February 2020 – John Davidson

Carn na h-Easgainn and Tomatin Distillery – a Monadhliath running route

John Davidson February 11, 2020 1 Comments

John Davidson battles the elements – and the gradient – on a run up Carn na h-Easgainn in the northern Monadhliath hills

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Walking the Elginia Trail at Quarrelwood in Elgin

John Davidson February 4, 2020 0 Comments

Elginia mirabilis. This rather exotic sounding creature was buried in the sands of time here, a stone’s throw from today’s cathedral city of Elgin. It’s hard to imagine this 250-million-year-old…

I’m a journalist in Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland with a passion for the great outdoors – including walking, cycling and mountaineering.

In my day job I work for Highland News & Media as Content and Commercial Editor, working with the editorial teams across 14 weekly newspapers and associated websites and the HNM app, along with a number of editorial and commercial supplements and tourism publications. I am the editor of the John O’Groat Journal, Caithness Courier and Northern Times, covering Caithness and Sutherland.

I am also a qualified summer Mountain Leader and a member of the Mountain Training Association.

I have written two books of walking and cycling routes around the Highlands and regularly contribute to Scottish Walks & Cycling magazine.

I am also involved in campaigning for better streets for all through calling for a more pedestrian and cycle-friendly environment.

Carn na h-Easgainn and Tomatin Distillery – a Monadhliath running route

Walking the Elginia Trail at Quarrelwood in Elgin

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