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Detailed report walking the West Highland Way – With Tips
(Kinlochleven in the distance)
Note: Real life is MUCH better than pictures.
I will first go through our days, what we did and stuff, and in the end speak about the gear we used and add extra tips. :) Enjoy!
Day 1: Tuesday
Me and a friend departed Tuesday 4th of September to Brussels, to take the Eurostar train to London, and from there move on to Milngavie where we would start our hiking journey. We didn't knew we had to arrive 30 minuts before departure at the Eurostar, so our ticket was invalid. Luckily, we got another one and were able to take the next one. We did arrive an hour later at Milngavie, around 5 PM.
From there we went to Bankell Farm, which was about 2 km (30 minutes walk) from the station. There wasn't anyone around and office was closed already, but a lady who was camping in a mobile home told us it would be open in the morning.
We pitched our tent near 3 others who were already stationed there. The farm had showers, toilets and a tap outside to refill your water supply. When we walked up to the pitching area, we already met a girl which we would continue to meet the next couple of days. She was hiking together with another guy.
There was also a really cute little cat near the shower area which was really cuddly and friendly.
(our tent is the light green one on the left side)
Sleeping was a little difficult because of the airplanes hovering over our heads every hour or so. It was quite loud, so you may want to bring some earplugs. I am sure they will be useful further on down the road aswell.
Day 2 : Wednesday – Milngavie to Drymen (19.5 km)
We decided to put the alarm clock at 7 Am, but I was up way earlier than that (which is normal for me since I get up each day at 5-6 Am, yes, by free will and not because I have to :P). I ate a tortilla with peanut butter, some chocolate and a fruit smoothie (powder pouch + water). I also made sure to keep some chocolat and a bar nearby as a snack along the way. We packed up our tent and went to the reception to pay. It stated to be open from 8.30, but it was already open when we arrive at 8. So we paid, it was 6 pounds each. The man at the desk was friendly and gave us an update on the weather. Wind might start setting in later that week.
Now the journey could start.
First thing we did was go to the travel lite shop (iron chef) which is nearby the beginning of the WHW. We signed up for the service so we wouldn't need to carry out 16 kg heavy bags. Because that is what mine would weigh if I had to add all my stuff from the daypack, in the large backpack. It was 40 pounds each. Travel lite carries your bags from place to place, wherever you decide to stay that night along the WHW track. It is very convenient and will make your trip a hell of a lot easier.
Even when you are wildcamping the entire way through, you can still get your bags from the drop off spots (which are campsites and hotels).
I went to the toilet in the nearby pub, and on my way out we asked a girl to take our pictures at the beginning spot.
(as you can see, I prefered more baggy clothing, for more airflow For the parts too big, I used clips to shorten or tighten it. (for low budget people like me))
She then asked us if we wanted to sign the register in the information center nearby. Sure! So we went there (which is like 20 meters from the beginning point) and signed our names and hometown. The ladies inside were very friendly and helpful. They warned us about the midges. Midges are tiny little mosquito like flies, who can be very active on the west highland way, and who will sting you and leave you covered in red dots. Beforehand we already checked the midge report and found out it was a level five… Ugh. The lady told us it was because temperatures had been going up and down, which made it easier for them to breed. That is why there were so many of them in September (because normally in September they are almost or completely gone). We bought a head net for 5 pounds, which you can wear during your walk. But as we noticed, you don't need it during walking. The Midges can't keep up. You only need it when your camping or sitting still. I also had Jungle Formula with me, which seemed to help if you apply it enough times. On the entire trip I only had 2 bites. I had more mosquito than midge bites
So the first day walking is fairly easy, and not compared to the days after. There are some very short 70° climbs in the beginning. Overall, it is a nice warm up. There is a very nice section in the beginning, and after that some roads, also walking between the hills.
At noon, after we passed beach tree inn, we decided to sit down near a road somewhere and eat our backpack dehydrated meals. I had vegetable soya risotto from trek'n eat. I liked it a lot, but it is a little bit too salty. It does keep you satiated for a long time.
After 5 hours of walking (without breaks included), we arrive at drumquhassle farm camping place.
It was pretty early, around 1.45 PM. The weather had been nice all day, sun, pretty warm, so we put up our tent so it could dry out. Because from the dew, it always gets wet during the night. Make sure you have a tent which first has to be set up from the outside, and then you hang in the inside, that way the inside won't get wet.
The girl and guy we met on the first day were there aswell. The owner of the farm wasn't there yet, so we decided to wait some longer but then went on to Drymen, about 25 min walk, to get some stuff in the shop and eat. Food was around 10 pounds per person. I also bought some apples for the morning.
we went back to the farm and paid the owner, I think it was around 5 pound each.
The camping had some showers and toilets, 2 electric plugs and a sink (all sheltered, not in the open).
We played some cards in the tent, I watched the chickens outside peck around, and then went to sleep around 8.30 PM (in Belgium time it would be 9.30 already). But it was the time we went to sleep on almost all days.
Day 3: Thursday – Drymen to Rowardennan (23 km)
After my usual breakfast of tortilla, peanut butter, nuts, an apple and a snack bar, we departed.
The weather was still pretty nice, as I have been walking in my T-shirt the whole time through.
First we passed through a cowsfield, and then through the woods. A large part of it was chopped down so we had to take a de-tour. But it was still very beautiful at many parts.
Then it was time for conic hill. Some people call it easy, but I call it hard. Why? Because it started to rain and there was heavy winds on top. My waterproof poncho failed on me, and wasn't waterproof at all. The weather kind of caught me off guards so I was putting on my gaiters in the middle of it all. Result= soaking wet.
I still wasn't cold, because of all the walking and climbing. I am usually a person who gets cold very easily, but on this trip I had warm most of the time, walking around in a t shirt even with mild rain and 12°C.
The decent from conic hill was harder because of the rain. There was more water streaming down, more mud. On the way up I heard some people speak Flemish so I said something "I guess you guys are from Belgium" and they said: yes!. They were 2 people (man and woman) from a town quite close to ours.
Anyway, we made it and decided to go to the toilet in the information center. I was so glad that I didn't have to go to the toilet urgently on connic hill, because there wasn't really an option. And at home sometimes I have to go very urgently, so I was having all kinds of disaster scenarios in my mind :P.
Then we walked out of the information center and went to eat at the Oak Tree Inn. People have been very friendly so far, as well in the Oak tree Inn. Muddy boots are welcome!
We sat down and were very hungry, ready to devour our food. I ordered some vegetarian curry and Andries ordered a pizza Margarita. The place had a nice atmosphere, dark, lots of gadgets on the walls and stuff, warm… very nice.
