Adventurer Bear Grylls was around the austere mountains of Loch Morar recently and you can see it televised on STV this Tuesday (29th) at 9pm. There will be a mention of the Loch Morar Monster, but how much I am not sure. Loch Morar is much more of a wilderness compared to Loch Ness, a good backdrop to a good monster story.
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Quite a good programme. Bear Grylls opened by paramotoring over Loch Morar. Though there was a chat with one witness and his photo, the main item of interest was the sediment analysis taken at the lowest depth at over 1000 feet with a core sampler attached to a very long rope.
No saltwater from the post ice age inundation was found at the bottom but another water analysis suggested this was a low nutrient lake. A sonar sweep suggested a low fish population. I found this a bit surprising considering the loch is not as opaque as Loch Ness which ought to help the food chain.
Bear Grylls, no chance of wrestling Morag, having said that, Ray Mears is the man, wrestled 10ft crocs. and fended off water snakes at the same time.
ReplyDeleteHaving accomplished the above, then catered for a film crew of 27 on a small griddle.
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ReplyDeleteLoch morar...defo on the agenda for a day out on my next loch ness trip :))
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