jbk224 Loc: Long Island, NY

Nicely done! Ethereal...

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Thank you jbk. Glencoe can be very atmospheric, even if you know nothing of its history.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

That shot belongs on a Scottish tourist brochure, R.G.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Very nice of you to say so, Mike.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Beautiful country nicely captured

Horseart Loc: Alabama

So beautiful Good work!

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Thank you Curmudgeon.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Thank you Jo. I was worried about it being a bit dark and misty, but that's part of the atmosphere, so why get rid of it?

Horseart Loc: Alabama

No, wouldn't change a thing!!!

RodeoMan Loc: St Joseph, Missouri

This is a beautiful scene thank you for sharing it. Where is this in general terms in Scotland. Several years ago, in the 1670's, one of my many time great grandmother's, Barbara Hume as a young girl, not yet a teenager, sailed to America from Paisley on the ship, Caledonia, with her parents Sir Jame Hume and Marjorie Johnston Hume. Her parents died of an outbreak of a fever of some sort on the vessel. Another passenger, William Hoge, looked after her and delivered her to an uncle in New York City. Hoge went to New Jersey to established himself, but eventually reconnected with Barbara Hume and married her. They settled in Frederick County, Virginia and followed the Quaker faith.
In their burial site in the Old Opequan Cemetery, there is special marker dedicated to them

In Memory of
1660 William Hoge 1749
And his wife
1670 Barbara Hume Hoge 1745
Pioneer Settlers
Born in Scotland Died in Kernstown
Lived on this land, Gave of it
For this Church and Cemetery
And are buried here

Again, thank you for the image. I sent along this story to say that as photographers, we never know the myriad ways that an image of ours might connect with someone else.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

You're welcome, RodeoMan. Glencoe is north of Loch Lomond and south of Fort William and it's about the same latitude as the top end of the isle of Mull, which puts it in the lower half of the west coast of Scotland.

Thanks for sharing your story. It's good to be reminded that emigrating could be fraught with hardship. It must have taken a lot of hard work to lay the foundations of America's future. It's nice to know that my post had that kind of connection for you.