Quote Originally Posted by DCampbell16B View Post
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--------------Mountains absolutely barren, some trees, mostly Heather, some in bloom, some past. --------

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Those "----barren mountains-------" have so much more to see and offer than "some trees" and "mostly heather" it is is those "barren mountains" that the Highlander dreams about and, in their way, wish to keep it as it is in spite of the umpteen millions of trees that have been planted already over the decades's since WW1 and the millions more that are due to be planted.

Yes, trees have their place but not the miles and miles of commercial forestry that have matured and been replanted after they have been harvested and now those "barren mountains" cannot be seen by anyone or the flora and fauna that abide there. Of course , once the miles of, oh so boring "tree belt" is battled through, what remains of the "barren hills" is still there , but that magnificent view from the road is lost to all for at least a couple of generations, at best. Enough is enough.

By the way, I think you mean the "Black Isle" not "the Black Island."