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Chris Townsend
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Outdoor writer & photographer, passionate about wild places, long distance walking, & rewilding. https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com
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A fiery sky after heavy rain in Grantown-on-Spey today. #Cairngorms #Strathspey
Orange clouds above a dark street in a town.
November 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Before the thaw, Nov 25. Yesterday, the 26th, a big thaw began. #Cairngorms #snow
The sun setting over snowy mountains. Snow-covered mountains above a dark valley. An orange sky above snow-covered mountains after sunset. A pink sky after sunset above snow-covered mountains.
November 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Cairn Toul and the Lairig Ghru today. #Cairngorms #snow
Mountain landscape covered in snow under a blue sky with touches of orange as sunset approaches.
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Snow cover is harsh for wildlife. Here rabbits have been digging through the snow in search of food. There were roe deer tracks too. #wildlife #snow
Snow disturbed by animals in search of food.
November 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Cover of a book called Ski Mountaineering in Scotland showing a skier descending a mountain slope.
November 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Mounds of snow with woods and hills in the distance. #snow
November 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Out in the snow again, this time on skis. Flat light and drifting clouds gave a soft, slightly unreal feel to the landscape. #snow #xcski #strathspey
Snow-covered ground with woods and hills in the distance under a grey sky with drifting clouds. Ski tips in snow with a view over a snowy expanse to distant woods and hills under a cloudy sky. An old partly collapsed tree with snow on the branches and the ground. View between two wooden posts over snow-covered ground to distant woods and fields under a cloudy sky.
November 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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A wander in the snow today. Lovely winter conditions. #snow #strathspey #scottishhighlands
Landscape of snow-covered fields, woods, and hills under a cloudy sky. Landscape of snow-covered fields, woods, and hills under a partly cloudy sky. Tree branches weighed down by snow. Landscape of snow-covered woods and hills under a cloudy sky.
November 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Snow today! Began while I was out for a stroll. Heavy now. #snow
Snow settling this afternoon. Snow just starting.
November 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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A wet few days on the Burma Road/Kinrara Estate. Not much in the way of views high up but some dramatic clouds over Strathspey from lower down. #Strathspey #cairngorms
Landscape of woods in autumn colours below mountains and swirling clouds. Landscape of woods in autumn colours below mountains and swirling clouds.
November 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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The mild autumn & the gorgeous colours continue. #autumn #trees #cairngorms #strathspey
Larch trees with golden needles under a pale cloudy sky. Woods with dark green conifers and some trees with gold and yellow leaves. Distant hills in the background under a cloudy sky. A sprawling willow tree in autumn with yelllow leaves below a cloudy sky. Looking down into a wooded valley with trees with gold and yellow leaves plus dark green pines. Distant hills in the background under a cloudy sky.
November 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Autumn is fading into winter but there is still a last glorious flourish of colour on the trees. #autumn #trees #cairngorms #strathspey
Yellow leaves on a tree under a cloudy sky Trees in autumn colours on a steep slope Trees in autumn colours on a steep slope Trees in autumn colours on a steep slope
November 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Snow on Bynack More today. With temperatures forecast to rise overnight I expect it'll be gone tomorrow. #cairngorms #snow
A pyramid-shaped mountain with snow on the top half under a cloudy sky.
October 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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A peaceful lochan in the woods today. #Cairngorms #Strathspey #nature
A pool in the woods reflecting trees in autumn colours.
October 27, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Just back from a few days in the Glen Affric area with @tonyswilderness . Beautiful colours, beautiful light. #glenaffric #scottishhighlands
A walker climbing a path out of a forest with many trees in golden auitumn colours wiuth hills in the distance and a cloudy sky. A Scottish glen with a river winding through it and mountains rising above lit by bright autumn sunlight. A view from a hillside across a loch to distant mountains, all light by a low autumn sun and under a cloud-streaked blue sky. Birch trees with golden autumn leaves in the foreground with green pines behind them then shadowed mountains in the background under a blue sky with white clouds.
October 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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After the rain the woods are full of fungi. #fungi
A mass of pale fungi with orange spots in the centre on a woodland floor. A bright orange fungus in a mass of small green leaves.
October 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Aftermath of Storm Amy. Cherry trees that have lost most of their leaves but only on the top half. #weather
Three cherry trees with bright red leaves on their lower sections but few leaves on their top halves.
October 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Fire, light, book - power cut essentials. Just had the weirdest outage ever. Some power failed completely, some partially, some not at all. Some lights worked, some flickered, some dimmed, some were out. Lasted two days then all the power failed. Back on this evening. #powercut #stormamy
A book and a lamp on a table in a dark room with a chair and in the background a lit wood-burning stove.
October 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Dramatic lighting as Storm Amy arrives. But not that pleasant to be out in! Just a walk from home. I'm not going up any hills! #stormamy
A cherry tree with red leaves below a stormy sky The poster in a wet waterproof jacket with the hood up under a grey sky
October 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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More autumn colours today. The season is coming along nicely. I wonder how many leaves will be left after Storm Amy. #autumn
Trees in bright autumn colours A tree in autumn with bright red leaves growing by a stone wall.
October 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Autumn colours by the river Spey today. Spot the heron! #cairngorms #autumn
Trees in autumn colours of yellow, red & orange beside a rushing river.
October 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Late September in the Cairngorms. #landscapephotography
Reeds in a lake with brown hills in the distance and a sky with big white clouds. A landscape of browm grass and heather with ruined stone walls, trees in the middle diustance, and a mountain in the background all under a blue sky with some white clouds. Reeds in a lake with brown hills in the distance and a sky with big white clouds. Part of a rainbow in a sky with clouds glowing from a low sun above a forest and brown moorland.
September 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Camp this morning. #hiking
A green pyramid tent by some pine trees with brown hills in the background under a cloud-streaked sky. The poster stitting outside a green pyramid tent in the sunshine with heather all around and pine trees nearby. Brown hills and a cloud-streaked sky in the background.
September 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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A rowan on the equinox. #autumn
Red and green leaves on a rowan tree.
September 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Dramatic clouds, gusty winds, rain showers, & sunshine on a recent 2-day Cairngorms walk. Definitely autumnal. #cairngorms
View over a forest to brown hills under a cloudy sky. A tree with bright red leaves lit by the sun amongst green trees. A sunlit forest under a blue sky with white clouds. Dark clouds swirling over dark rugged hills.
September 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM