It’s the 38th year that the Siberian Husky Club of GB have organised this 2 day event around the forest trails by Loch Morlich. This year, with a lack of snow, the sleds got replaced by wheeled rigs with between 2-8 huskies pulling them. Always a pleasure to watch these races and here’s some photos...
During Summer 2020 we noticed the growing popularity of inflatable kayaks and stand up paddleboarding (SUP) giving people flexibility and control during the Covid-19 pandemic. We certainly took advantage of this and enjoyed exploring the local lochs of: Loch Garten, Loch Mallachie, Loch Pityoulish, Loch an Eilein and Loch Morlich. Here are some of the...
August is a great month for foraging of plants and mushrooms including the blaeberry, wild raspberry and chanterelle. It is worth being prepared when out in the forests so that these tasty berries can be eaten as you find them or picked and made into pies, muffins and jams. Our particular favourite for chanterelles is...
Nethy Bridge has been enjoying a recent heat wave and whilst walking the ‘Castle Roy circuit’ we were delighted to see that Murdo, the Castle Roy Guardian in Chief, was being well cared for with his own sun umbrella! Castle Roy is a 12th century fortress on the North side of Nethy Bridge built by...
Following notice from the Scottish Government the team at Ryvoan Lodge are ready to welcome guests from 3rd July. We cannot wait to welcome guests back to Ryvoan Lodge and Cairngorm National Park to enjoy this special place. Ryvoan Lodge is a member of the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers (ASSC) which has developed a strict cleaning protocol...
December has seen snow on the Cairngorm mountains allowing Winter walking … to Lurchers Crag.
There is no need to worry about how to find us in Nethy Bridge. Here is a really easy way to be navigated to the front door of Ryvoan Lodge. The team behind the what3words app have given every 3m x 3m square in the world a unique 3 words address which will find, share...