After food and toilet we walked on.
The muscle pain had started to set in. I had pain on the side of both knees down my lower legs. Andries had pain more in the back of his legs and between the foot and the leg. We had pain in entirely different places during the walk. So it will be different for every person.
We did have to walk along a lot of roads that day, but still with nice views and it was still fun. There was also a fair bit off up and down hill walking. Especially downhill hurt my legs, uphill was a nice relieve.
At Rowardennan we had to find the youth hostel where travel lite would drop of our bags, but somehow we missed the sign and we ended up walking 1 km further than we had to… Good thing Andries noticed and we turned back and found the hostel. It was tempting to stay in that youth hostel, but I didn't have the budget for it.
The area where we were had a restriction for wild camping, so we had to walk back, further where we went wrong, more than 1 km and find a wild camping spot. With the heavy backpacks collected, and the daybacks carrying in the front, we walked on and found a spot. It was already getting dark. So we started putting up the tent and I noticed these little flies. I said: "are that midges?" Andries didn't think so. But then they started to sting So I quickly put on my head net and we realized it were midges! We put our stuff in the tent as fast as possible and closed the mosquito net. We were safe.
We didn't feel like cooking outside with the midges everywhere, so decided to eat some snacks and bars. I wasn't that hungry anyway, which is very strange for my doing :P.
We had normally decided to hike up the Ben Lomond, but decided not to do it. All we had to do is change drop off places on the label on our backpacks, so travel lite would drop it off wherever we wanted. So if you want to change plans during the road, and want your bags to be dropped of somewhere else: just change it on the ticket that travel lite hung on your bags.
It was a good decision, because I don't think it would have been pleasant to walk up Ben Lomond after so much rain + sore muscles.
That day we had walked about 8 hours (including missing the youth hostel, walking 1km futher, then back, and then back again to pitch up our tent in the wild camping zone).
We were still smiling though
TIP: When camping, it is tempting to place your tent under trees. However: Don't do it! Whenever it has rained or is raining, the wind blows the drops of the tree which sounds as if someone is throwing a bucket of water over your tent, which will wake you up during the night constantly
Day 4: Friday – Rowardennan to Inverarnan (about 22km)
Woke up, packed tent, off we went. Legs still sore but better.
In the beginning it is a lot of uphill walking, and downhill afterwards. Because of the pain in my legs, I decided to take a painkiller to make it easier for myself. I took Dafalgan Forte and it helped. After a while we came to a fairly difficult path to cross. I guess for a lot of people who spoke about it, but for us it was quite all right. A lot of rocks to climb over and stuff. We still went pretty fast through it. The nice part about the West Highway Way is that every day is different, every day is a different landscape. So today we were walking next to Loch Lomond, with more rocks and stuff, and often very nice views. Along the road there were midges, but you don't notice them if you keep on moving.
We had heard one man say that this was the hardest point for the whole journey. But this is different for everyone. For us it wasn't at all.
Also there was supposed to be 2 paths, a tourist path further up, and a more dangerous one below. All we found was the so called "dangerous one". But everyone else was doing it as well. So maybe that tourist path is extremely well hidden or something…
Anyway around 11.15 we arrived ad Iversnaid hotel, which is a perfect midway point to regain some strength.
We heated up some water and filled our backpack food pouches. I had expedition breakfast which gets 10/10 in flavor.
I then went to the toilet in the hotel (all backpackers can use it, like anywhere else, no pay or anything). And then we went on again.
(Andries making water boil)
The pain killer had already worn out, but the pain was decreased by itself. And from that day on it went better but never totally disappeared.
Again, we met the Belgium folks.
it had also been drizzling a lot during the day, but not enough to put on a raincoat. I still had been walking in my t shirt almost the entire time.
I however, saw a lot of people in vests and stuff… which I was surprised about. Were they really that cold? Because I normally am a cold person but now I was warm all the time. Maybe because I heat up fast when I start exercising. I begin to sweat quite fast.
We arrive around 3-4 PM at Beinglas farm, a campsite, after about 6 hour walking. It was the best campsite we visited throughout the whole trip. They have a very cosy bar and restaurant, good (and A LOT!) of food, a drying and washing room, kitchen, toilets, showers… you'll see a lot of people limping, so don't worry It is normal. You see the first pains setting in.
Ofcourse the first thing we went to do was eat. I ordered some vegetable soup with breads, potatoes with butter and steamed vegetables. Andries ordered a burger and fries.
Again, food is around 10 pounds.
The campsite I think 7.50 pounds each.
Then we went to wash and dry our clothing.
(our tent is not that easily seen, but it is about 20 meters right from the big house)
Pitched the tent and decided to visit the Drovers inn nearby. Andries was the one who knew about it and really wanted to visit the place.
It is a really old place from 1705, still in pretty original state. It has a really nice atmosphere inside. There are stories of haunting, by guests who stayed at the drovers inn for the night which you can check out on their website. http://www.thedroversinn.co.uk/media.php
I decided to have a cappuccino (which I normally never drink, I never drink coffee either), and Andries got a whiskey.
There were a lot of dead animals standing and hanging around, which I didn't find so nice. As if it is a trophies or something. They could as well hang around dead human bodies for my part.
We went back to the camping and went to sleep. I woke up feeling a little bit unwell. Upset stomach and bowels. I felt as if I was getting sick or something. I ended up not sleeping for most of the night, also very very hot. Eventually near the morning it past and I was healed. I think it might have been the cappuccino, or maybe the gluten food (which I am sensitive for).
I decided to take a shower and noticed I had gotten skinnier already.
Also what we noticed is that there are especially a lot of German people hiking the WHW! And almost no French people. We only heard someone speak French once.
Day 5 : Saturday– Inverarnan to Tyndrum (+- 21 km)
After the shower, we went on again. There were some sheep walking before us on the road. The scenery was very nice, and we walked through the country and hill side. Then through some fields with cows standing on the road. Don't worry, they are very friendly curly cows.
At around 10.30 we were at crianlarich. It is a small town with not much to see. We wanted to make our food there, and use the toilet somewhere. And what did I notice? My periods had started… Ugh. 1 week before their time (as often happens). I was glad to just be in town to be able to buy some menstruation pads.
We then walked up to the station for some shelter and a bench to prepare our food on. We again crossed paths with the Belgium folks, and some other Belgians aswell.
The people at the tourist office in the beginning had told us many Belgians walked the WHW, and they were right.
At the station I had curry with Rice, which was nice, gets a 8/10 from me.
