So Gail announced on Sunday morning that we were getting stuck in a rut, always going to the same places for our weekend walks, and today we would explore somewhere different. She had been consulting one of her favourite websites, www.walkhighlands.co.uk, and decided that the 'Correen Hills circuit, near Alford' would be a good route to try.
I looked with interest at the description, and was rather disappointed to learn that the walk had a 'Bog Factor' of only two, out of a possible score of five.
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Gail tried to tell me that I'd misunderstood the scoring system and that when it comes to Bog Factor, low is good, but that can't possibly be right can it?
Anyway, it was a super day for a hill walk, warm and sunny with almost no wind, so off we set. Soon Gail was muttering about "Bog Factor of just two, my wet foot! They must have come here in the Permian Era, when Scotland was a desert."
I think you will see from the pictures below that she had a point.
Personally, I thought it was all good.
Bog Factor sounds like 'dip in freezing stream' before getting in the car....just sayin'. We think it looks great. Bella would especially love it. SHe goes through every puddle she can find.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right about the freezing stream...
DeleteIt does look beautiful Bertie, if a trifle soggy (!) under paw?
ReplyDeleteLoves and licky kisses
Princess Leah xxx
If that's a 2, what's a 5?
ReplyDeleteI bet someone snitched 3 bog plants from the descriptio on that way... maybe it's a good idea to pack a snorkel in your back pack...just in case?
ReplyDeleteHari OM
ReplyDeleteHAH Whitley beat me to it... still and all... a pretty good wander, methinks...after all it had the one thing they can never measure.... SUN FACTOR!!! Hugs and wags, YAM-aunty xxx
We never bothered checking the "bog factor" when we were hiking in Arizona. Rattlesnake factor, now that was always checked . Anyway. You had a good time. Gail had a good time? That's the really important "factor"
ReplyDeleteGail was wearing her waterproof hiking boots and had a great time!
DeleteOH BERTIE BOG BROWN ON YOUR LEG FURS IS MoST BECOMING. BOG SCORING MUST BE A KIN TO GOLF SCORING...THE LOWER THE BETTER..WELL FOR WFTs but their humans
ReplyDeletehugs madi your bfff
Looks just pawfect to me. What was Gail complaining about?
ReplyDeleteMud great soft, sticky matter resulting from the mixing of earth and water. Stickum to the furs. Why that was a great Bog Factor, low is good ~ good to go Right!
ReplyDeleteThanks for being a friend
Sweet William The Scot
Those are cool brown boots
ReplyDeleteLily & Edward
wow a "bog factor"!! Cool!
ReplyDeletehugs
Mr Bailey, Hazel & mabel
Looks like you navigated it with no problems Bertie, good job!!
ReplyDeleteSmileys!
Dory, Jakey, Arty & Bilbo
that is a new way of describing a park :)
ReplyDeleteHaha - coming from the desert... It would be nice if our trails had a "bog factor"!
ReplyDeleteMonty and Harlow