Pat Trotter

Walking over the hills and moors of Western Scotland it is hard to imagine the land was once part of a floating continent that took it below the equator before bringing it up north and attaching it to Britain.  The rocks and formations of today’s Scotland, especially in the Western

Phase one of the Scotland project is well underway.  After a 3-week journey following in the footsteps of the Lords of the Isles and their ancient ancestors the process of selecting a first section of photos has begun.  These are by no means the photos that will make it into

Bittersweet departure from Edinburgh this morning. Now the long road home -Edinburgh to London to Newark to LBI.  Successful first trip following in the “Footsteps of the Lords of the Isles”.  Upon looking at the map of where I went these past 18 days I was amazed at how much

Spent this last day in Edinburgh just wandering and enjoying a beautiful spring day in this beautiful city.  Photographed everything with the iPhone today. Walked through the Princess Street Garden which gives you a magnificent view of Edinburgh Castle high on the hill.   It is a picture right out

The 5-day journey to Orkney and the North Coast came to an end today as we made our way back to Edinburgh. There was much more Scottish beauty to absorb. We stopped at the Corrieshalloch Gorge where we peered into  one of the most spectacular gorges of its type in

We left Orkney on the ferry today and headed down the famous north coast of Scotland. Or departure point was the village of Stromness which is quaint and very much looks like it should be a location for a Disney movie.  We traveled most of the day making stops along

This was a most amazing day spent on Orkney, an archipelago off the northeastern coast of Scotland. It encompasses some of the most amazing neolithic sites in the world.  Maeshowe, one of the finest chambered tombs in northwest Europe, was built around 5,000 years ago.It sits out in the middle of