Then we walked on again until we arrived at Tyndrum after about 4-5 hours of walking. It is the most touristic area we had visited so far. The green welly stop is located there. So after we pitched our tent at the "by the way" camping (which was 8.5 pounds, most expensive so far per person). We went to visit the green welly shop, and then went to eat at the "real food café" which had a "great taste award 2012". I ordered again some curry and a salad. At first I wanted to have the veggie rosti but they didn't have it unfortunately.
The portion was smaller than I like, but it tasted nice. However I couldn't eat a big part of the salad because there was quinoa on it, which is a very healthy grain for some people, but not for me since it gives me intense stomach cramps. Because of the name you would think it is very natural food, but inside it kinda looks abit like a junk food bar with friers and stuff The staff is very friendly though!
Andries his meal (I ended up stealing some of his fries:P):
We went back to our tent and got there pretty early, around 4.45 PM. There wasn't much to do, a bit of rain aswel, so we decided to just lay around and not do much. Good rest for the sore muscles. A tad boring though.
It was the first good night sleep I had, only woke up about 2 times.
The camping had a lot of facilities, kitchen, dryers, cooking, showers etc… but we ended up only using the toilet.
Day 6 : Sunday – Tyndrum to Inveroran ( 16 km)
We were ready to go again. Each day we really felt like starting the day.
The road was very easy to walk on, pretty flat surface, some nice scenery around. The road was in the distance on the left. I had to go to the toilet so I hide after some prickly bushed along the road. Also because of my menstruation, I have to go to the toilet more often (girls will understand :P). But don't worry, you will find a bush or a whole or whatever to hide behind.
We arrived at Bridge of Orchy around 10.45 AM. We went inside the hotel there but saw there was nothing proper to eat except for some snack food. We drank something, and decided to make our own lunch. The wind was getting harder, also some occasional rain. We found a wind free spot at the bottom behind the bridge, to prepare our food. I had pasta with soy Bolognese from Trek'n Eat. Good but not that good, gets 6/10.
Some other people were eating on some benches further above us.
After lunch we moved on, and had to climb a hill. On the map it looks hard (looks like a big climb), but it goes up gradually so it is not demanding at all. Went pretty smoothly so we already arrived at Inveroran at 1.30 PM. Really early, after 4 hours of walking.
We knew it would be the last time we would arrive so early, because had decided to make 1 big day out of the 2 following days. So instead of doing 16 and then 14 km, we would walk 30 km in one day. We knew we could do it, based on our experience so far.
To pass the time we visited the walkers bar the Inveroran hotel, and then went for a walk, and then went back to the walkers bar. After that we went to pitch our tent at the wild camping spot 200 meters down the road next to a stream. Luckily for us it had stopped raining during, so we could put up the tent between 2 showers. We then hide inside and made our food. I had vegetable risotto again. Which gets 9/10. Would have gotten a 10 if it wasn't so salty. We didn't eat somewhere else today, because the hotel was the only place there, there was nothing else around, and they only started having food at 6 PM + only 1 meal available for visitors, which would not be vegetarian.
During the night it cooled down, which I felt because I was getting cold during the night. In my sleeping bag with comfort level -7°C, while it was maybe 8°C outside. But as I said, in neutral mode, I get cold quite easily. So for a real winter night I would probably need a sleeping bag -50 °C
Day 7 : Inveroran to Kinlochleven ( 30 km)
We looked forward to start our 30 km hike. The scenery this day was amazing. We really were walking through the highlands now. No cars or houses in sight. All mountains around us. There was a little bit of wind but not much, and some rain once in a while. The first part we had no rain, but the second part a lot.
At noon we went to eat at Kingshouse Hotel, where we already arrived at 10.50 AM. We first drank something in the bar at 11, and then waited until 12 O'clock for lunch to be served. I had vegetarian Haggis which was super nice! And Andries had salmon.
The Kingshouse Hotel is old but that makes it so cool inside. Its cozy, nice, clean and warm.
From there we went on, and as we were going up a fairly steep hill, I thought: this seems like the devils staircase… And yup, we were on it! Before us was the steepest part up. So before starting, Andries ate an energy bar and I ate my energy endurance pack. A lot of parts were really 70° climb. So it was exhausting for a short while, but for me personally, not as bad as conic hill or the day after (purely because of the weather). The decent to kinlochleven was very long. We went through the mountains again, some areas a bit trickier than others, with slippery rocks and stuff. At certain parts we decided to run down instead of walk. My legs were still hurting but I didn't expect it to go away during the entire hiking holiday. After some hours descending in the rain, soaking wet, we arrived at Kinlochleven. Our bags didn't arrive at the Blackwater camping yet, so we decided to go to the pub to drink something. I took a hot chocolate milk because I needed something to fill and warm me up. I was glad to been wearing a fast drying backpack pants. My shoes were a bit wet inside now as well, I think because the rain drained my pants, it went under the gaiters, and made its way to my socks.
In the bar we also met some Belgium people, a guy and girl, who had been carrying their heavy backpacks the entire way, and because of that had to take 2 resting days to recover in between walking.
We also went to the shop, because the next day we would not come across any areas with stores for about 24km.
Then we pitched the tent, ate our food and went to sleep.
Oh, and there were a lot of midges!
The camping had a drying room, showers and toilets. Also an outside sheltered kitchen area.
Day 8: Tuesday – Kinlochleven to Fort William (24 km)
The day started with rain. I hoped it wouldn't because of my non-waterproof poncho, but I had no luck. We first had to do a steep climb which I call the Devil's staircase nr 2.
From there after you are walking between the mountains. Very nice, but I couldn't enjoy much of it. It was raining like hell, with heavy wind, which left me sooooaaking wet. I just kept going and going to not get cold. My hands were starting to balloon up (happened the day before as well).
Sometimes we had some sunshine for 5 minutes before the rain returned. During that time, Andries took pictures to not get the camera wet. But we realized why people wrote "gloves" on their packing list. We thought we wouldn't need gloves, but they sure would have been nice that day.
There wasn't proper shelter to prepare our backpack food, and I was out of snacks which I ate in the morning, I ate Andries his M&M's during the way. They were actually very filling and I didn't feel hungry.
After some hours of walking, being wet and wetter, we started to see forest. So the next part was through the woods, which was nice. Much calmer weather.
Then it was a long decent to Fort William which you could see in the distance. But the weather was better by then.
We planned to stay at the Glenn Nevis campsite, which is actually quite far from the train station which we needed the next day. It was about 45 minutes of walking. So we knew we would have to get up early to catch our train.
