Studios
This is a wicked-cool shot! Love the scene and all the curves of the landscape! There are three mountains near me called the Three Sisters, too, but they aren't as striking as this trio! Lovely photo, and so glad you had fun on your trip!
The thing with the landscape there, is that so many things simply JUT straight up. The peaks are massive and so striking compared to right next to it. It's the rapid rise and drops, the change that strikes me.