The U6 geographers spent the weekend in the Cairngorms studying the glacial landscapes. The group arrived in Aviemore late on Saturday evening and promptly demolished the 'all you can eat' buffet at a local Italian restaurant. After a comfortable night in a local bunkhouse the group set off into Coire an t-Sneachda fortified by breakfast at a nearby café. The morning was spent studying the erosional landforms in the corrie and after lunch we walked down into Glenmore Forest to interpret the fluvio-glacial deposits left by the retreating ice. The fine weather meant for an excellent day which successfully reinforced the classroom sessions this term.
We debated the existance of a protalus rampart in the corrie. More information on this can be found here. We also briefly mentioned the impact of the ski centre on the environment. There is a weather station at the top of Cairngorm so you can see what the weather is like now - not as good as yesterday!
Make sure you make good use of the examples we looked at in your future essays.
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