Our bags would only arrive after 5 PM with travel lite, so we decided to first walk to the train station. We had to change our tickets to tomorrow, instead of the day after, because we combined 2 days so we were 1 day earlier. Other than a 10 pound charge, it wasn't a problem.
Then we went on to the finish!
After that: FOOOOOODDDD. At… I don't remember the name of the place, but not far from it down the shopping street. I had vegetarian fajita with a side dish. So the three plates are mine
The table next to us left over a lot of good looking food and it was very tempting to grab and eat it. But we remained civilized, although we really aren't.
We walked back to the camping, and found out it was only 8.50 pounds for 2 persons! Cheapest we have had all the way through. + It probably had the most facilities of them all.
After a warming drink in the bar, we pitched the tent and went to sleep.
Day 9: return to Belgium
We woke at 5.30, after a night of barely sleeping. The last 3 days my legs were kind of nagging during the night, as if I couldn't relax them. So that kept me up a bit, including the cold at times. Andries had a summer sleeping bag and was warm, and I had a fleece on + a winter sleeping bag and was cold.
But yeah, one person gets colder than the other.
We ate, packed everything and went to the train.
looonng journey, hours and hours. Then at 5 PM we had to take the euro star, but we had to change that one as well. However, it was non exchangeable so we had to buy a whole other ticket, which cost us 140 pounds EACH! Expensive shit. A bit too expensive for me but I had no choice. I paid with my Visa card, and was lucky to remember my code which I only used for the first time a couple of weeks in advance, and I remembered the movement my fingers made and by that, I could remember my code.
Andries got stopped by the guards because of the knife in his bag. They were super slow with unloading and shit. So I already ran up to the train since we were late. Normally as I mentioned in the beginning, you have to be 30 minutes earlier to check in. BUT, we were already too late but still could get a ticket and could pass, because we had to change days. So I was glad.
Andries arrived in the train right on time.
Arriving in Brussels we took the train to our home town where my mom picked us up. I was happy to see her and she was happy to see me. We talked and at home I saw my dog back Frodo. He was very happy as well.
I took a look at my legs and saw my one knee was pretty swollen. So it is resting time now, and eating time! Since I lost 2 kg in just that week.
Yes, I definitely recommend this journey to everyone.
Beginning of September was the perfect month for us. Not too busy, not too cold or too hot. Normally midges would have already been gone.
You also meet a lot of people during your trip:) We kept seeing several of them over and over again. Some Belgians, also 2 woman from England and a teacher.
All you need is proper gear. Especially good quality waterproof shoes, trail shoes or boots. Maybe gaiters, a waterproof pants to pull over, a waterproof jacket or poncho. Test before hand to see if it is waterproof!
Also make sure you got a lot of food with you, or supply along the way and take in consideration when you will be able to re-supply. There is a lot of water refilling spots during the road.
We both had no previous hiking experience. I' ve only done the cinque terre in italy which is not comparable. Was only 5 days, mostly 2-3 hours a day. Andries did train a bit beforehand, I didn't. And for both of us it was a trip that one can easily do, I would even prefer 6 days instead of 7 because we arrived very early at some points. You just need good gear, and a good physical condition without injuries. If not, you may want to consult your doctor first, or take a longer trip.
And despite the serious sleep deprivation Neither of us felt tired, and we could always keep on going without feeling exhausted.
After effects: swollen knee and a bit of pain but nothing major. And lost 2kg + got an increased appetite, probably from eating all those calories over the last couple of days and speeding up digestion.
Foods I packed:
I had 8 dehydrated meals with me:
Vegetarian Soya Risotto (4)
Curry and rice with fruit (2)
Pasta with soy Bolognese (1)
Expedition breakfast (1)
I had about 18 bars, food bars and snack bars.
Here are a couple of leftovers
I had 3 packs of crisps
3 packs of chocolat
A bag of nuts
Peanut butter
7 gluten free rice tortilla's in a ziplock bag
dried fruit
some flaxseed oil in a little plastic bottle
6 packs of smoothy powder which I put in a little plastic bottle I carried along, added water from my drinking bottle every morning, shaked and drank it.
I had the Softie Harrier sleeping bag, comfort level -7°C. As you could read, I really needed this since I get easily cold at night.
We picked a 3 person tent, Tent Norheim 3 PU from Nordish to have more room, with a front part where we could boil water, place our bags etc…
As matress I used the Womens ProLite Plus Regular Plum. VERY happy about it! Great matress. I blew in extra air with my mouth to make it really thick. It gives great isolation and warmth.
I used the waterfilter: aquapure traveler: It is designed to provide water that tastes good and is safe to drink anywhere. Its filter cap will purify an average of 350L during its lifetime, and is the only portable water purifier officially endorsed by the Hospital of Tropical Diseases London.
So I could refill ANYWHERE, at any stream or river. Pour water in, shake, wait a couple of minutes and drink :) Easy peasy.
We had Biodegradable Toilet Tissue from Coghlan's, 5 roles but we ended up not even using 1 role!
I wore the Merrel siren sport womens walking shoes with Gore tex. Very good shoes! I recommend them. NO blisters at all. If you notice weak areas on your feet, prone to blisters, simply put some sport tape over it, which will prevent any blisters from forming. I had this between my big toe and the one next to it. So I wrap those 2 with some sport tape each morning of the hike.
Backpack fast drying zipoff trousers. Mine was 2 sizes too big in that brand. I bought a size 40 so it hung on my waist, which I had to tighten with a clip. But It was easy to wear, loose and in discount.
3 cotton t shirts
1 cotton cardigan
1fleece sweater
I bought this poncho; http://www.outdoorgb.com/p/snugpak_poncho/ 36 freaking euro's for a non waterproof poncho. NOT worth it. Buy a cheap rainvest and rainpants for the bike or something.
They say that it is 100% waterproof and breathable… breathable, yeah, waterproof: nope. Not even for 10 minutes.
I also got some gaiters but with a non-waterproof poncho that doesn't help much since water will be dripping from your pants right into them….
We also prepared our own food at lunchtime, so we took a lightweight pan to boil water in + a tiny stove with cubes , a burner called Esbit, from Relags. Weighs almost nothing. Folded it measures: 10 x 7,7 x 2,4 cm.
I think that's about it If I forgot something ill be adding it later on.
If you read this and you met us, say hello:) Or if you have done the West highland way or plan to, or simply enjoy this read, then please leave a comment below. Or don't, it is up to you:)
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Hi Ann
I saw the blog link on the WHW forum. It looks like you had a great time and considering it was your first long distance walk you did very well. I have done the walk twice, 2003 and in June this year.
It's a fantastic walk and if you would like to see my blog write ups they are on these links -
There are plenty of long distance paths in the UK, you should return.
Really like your walk description… Very natural. You sound very positive, despite that rain!
I first did the WHW in 1985, then again with my wife in 1990. I imagine some things have changed since then! And also some things stay the same -the beauty of the country, the joy of walking!
All the best,
Iain Hamilton
Hi – about to head off on part of the West Highland Way (Tyndrum –> Fort William) over this weekend. Reading your blog has really set me up for the walking, never done any walking over distance before. Thanks for the descriptive and enjoyable read!
Hi, myself and two friends are doing the WHW in May this year for the first time. Loved you blog, you have described it so well and the photos are amazing. Really cant wait to go now.
Thank you
Karen, Lorna and Victoria


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The SJ22 lacks some software that comes with the SJ30, but its lower price makes it a great deal for a color Palm PDA.
LG's first device to run Google's Chrome OS is a 21.5-inch all-in-one desktop.
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If beauty is your only priority, the Sony Xperia P will certainly satisfy, but power isn't this unlocked phone's forte.
The Nikon Coolpix L22 looks good for its price, but there isn't much to like below the surface.
For boardrooms and public spaces in need of a LCD conversation piece, the Dell Crystal might find a home. For those not operating on a bloated corporate budget, however, there are plenty of other 22-inch LCDs that cost a fraction of the cost.
The E332n hits the small-workgroup sweet spot, but it wouldn't fit as well in a large office.
The IBM Multi-Burner Plus's superior software package and solid performance are well worth its relatively high price.
With only a handful of 11-inch laptops still available, serious travelers are flocking to ultrathin 13-inch models instead. But the low price and good battery life of the Sony Vaio E keep it from being counted out.

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Procedure No. 10.090
Date Issued: 12/01/07
Date Effective: 01/01/08
Issued By: Human Resources
A primary responsibility of Clarion University is to provide a safe and productive environment in which students, employees and visitors can learn and work. To this end, the University will attempt to obtain certain background information about recommended candidates for employment. The purpose of this policy is to ensure that appropriate information about a candidate's education, employment history, and history of criminal convictions is considered prior to confirming an offer of employment. It is a further goal of this policy to ensure that the best qualified applicants are selected for University appointments and to avoid appointing individuals who may pose a threat to students, co-workers, visitors or University property.
This policy applies to all candidates for instructional and non-instructional vacancies at the University.
To establish a process for verifying information provided by applicants for employment including employment history, educational attainment, criminal history and related information such as confirmation of a professional license or records of garnishment where bonding is a prerequisite to hiring.
1. All advertisements for positions must contain the following statement: "Prior to a final offer of employment the selected candidate will be required to submit to a background check including, but not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification and criminal background check."
2. When an offer of employment is extended the candidate will be advised that a background check must be completed prior to the offer being confirmed by the University. The Office of Human Resources will verify the accuracy of the information provided by a candidate regarding previous employment, educational attainment and other information that is directly related to the job.
3. Verifications will be made through a contract vendor who will be required to contact previous employers and educational institutions attended, if applicable to verify the credentials and employment history as provided by the candidate. Verifications will be coordinated by the Office of Human Resources office.
4. A criminal history verification will be conducted by the contracted provider on the recommended candidate prior to making a formal offer of employment.
5. Criminal history documentation will be maintained by the Office of Human Resources and will be kept in strict confidence by the University.
6. Candidates will be provided a copy of the criminal history report, informed of any findings of concern, and given the opportunity to verify and respond to them.
7. Only criminal convictions will be considered when making employment decisions. An applicant's arrest record should not be provided and will not be considered, if provided, when making employment decisions.
8. Criminal conviction does not necessarily preclude employment with the University. When evaluating this information, the following will be considered:
(1) The nature and gravity of the offense
(2) The amount of time that has passed since the conviction and/or completion of the sentence
(3) Evidence of rehabilitation
(4) The nature of the job in question
9. Reasonable caution will be exercised when interpreting evaluative information to ensure that discrimination does not occur.
10. This policy does not replace any specific background verification processes already in place at the University, for example, for Police Officer vacancies or positions covered by Act 34 and Act 151.
All individuals who receive background and criminal history information shall keep such information confidential. Information will be provided on a strict need-to-know basis and any discussions will be pertinent to the hiring process.
1. Director of Human Resources/Provost's Office
(1) To incorporate the requirements of this policy into the recruitment and selection process.
(2) To notify job applicants of the requirements of this policy before and during the recruitment and selection process.
(3) To interpret criminal history information and recommend appropriate action to the President.
(4) To ensure compliance with this policy and relevant procedures.
(5) To assure consistent application of standards in decision making across the University relative to review of work history, educational history and criminal convictions.
2. Assistant to the President for Social Equity
(1) To evaluate the employment process and approve/disapprove the selection decision.
(2) To provide input on decisions relative to criminal background issues as appropriate.
3. Vice Presidents
(1) To evaluate the information provided by the Director of Human Resources, the Search Committee or department conducting the search prior to approving the recommendation of the Search Committee.
1. Applicants will complete an Information Release Authorization and will be provided with A Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act during their initial campus interview.
2. When a recommended candidate has been identified, the Human Resources Office will forward the name, address, social security number, date of birth, information release authorization and resume/application for employment to the contracted provider.
3. The contracted provider will conduct a previous employment and/or education (if relevant) check (licensure and certification check as appropriate) and criminal history check of the recommended candidate.
4. If the record does not include criminal convictions, the contracted provider will so advise Human Resources. The contract provider will provide the Office of Human Resources with a full report of all verifications/checks that were completed.
5. If the record contains criminal convictions, the Director of Human Resources Office will evaluate the record on the basis of Section 7. (1), (2), (3), and (4) of the policy above. The candidate will be contacted, given the opportunity to meet personally with the Director of Human Resources, respond to the criminal history report, and provided with a copy of the criminal history report. The recommended candidate will be provided five business days to respond to the criminal background check with any information that he/she feels the University should consider prior to making a final decision regarding an offer of employment. The criminal history record will be maintained by the Director of Human Resources in a locked file.
6. In all cases, the Director of Human Resources will evaluate all information obtained via background and criminal history checks and recommend to the appropriate Vice President, or President, appropriate employment action.
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Welcome to the January 2013 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Recovering from the Holidays
This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have written about how their families get back to normal after the holidays are over.
The holidays can be extraordinarily taxing on you physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Even if you have a low-key holiday season like we do, you will still be impacted by all of the holiday hoopla going on around you.
