That Was a Long Way for a 5 Minute Photo Adventure!

As many of you will know I grew up in Scotland, but I now live in Devon in the southwest of England. Even though the journey back to my homeland in the Highlands is over 500 miles, it's still a drive that I make several times a year. I go there to see family and of course to take photographs. This is why in amongst all my Dartmoor related content you'll see me post photos and videos about Glencoe and Kilchurn Castle.

It may seem bonkers, but I often make than journey in one go. I join the M5, start playing a new audiobook and drive until I get to my destination (stopping for comfort breaks of course). It takes approximately 10 hours and is frankly a little dull. The only thing that keeps me sane is the audiobook that is playing!

However, as I get older, my ability and willingness to drive for 10 hours dwindles. If I'm not stopping in Glasgow to see friends (which is still a long way), I now like to stop off overnight somewhere. This tends not to be anything flash. Just a Travelodge at a motorway service station.

Every time I stop though the photographer inside me wants to find somewhere to photograph, but I also don't want to drive miles away from the motorway. I'm not keen on adding 2 hours to an already 10 hour journey, regardless of if it is taken over two days or not. What I need are some locations near the northern end of the M6 (where I'm most likely to stop).

Fortunately, thanks my friend and fellow photographer Amy Bateman, I have been introduced to Newbiggin Crags Limestone Pavement, which is a very convenient 10 minutes from the M6. So, when I made my regular trip back to the Highlands last month I stopped off to take some photographs of the limestone pavement and I made it just as the sun was setting.

I hope you enjoyed that 5 Minute Photo Adventure. If you know of any locations close to a motorway, please do share them in the comments below.

Newbiggin Crag Limestone Pavement Photographs

A limestone pavement with a dead tree, clear skies at sunset. — **Newbiggins Crag Limestone Pavement #1, Cumbria** - Nikon Z8 with Nikkor Z 14-30mm f/4 S at 24mm, f/13, 1/6 sec at ISO 64.

A dead tree located on a limestone pavement in Cumbria, near to sunset. — **Newbiggins Crag Limestone Pavement #2, Cumbria** - Nikon Z8 with Nikkor Z 14-30mm f/4 S at 24mm, f/11, 0.5 sec at ISO 64.