Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-08-03
GLASGOW TO EDINBURGH.
SCOTTISH SCENERY NOW AT ITS GRAND
EST-sTlRLING AND IT'S CASTLE.
LAND OF HER0|SM and ROMANCE.
The Mountains and Lakes That Were Made
Famous - Sir Walter Scott Memory
OF Bruce and Wallace.

''choh" anu iboch halClHc, WHICH
have been immortalized by Sir Wal
ter Scott in the Lady of the Lake,
and through the Trossachs.
We left Glasgow at S.15 a. M,
June %, and arrived at Edinburgh
at 1918 p. m. The distance covered
was about eighty or ninety miles. 1t
is a day long to be remembered.
The scenery for beauty and grandeur
can hardly be surpassed. Of course,
there are aonger mountains, for ex-
ample in Western North Carolina,
but have never seen anything more
beautiful and satisfying as far as
scenery is concerned. The train car
ried us to BallocL on Loch Lomond.
Here we took steamer which car
ried us over the lake.
1t took us about an hour to 90
over this lake. This is the largest of
the Scottish lakes and in some re-
spects its scenery surpasses all the
others. 1t is twenty-five miles long,
and about one fifth of a mile wide,
not too wide to cut off the charming
scenery on either side. Mountains
and beautiful hills are ON both sides.
There are beautiful little islands
jotted all along the way through
which the little steamer threads it's
way. Attractive villages are to be
seen-at one of these places, Luss, is
thrilling scene. Here the majestic
Ben Lomond (2,192 fcet) furnishes
background for the picture. We
sail around the ruggy Craig Royston
in which there is cave known as
"Rob Roy's Prison." We reach
lnversnaid too soon, where we land
and take coach which carries us to
Stronachlachar.
At Inversnaid there is a splendid
picture of the lake and mountains
and the overhowing waterfall as it
laughingly dashes over the rocks and
falls below. The ride in the coach
with four fine horses was refreshing
indeed-such air / don't remember
ever to have breathed-so pure, so
exhilerating, so fresh. The scenery
continued to be extraordinary-over
hill and through valley, with noun
tains covered with variegated colors,
with beautiful streams of the purest
water flowing by us, we went on our
way. Within about an hour we
reached I.och Katrine, where we got
lunch.
There are fine>hotels all along this
route and there are thousands of
tourists who pass along this way.
We take little steamer which car
ries us over this beautiful little lake.
1t is not near so large as .Loch
Lomond, but it is just about as
pretty. In fact, when you are look
ing at one from all points of view,
you don't see how another could be
any prettier. We pass right close by
the famous little Ellen's Isle which
has been immortalized in the Lady
of the Lake by Scott. After sailing
over this lake, we again take a coach
which carries us over the celebrated
Trossachs, ('bristling country
The ride over the beautifully ma
cademized road and through this
richly wooded and romantic val
ley is simply inspiring. Noun
tains are on every side. Highland
cattle are in evidence and sheep
abound. At every turn there is
new scene-like looking into the
kaleidoscope. Nature here gives us
an exhibition of her unlimited re-
sources in the way of beautiful and
magnificent scenery.
This trip is like going through
fairy land-the lakes and the noun
tains, the valleys and the woods, the
streams and the grass, the heather
and the hawthorn, the pure air and
the clear waterfall combined make
one feel like he has seen enough for
one day-a picture ever to be re.
membered.
a lady in our party wondered if
heaven could be any prettier than
this country. The last coach ride
brings us to Aberbugh, little town
in beautiful green valley with a
clear stream of water flowing by it
and mountains encircling it all
around. After remaining here for
IN hour or so, we board train for
Stirling, where we land about 4 D. m.
This place figures prominently in
Scottish history, and was at one time
a favOrite residence of the rulers of
Scotland. IT. is situated on the
Forth river and has at this time
about 10000 inhabitants. We
stopped here especially to see the
celebrated castle and it is certainly
worth stopping to see. 1t is located
on an elevated mound of rock, a
natural foundation, right in the midst
of beautiful and fertile valley all
around, with mountains on every
side in the distance. There is from
this castle one of the most beautiful
and transporting scenes have ever
beheld. No one who looks out from
this point can be surprised that the