"Coming down" off of the holiday high can be troublesome, causing all kinds of issues. While not necessarily traditional, I would like to suggest that you cleanse your system and spirit with gemstones. I have discussed these before in Healing Gemstones and Crystals For Children but today I would like to focus on the adults!
I personally have 5 go-to gemstones for particularly busy, stressful, overwhelming, and over stimulating times. While there are certainly many other effective crystals, I think that these five in particular will be very healing during the holiday letdown.
Let's start with Carnelian!
Carnelian is THE gemstone to aid in revitalizing your being. Carnelian promotes feeling alive and full of energy. It restores optimism which can often get lost during the holidays. Simply put, this gem removes negativity, one of the strongest disruptive energies within the body and directs the focus on the positive within and without.
Some ways in which Carnelian can be of benefit are:
- It can be used as an aid in depression or to overcome grief.
- It can be used in times of new beginnings such as a new project, job or even lifestyle, to strengthen one's resolve and motivation. (New Year's Resolutions anyone?)
- It can also be used to augment one's current experience of life, enhancing its richness and fullness.
On a physical level Carnelian is great for circulation and tissues. It has a strong positive influence on the organs, in particular the stomach, kidneys, gallbladder, spleen and sexual organs. It can be used to treat kidney stones and gall stones.
Carnelian is most effective when worn continually although you certainly could set aside some time each day to sit in solitude, holding the stones.
Malachite is another wonderful gemstone best used for harmonizing the physical body. Malachite is a powerful healing gem which detects disharmonies within the physical aspect.
Stay with me here. Once the disharmony has been located this gem gives insight(s) to the wearer on how all the aspects have interacted to create it and therefore what needs to happen to change it. Malachite works in partnership with the body and it's systems to bring whatever is needed to correct the disharmonies.
Some of the common areas Malachite assists with are the heart, lungs and organs. This gems' energies are restorative so it simply saturates the area and returns it to its proper functioning state. This can be particularly beneficial after holiday overindulgence. It can also be beneficial for an overtaxed immune system.
Malachite can also serve as a tool for those who have reached a plateau in their physical state. For example, if one has changed the diet, adjusted exercise, etc and still isn't reaching the state of health desired this gem can easily give insight or even a direct path on how to move forward towards the picture of health. This gem can give benefit to weight loss without doubt the biggest health focus in January.
Sugilite is a lesser known gemstone with is amazingly powerful at clearing unhealthy energies out! It brings your being into alignment so new levels of happiness can be attained.
You can wear sugilite but be warned. It will bring "stuff" to the surface that you may not want to face. (i.e. old wounds from family strife, issues with in-laws, etc…). The ideal stone shape for balancing and unifying your being is round or oval. It should be worm on the heart.
Sugilite can simply be held (or placed on the chakras) during one's "normal" meditation session or used in a specific session to help you to gain a different perspective.
Another favorite healing stone is Onyx. At its core, it is used to ground you.
Onyx is thought to increase regeneration, happiness, intuition and one's instincts. It is also told to aid in changing bad habits.
A strength-giving stone, good for people under extreme mental and emotional stress, Onyx brings balance to mind or body as well as strength of mind. It acts as a strengthening stone that can help you approach a lesson or task with greater self-confidence.
Onyx must be laid directly on the body or worn over a long period of time as its power develops quite slowly. Due to the fact that onyx needs time to develop its full power, it should be discharged once a week under running water, and if used for a long period of time, it should be placed in the earth overnight once a month. This will regenerate it to help keep its energy strong.
Smoky Quartz is a grounding stone which helps reduce depression and negative emotions (particularly useful in tense family situations or to help dissipate general negativity about the holiday strain).
Smoky quartz is a grounding and stabilizing stone, bringing calm and centering. Emotionally, smoky quartz is excellent for elevating moods, overcoming negative emotions, and relieving depression. Smoky quartz relieves stress, fear, jealousy, anger and other negative emotions by transforming them into positive energies. Smoky quartz is very comforting and calming, and can be considered a stone of serenity.
It brings physical protection, psychic protection, and protection from negative energy. It enhances survival instincts, and can help one reach personal and business goals, as well as assisting in making wishes come true. Smoky quartz also helps with creativity, prioritizing needs and wants, and wisdom. In addition, smoky quartz is a stone that brings abundance, prosperity, and good luck.
Smoky quartz also removes toxins from the body and helps the adrenal glands to function more readily. It is also very helpful for regulating all other body fluids and relieving fluid retention. Smoky quartz is excellent for dealing with hyperactivity, and attention deficit disorder. Smoky quartz is good for balancing and improving one's general health.
I hope that this brief overview of these powerful gemstones prompts you to research further and possibility incorporate the raw energy of mother earth into your post-holiday recovery.
Visit Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama to find out how you can participate in the next Carnival of Natural Parenting this March!
Please take time to read the submissions by the other carnival participants:
(This list will be live and updated by afternoon January 14 with all the carnival links.)
- Pinterest Inspiration for Easier Winter Holidays Shannon, writing at Natural Parents Network, shares inspiration for having more relaxed winter holidays from their Handmade Holidays Pinterest board.
- Seven Recipes for Beans – Post Holiday Cleaning — Destany at They Are All of Me shares her favorite bean recipes that she hopes will help her body recover from overindulging her sweet tooth during the holidays.
- The Recovery in the Change — Laura at Pug in the Kitchen made changes in her life and attitude throughout 2012 and was pleasantly surprised at how those changes impacted her holiday recovery!
- Could this question change your life for ever? — To get your new year off on the right footing, Mrs Green of Little Green Blog is challenging us all to love ourselves with commitment and discipline. She asks you to focus on a simple question which might just bring you back in balance…
- Holiday Recovery — Meegs at A New Day talks about how the holidays can be overwhelming for a toddler, and how she's helping her 3 year old recover.
- 5 Ways to Detox After the Holidays — Brittany at The Pistachio Project gives a few ways to help you detox and get back on track after the holiday season has passed.
- 3 Simple Ways to Establishing Rhythm After the Holidays or Any Time — Sheila at A Living Family shares 3 simple ways to reestablish a rhythm of connection and calm in your family after holidays, visitors, travel or any time.
- Gemstones For Holiday Hangoverss — Jennifer at Hybrid Rasta Mama delves into the power of gemstones as an often overlooked means of dealing with the holiday letdown.
- Getting back to Healthy — Bess at A Warrior Mom talks about the struggle of getting young ones back to eating healthy after several days to weeks of getting more candy and sweets than normal for the holidays and gives some suggestions on how to get them back to eating healthy in the new year.
