Ben Lomond

The gale force winds and rain has stopped and today it's been unusually quiet, like a dreich February day with overcast skies. Except this is mid-July and it's supposed to be summer.

So getting a blip pic today proved a challenge. Fortunately a stroll up the road at sunset revealed Ben Lomond shimmering in the distance.


Ben Lomond (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Laomainn, 'Beacon Mountain'), stands at 974 metres (3,196 ft.), and is a distinctive mountain in the Scottish Highlands.


Situated on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond, it is the most southerly of the Munros.

It lies within the Ben Lomond National Memorial Park and the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, property of the National Trust for Scotland.

One day, before I am too old, I promise myself that I will walk to the top. It is reckoned to be something of a "motorway".
There are numerous Ben Lomond's throughout the world. Here are a few.

Australia
Ben Lomond, Tasmania, a mountain in Tasmania
Ben Lomond National Park, a national park in Tasmania
Ben Lomond, New South Wales, a town in Australia's New England region
New Zealand
Ben Lomond, New Zealand, a mountain in New Zealand
USA
Ben Lomond, Arkansas, a town in Sevier County, Arkansas
Ben Lomond, California, a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California
Ben Lomond Mountain AVA, California wine region in Santa Cruz County
Ben Lomond High School, a secondary school in Ogden, Utah
Ben Lomond Mountain (Utah), a mountain peak in the Wasatch Range of northern Utah
Ben Lomond Mountain (Tennessee), a mountain peak in Tennessee
Ben Lomond, West Virginia, a town in Mason County, West Virginia
Ben Lomond Plantation, an 1832 plantation near Manassas, Virginia. Used as a hospital during the Civil War.
Ben Lomond Park, near Manassas, Virginia. Home to Splash Down Waterpark.