GLENCOE, SCOTLAND

Glencoe, for all its beauty, has a brutal history. In the 1690's the massacre at Glencoe wiped out about forty-five members of the McDonald Clan. William III, with the aid of the Campbells, instigated the killings and sent women and children out into the snow naked.

I had the opportunity to go hill walking in this beautiful area in the highlands. We hiked straight up the hills, making our own trails through the heather. Fresh water springs cropped up throughout the hillside. This photograph was taken on the second day at Glencoe, a day that I decided to stay on level ground and look up at by beautiful surroundings. We lunched next to this loch and avoided stepping on the jellyfish that had washed up on the beach. It was a very peaceful and relaxing change.

-- KATHRYN ANDERSON