- Post Christmas Juice Feast — Sam at Love Parenting explains why she has created a new tradition of juice feasting, and how she includes her toddler when detoxing.
- The Java Monkey On My Back — Christy at Eco Journey in the Burbs realizes it is time to kick her cup of Joe habit as a first step toward detoxing.
- Minimalist Holidays — Jorje of Momma Jorje doesn't find much need for recovery after her minimalist version of the holidays.
- Do something for you — Lauren at Hobo Mama urges you to find a silly and indulgent reward of me-time — and she has hers.
- do we recover? — Kenna at Million Tiny Things wonders what recovery really means in the context of the tragedies of this past holiday season.
- 37 Easy Ways to Save Money — Shannon at GrowingSlower is sharing these money-saving tips to help get your budget back on track after the holidays.
- A Two Year Old's Resolutions — That Mama Gretchen is putting the holidays behind her with a spin on traditional resolutions — New Year's goals for her two-year-old! Sound crazy? Read on for an explanation!
- How to Find Balance after the Holidays — Deb Chitwood at Living Montessori Now tells her favorite ways to start a new year with hope and calmness.
- Fresh Awakening — For Luschka at Diary of a First Child, the new year has coincided with a return to restful nights. With sleep, she's found new directions in life, but while she can't make too many changes to her life right now, she's inspired and excited about the future.
- Learning to slow down after a busy Festive Season — Stoneageparent describes the joys and lows of this year's festive season, as well as her New Year's resolutions.
- Detoxing' Your Toddler After the Holidays — Does your family suffer side effects from the holidays? Join Christine from African Babies Don't Cry to learn how she detoxed herself and her toddler off the treats and festivities of the season.
- Scheduling is OK! — Jaye Anne at Wide Awake, Half Asleep explores the possibilities of the — SCHEDULE!!
- Holiday-Free but not Stress-Free — Mercedes at Project Procrastinot takes it easy after moving with her husband and new babies to Scotland.
- A Vacation from the World — Mandy at Living Peacefully with Children retreats with her family at the end of every year in order to recuperate and enjoy one another.
- On the Road to Recovery — Dionna at Code Name: Mama isn't just recovering from the holidays, she's recovering from a lifestyle.
- We Never Left the Grind — Erika Gebhardt compares a typical day pre-holidays and post-holidays.
- Remembering and Recovering from the Holidays (One day at a time) — Emily at S.A.H.M i AM is recovering from holidays slowly–taking one day at a time–while trying to remember all the sweet moments that passed too quickly.
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As of November 2012, just 8.5 percent of the more than 5,300 U.S. hospitals tracked by HIMSS Analytics had reached Stage 6 on its Electronic Medical Record Adoption ModelSM (EMRAM). As of November 2012, there are 442 US hospitals that have achieved Stage 6.
HIMSS Analytics announced Rush Memorial Hospital has achieved Stage 6 on the EMR Adoption ModelSM (EMRAM).
HIMSS Analytics developed the EMR Adoption Model in 2005 as a method for evaluating the progress and impact of electronic medical record systems for hospitals in the HIMSS Analytics™ Database. Tracking their progress in completing eight stages (0-7), hospitals can review the implementation and utilization of information technology applications with the intent of reaching Stage 7, which represents an advanced electronic patient record environment.
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l Have almost fully automated/paperless medical records when they have implemented their IT applications across most of the inpatient care settings.
l Are either starting to evaluate their data for care delivery process improvements or have already documented significant improvements in this area.
l Have begun to create strategic alignments with their medical staff to effectively utilize information technology to improve the patient safety environment
Stage 6 hospitals also have achieved advancement in their IT capabilities toward use criteria in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, claims attachments for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, pay for performance, and government quality reporting programs.
"Stage 6 was achieved by implementing many facets of health information system technology. Rush Memorial Hospital purchased a fully integrated Health Information System (HIS) that would allow other ancillary systems such as radiology, HIE's, drug dispensing units, and other patient care systems to interact together, thus formulating the ability to produce optimum results to our patients," said Jim Boyer, RMH Chief Information Officer. "In addition, our employees utilize all the systems functionalities, which brought Rush Memorial Hospital to the HIMSS Level 6 ranking."
"Rush Memorial Hospital continues to make significant and positive strides in the overall health care delivery system. Accomplishments like this really set us apart from others," said Brad Smith, RMH President and CEO. "Through the on-going commitment and support from our Board of Trustees and the vision of Jim Boyer and his staff in information technology, Rush Memorial has accomplished what few hospitals have done nation-wide. I am proud of the hard work of Jim, his team and all of the other staff who worked hard to get Rush Memorial to this stage. Rush Memorial Hospital's staff works hard to improve the overall patient experience in our community with everything we do."
"HIMSS Analytics congratulates Rush Memorial Hospital for leading the way toward health IT adoption," said John Hoyt, FACHE, FHIMSS, Executive Vice President, Organizational Services, for HIMSS. "Stage 6 represents a level of sophistication that only 442 US hospitals have reached to date."
Rush Memorial Hospital is a 25 bed critical access hospital located in Rushville. The hospital employs more than 300 individuals.
HIMSS Analytics is a wholly owned not-for-profit subsidiary of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). The company collects and analyzes healthcare data related to IT processes and environments, products, IS department composition and costs, IS department management metrics, healthcare trends and purchase-related decisions. HIMSS Analytics delivers high quality data and analytical expertise to healthcare delivery organizations, healthcare IT companies, state governments, financial companies, pharmaceutical companies, and consulting firms. Visit www.himssanalytics.org/ for more information.
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Apart from the opener of the album Planet x Moonbabies this cd is far superior to that work. It is more focused, more direct, more heavy. In this case these adjectives are all compliments. Moonbabies is a good album but its music is too pointless in the end. Time signature changes for the sake of playing it without any musical reason are a bore after the first 2/3tracks! The formula isn't too different in the case of this "Universe", but the point here is a little bit more centered. It is industrial, metal, fusion music with awkward chord progressions but delivered with good chops and attitude. Sure what you can find here is still cold robotic, meaningless technical music, but it's funny, enjoyable, more than Moonbabies' music, for what I am concerned. It is really "space" music, when you start to listen to this cd it seems that a strange brutal space alien should come out of your speakers one minute or the other!! The sounds, expecially keyboards sounds really come from that same outer space. Oh, funny Derek boy c'mon dude, be serious next time!!
