What would John Muir have thought?


Sunday afternoon saw us at Port Seton, along the coast to the east of Edinburgh, schlepping daughter's harp again. We thought while we were there we might walk part of the John Muir Way, and followed the signs to the beach at Port Seaton. The wind off the sea was straight from Siberia, with stinging rain thrown in for good measure. Plans for a walk were abandoned, but I grabbed these shots of another grey November day. The line of hills on the horizon are the Pentlands, which run right up to Edinburgh's boundaries.

Looking further north west you come to the saddle shape of Arthur's Seat and then the tall buildings of Edinburgh's regenerated port towards the right of the shot. The sunset was beginning to colour at 2.30 in the afternoon.


And then, turning to face the start of the John Muir Way, we find this.


Cockenzie coal-fired power station. Opened in 1967, due to close by 2015. One of the Edinburgh landmarks that doesn't find its way onto postcards, but part of our landscape nonetheless. A website I googled about the John Muir Way said, "not to be confused with the John Muir Trail in California, which is a very different matter."

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  1. Looks like a very grey day for you, yes the sunsets so early doesn't it. Nice photos Linda, thanks for sharing:)

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  2. What an eyesore, I can imagine John Muir turning in his grave.

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  3. It really is such an eyesore. I don't suppose they're going to flatten it?

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  4. Blight. We have more than our share here.

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  5. Very interesting area. I guess I hadn't heard of the one in California, but he was big in getting our Yosimite park area saved. It sure was a windy, gray day.

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  6. Aaawww. November in the coastal northern hemisphere....they look pretty much the same. There is no sleeping in or dragging ones feet these days or else you miss what little day light there is!! Nice photos Linda.
    Smiles and stay warm!

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  7. Wonderful sceneries, Linda. I like so much these landscapes with cloudy skies, wind and rain.

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  8. A lovely place. Factories are so drab, they really can ruin the best scenery! Great shots.

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  9. Nice that you shared the factory if nobody else is doing it. Looks just fine to me.

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  10. Beautiful shots - I really like the one with Arthur's seat - all grey with a tinge of color. Glad you had photos to share.
    I wonder if the power station was a point of pride in the '60s. It actually looks very well done architecturally with clean lines and 3 different colors. Probably incongruous with the John Muir Way, but a necessity just the same (maybe I speak too much like an engineer) - I also prefer that to the Mc Mansions that are sprouting along our coast and along Florida's as I've just had a chance to see. We drove along the Atlantic coast in northern Florida and glimsed the water only occasionally.

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  11. I love the photos looking out over the sea...very cold and wintery!

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