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July 10, 2005
Glenmalur
I went on my first hike, yesterday, since spraining my ankle. Along with the usual crew, I walked the upper end of Glenmalur valley. We started at the car park near the hostel and walked to the spot height at the top of the valley, to look for the geocache there (Timon's Folly). It was a very easy walk due to the track Coillte put up there, but it was pleasant. I forgot two important pieces of equipment though. The first was insect repellent. Glenmalur has a large population of midges and they were very irritating, especially when we stopped for breaks. The second piece of equipment that I forgot was my camera. The views down the length of the valley are really nice, no matter what the weather is like. We had light rain, mist, and sunshine and the valley looked wonderful throughout. In addition we also spotted some deer. They were about 100m away but they hung around for a while, so if I had had my camera I would have got some good photographs.
Posted by JohnC at July 10, 2005 08:30 PM