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Planet X's Universe is a truly outstanding progressive metal instrumental effort. Tony MacAlpine's heavy riffing and throwback shredding bode well with Derek Sherinian's typical stellar synth playing. Drummer Virgil Donati also displays his considerable chops and has solo writing credits for two of the songs. One of them, Dog Boots, is in many ways the album's standout tracks. It's riff-heavy intro is quickly punctuated by the incoming keyboards with a nice melody. It gets stuck in my head a lot. I think it would be a good song to use in a film. Other standout tracks include Clonus, Bitch, King of the Universe, Pods of Trance, and 2116. My only complaint about the album is that there isn't that much actual variety. Most of the songs have the same basic sound. Still, this is a worthwhile purpose for fans of heavy instrumental music or of any of the musicians involved.
A good album by Sherinian, MacAlpine and Donati. It is guitar, drum and keyboard fusion, but it has a much harder edge than anything I've heard. It sounds somewhat like Dream Theater and Liquid Tension Experiment. Lots of solos and high energy music. I only wish there was a little bit more contrast. Although not as good as the Liquid Tension Experiment albums, it is a very good album for anyone who wants to hear a diffrent slant on fusion.
This album is an infernal machine, a time bomb in your stereo just waiting for a virtuosic detonation. The guitar playing is a unique blend of hybrid picking, position shifting, scale-combining, and string-skipping at supreme quality. Virgil Donati(drummer)is undoubtly one of the few drummers in the business with the alacrity of a cheetah on the double bass pedal, and the skilled hands of a stonemason. As for Derek Sherinian(former Dream Theater keyboardist), his odd time signatures and warm tones complete the trinity of these incomparable musicians. This is a classic for any Macalpine/Donati fans, and any connoisseur of technical/avante-garde music.
This is a joint venture of Derek Sherinian (keys), Tony McAlpine (guitar), and Virgil Donati (drums). If you know the solo album "Planet X" of former Dream Theater member Derek Sherinian, you know at least the musical category of this album – except that it's got more heavy guitars on it, thanks to Tony McAlpine. This album is so loud, heavy, dissonant, dense, depressive, and ear-hurting, that it's a real joy to listen to it. Stylistically, the music is probably a mixture of progmetal and fusion. Anyway you might name it, it's a breath-taking tour-de-force for your ears. Not for the faint-hearted!


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I am an avid bridge player (a card game if you have not heard of it — it was more popular in the past!). I like to tour interesting things with my kids like power plants, garbage dumps, the Large Hadron Collider, Antarctica, missile Silos (Arizona) . . . I read a lot and watch courses (online or The Learning Company.) Source: Getty 1 / 8 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Nye (the Science Guy) chatted about science's role in everyday life in July 2012. Question: Is/was science a part of your everyday life? Also, I love you. sundialbill: Science is part of everyone's everyday life. Hard to find anything lovelier than a tree. They grow at right angles to a tangent of the nominal sphere of the Earth. They take water from the ground toward the sky. They are made mostly of carbon . . . which they take in right out of the air. How cool is that . . . and so on and on and on and on and on and on and on . . . . 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The City of Kansas City, Mo., Water Services Department reports two wastewater overflows due to debris in the sewer line.
The first overflow occurred at 51st & Paseo Blvd. and was discovered at 10:55 am and opened at 11:15 am. Debris in the 18- inch sewer line caused the system to backup and overflow through the CSO (combined sewer overflow) grates. The overflow rate was estimated at 5 gpm into Brush Creek.
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Regan Smith's debut with Hendrick Motorsports lasted all of 65 laps, suffering an engine failure in his first race substituting for the injured Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Saturday night's NASCAR race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Smith had worked his way into the top 10 following a 26th-place starting position when smoke began pouring from the back of the No. 88 Chevrolet on lap 62. Smith circled the track a few more laps before ultimately taking it to the garage.
Upon arriving, teams from both the No. 88 and Stewart-Haas Racing No. 39 began working on the car, evoking memories of Ryan Newman's blown engine during Friday practice.
Smith said the engine provided no warning that it was set to expire and that it went out, "just like that."
"We're still looking at everything," Smith said of his expired engine. "I think the important part is that we had a really fast race car. We had a good adjustment there, went a little too far with it and got a little too free. We needed one more stop and I think we would have had it dialed in and just chasing the weather from that point on."
Smith will stay with the team through at least Kansas next week, as doctors recommended that Earnhardt Jr. sit out at least two races as a result of suffering his second consecutive concussion.
"This is the classiest organization I've ever been with," Smith said. "That's not an indication of any other team I've worked with, but just the class these guys have shown me. I'm looking forward to next week. We got three days to test when we get to Kansas and we will see if we can get the AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet up front. I feel confident that we will have the same speed we had here."
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PEORIA, Ill. -- Frustrated parents shout their support for a District 150 principal and their disgust against the school board.
Dozens of parents from Charter Oak Primary School chanted, carried signs and wore shirts for principal John Wetterauer before Monday night's board meeting.
Wetterauer is on paid administrative leave while District 150 investigates possible irregular testing procedures.
Board president Rick Cloyd read a prepared statement.
"Regardless of the consequences to the school district or it's staff, the board wants to commend the individuals who displayed admirable courage and forthrightness by voluntarily bringing their concerns about the testing process to the administration's attention," he said. "The qualities they demonstrated are something to which we should all aspire and thanks to their efforts our school district will be a better place for both our students and teachers."
The board did not take any formal action against Wetterauer at the meeting, but parents and students still united to protect one of their own.
Dan Dugal is the chair of the Parent Teacher Committee, special action committee.
"John Wetterauer is entitled to a presumption of innocence until proven otherwise," said Dugal.
Dugal was one of many upset parents who filled the bleachers to defend Wetterauer against allegations of tainted tests scores for special education students.
"We know there are inconsistencies not because there was cheating going on," said one parent. "We know there are inconsistencies because they have disabilities."
"If this is investigated and somehow the school is exonerated, which I think it will be, the superintendent should absolutely seven-oh, be fired," said community member Terry Knapp.
The crowd cheered and clapped after many comments.
But there weren't just parents speaking out. Current and former students showed their support too, just like they say Principal Wetterauer has done for them.
"A lot of people doubted me when I was being bullied," said former Charter Oak student Morgan Sparks. "He helped and supported me and every time he saw me he told me he was proud of me."
"Because of what John gives everyone, if we could just give him an ounce of that back that's all we ask for," said Patricia Eddelmon, Morgan's mother. "It's not fair. This is not what he teaches us. This is not what the district goes by when they say what District 150 is all about."
The board says plans to submit its formal self report to the Illinois State Board of Education by the end of the month.