Kinlochleven to Blackwater Dam, and back along the conduit – September | ブラックウォーター・ダムまで、帰りは導管たどり

After walking near Glencoe village (see previous post, “A low-level Glencoe walk with lots of fungi”), the weather was holding up, so we decided to do another walk. We started a bit later, mid-afternoon, so we ended up rushing a little bit at the end though we had plenty of daylight left. The Dam is quite big, and though we took the easiest, quickest route, it still took a full 10 minutes of brisk walking to get across. I’ve included a photo on the graves of the navvies who died building the dam in 1905-1909.

グレンコー村の付近を歩いた後、天気は悪化していなかったので、急いで手頃なルートを探した。昼下がりに始めたので、時間はたっぷりあったけれど下りは心理的に急いでしまった。ダムは大きく、早いルートを使っても反対側まで着くのに早足で十分かかった。二十世紀初期に機械など使わずにダムを建設した多数の労働者のうち、過酷な生活条件を耐えられなく死に、その場で葬られた人の墓に参ってきました。

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Looking west towards the Mamores. The highest peak is Am Bodach (a different one to the one at the eastern end of the Aonach Eagach ridge)

Waterfall flowing into River Leven

Waterfall flowing into River Leven

River Leven

Hillside with bracken, birch and blue sky

Waterfall on River Leven

Looking northwards at the eastern Mamores – Stob Coire a’ Chairn, Na Gruagaichean, and Sgurr Eilde Beag

The grave of the navvies who built the dam 1905-09, in view of the dam. There was something very sad about the place and the story about their hard lives and how so many of them died

Jelly-like substance on the concrete conduit. I’ve since found a webpage where they have been discussing this mystery substance

Walking along the concrete conduit, which is an amazing feat of engineering – it looks just about level, but the water inside rushes down at a great speed (we saw through a small gap covered with a metal grille)

Looking north

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