Driving to the End of the Earth

I left the northwest coast of Scotland today to head for the northeastern side. The drive was long but scenic. Lots of mountains, or Bens as they call them here–peaks over 3,000 feet. Each area of Scotland I have been through has been so different, even though there are moors and mountains in each; the[image error]y all have their own uniqueness. Up in the northern Highlands, rocky deposits left by the glaciers cover the land. In the valleys you find peat bogs, the remnants of lochs that have dried up...