MacGillycuddy's Reeks pics

Here are a few more pictures from my walk last month over the MacGillycuddy's Reeks in Ireland. This first picture was taken while climbing out of the Gap of Dunloe at the start of the walk.

The sun is shining through the clouds on top of Purple mountain into this picturesque valley. The first picture on the walk report for this walk was taken on the wide grassy/boggy plain leading up to Cnoc an Bhráca with the smaller Cnoc na dTarbh visible to the left behind. The hill to the right leads to the rest of the Reeks and as can be seen at this point in the walk was still covered in clouds.

The next picture on the walk report was taken on top of the ridge looking forward to the first two of the 3000 foot summits on the Reeks, Cruach Mhór and The Big Gun. This next picture was taken a little further back and shows Carrauntoohil and Beenkeragh on the right beyond the rugged ridge of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks.

The clouds had now nicely cleared the tops enabling great pictures to be taken but unfortunately that wouldn't last. The next picture was taken from Cruach Mhór and shows Carrauntoohil and Beenkeragh above Hags Glen with Loughs Gouragh, Callee and Cummeenapeasta below.

You can see the clouds beginning to encroach upon the Reeks from the south. This next picture was taken on the ridge leading to The Big Gun and shows the summit of Cruach Mhór with its statue-carrying structure on top.The clouds were now heavy on the southern side of the Reeks and would soon envelop all around. This next picture shows the narrow ridge from The Big Gun leading up to the highest point in the Reeks (east of Carrauntoohil), Cnoc na Péiste.Once on this ridge I was surrounded by cloud for the rest of the walk until I descended into Hags Glen. The third picture in the walk report was of Maolán Buí, which was the next peak along the now grassy ridge after Cnoc na Péiste. The final picture in the walk report is of the scree at the bottom of the Devil's Ladder. Some great pictures were taken on this walk, but two things spoiled them. Firstly my inexperience and secondly, more importantly, the clouds in the latter half of the walk spoiled the extensive views that should be seen from this walk. C'est la vie.