The view south west from Lybster towards the mountains, Scaraben, Morven and Maiden's Pap.
Snow clad Scaraben rises above the moorland.
The distinctively shaped and aptly named Maiden's Pap lifts the land towards the sky.
The bridge at Braemore.
Berriedale water.
The Valley floor at Braemore.
Maiden's Pap.
Since we arrived in Caithness we have been entranced by the mountains that dominate the south western horizon. We decided to visit them last weekend. We were lucky to see some of the wildlife that inhabits this very sparse and wild moorland. We saw pheasants, geese, rabbits, buzzards, and as we crossed the moors to the mountain valley two columns of wild red deer crossed our path. They were so well camouflaged in the heather and brown grass that we didn't see them until they broke for the open moorland. We didn't manage to get any pictures, they were too far away by the time we had stopped being gobsmacked by the encounter.
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