On the top of the mountain, you are unable to leave the viewing station, unless a walking tour has been booked. 
At the top, meeting a friend.
At the top, meeting a friend.The highest mountain massif in the British Isles comprises a maginificent range of peaks, wild lochs and ancient forests, as well as bird sanctuaries and nature reserves. This region is of exceptional scenery and habitats that have not been divided by roads. The heartland remains open only to those who travel by foot or on skis. 
Taking the funicular up to the top. A 1,500 foot mountain railway ascent for views from the 3,598 feet Top Station. 
LOCH MORLICH - Surrounded by the wonderful Caledonian pines of Rothiemurchus Forest, Loch Morlich is a circle of tranquil water at the base of the Cairngorms. 
New friends have arrived, and we take the Cairngorm Mountain Railway to the top. We had lunch at the Ptarmigan restaurant on the top. 
The ride down was magnificant!!
At one time Glenlivet was one of the most isolated inland glens in Scotland making it a haven for illicit whisky distilling and smuggling. 
One of the first distilleries to come out of hiding and be legalized in 1824 , the Glenlivet has been at the forefront of the industry ever since. 
Tasting is the best part!!
LOCH MORLICH - Surrounded by the wonderful Caledonian pines of Rothiemurchus Forest, Loch Morlich is a circle of tranquil water at the base of the Cairngorms. New friends have arrived, and we take the Cairngorm Mountain Railway to the top. We had lunch at the Ptarmigan restaurant on the top. The ride down was magnificant!!GLENLIVET ESTATES
At one time Glenlivet was one of the most isolated inland glens in Scotland making it a haven for illicit whisky distilling and smuggling. One of the first distilleries to come out of hiding and be legalized in 1824 , the Glenlivet has been at the forefront of the industry ever since. Tasting is the best part!!RIVER SPEY
Scotland's finest salmon river and birthplace of whisky, the Spey is a river of dark pools and fast rapids. it winds through a rich variet of landscapes: moorland, forest, pasture and grainfield. Hence the name of the whisky from this area - Speyside malts....
Now it's time for the tasting.
The founders' initials in 1675.
Now it's time for the tasting.PITMEDDEN ESTATE
The founders' initials in 1675.This is one of the great formal gardens of Scotland. Founded in 1675 by Sir Alexander Seton and his wife, Dame Margaret Lauder, the garden was revived in th 1950's by the National Trust for Scotland.
French lessons - these lines of yews were planted in the 1950's. George Barron, the head gardener, travelled to Versailles to learn techniques of formal gardening including how to trim the trees into the pyramid shapes that are present today.
Hanging out with friends in the garden.
Hanging out with friends in the garden.Seton's designed landscape was laid out in the mid-1600's, a series of large rectangular enclosed parks, fields and woodlands with the house and garden at its center. By the 19th century fashions were shifting. Formal avenues gave way to more naturalistic curving pathways or "pleasure walks' and the landscape around the house was transformed into tree-studded parkland. 
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