bothy – Page 6 – John D Burns

Baby Eels in a Highland stream

June 15, 2017June 16, 2017John D Burns 1

Really delighted to have captured this amazing sight on video. Baby eels in a Highland stream. Here’s a great blog about eel fishing [...]

May 31, 2017John D Burns 4

I have been walking for a long, long time. The past life I have has faded into oblivion. I have become a simple [...]

Find out more about my book The Last Hillwalker in my new video [...]

Join me as I visit this remote bothy in the North of Scotland. If you enjoyed the recording like this page or make [...]

April 4, 2017April 11, 2017John D Burns 1

Join me on this audio blog as I walk into the heart of the Cairngorms and spend the night in Faindouran Bothy. [...]

After six miles slogging up a mountain track, heading for a bothy, I start to hate my pack. It’s heavy, cumbersome, and expects [...]

March 23, 2017John D Burns 1

Here’s the first of my new series of audio blogs. It’s about 7 mins, give it a listen. In this episode I talk [...]

March 23, 2017October 13, 2022John D Burns 4

Want to spend a night in your first bothy but not sure how? Here are my top tips for your first bothy. A [...]

May 13, 2016John D Burns 3

I am following a small path, and reach a point where the glen steepens and narrows. Soon the glen is reduced to steep [...]

April 11, 2016John D Burns 7

It’s dark and raining heavily now. The bothy fire smokes for a few minutes, coughs, splutters and then dies. Charlie, my walking companion [...]