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Highland cows are adorable enough as it is, but those lopsided horns just killed me

Though not quite as iconic as the Camino’s flechas, Scotland’s trail markers are much easier to spot

90% of the Great Glen way is walking down dirt roads through forests with a loch on your left

This photo doesn’t even begin to show how stunning highland valleys are

I’d left the tent home for this trip, planning on hammock camping the entire hike — so while the landscapes were certainly breathtaking, the lack of trees did cause me some concern

I’m an absolute sucker for abandoned houses and other “domestic ruins,” and the highlands had plenty of them to offer

Another thing I’m a sucker for — lone houses in the middle of nowhere

Some of the only wild animals I saw all trip; Scotland's lack of wildlife was certainly a surprise

I would’ve camped here if I weren’t 100% sure it was haunted

The West Highland Way had its fair share of roadside walking, but it was at least a far sight prettier

Scotland is easily one of the quaintest places I’ve visited

Great Glen / West Highland Ways

27 Apr 2016 — 12 May 2016

I adored my two weeks in Scotland, from the second I got to Edinburgh to the moment I left Glasgow. I came for the Ways but I fell as much in love with the cities and the people.

The people! I have no idea where the old stereotype of the “cheap Scot” came from — everyone I met was beautiful and generous to a fault. In fact my hike ended in a Milngavie pub with two great blokes I’d just met buying me round after round of whiskey and cider as we laughed into the night like old friends.

I could spend the rest of my life in Scotland. Two weeks was hardly enough time. There are so many more ways that need walking.