Lauz Explores (2024)

05/02/2024

Watching the world go by and your worries float away (for a few hours at least).

I’m a big advocate of the outdoors being great for your mental health and well-being. I hope you all manage to get out somewhere this week 🌲

03/02/2024

This is the reason I hike 😍

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02/02/2024

Happy Friday!

The last few weeks have been pretty slow (miserable weather and waiting for pay day). Now just waiting for a good weather window to get out again! Here is a little throwback to a beautiful day/hike in the Lake District 🥰

Catbells is a relatively short, easy hike with some amazing views. Being close to Derwent water also means that it is more prone to cloud inversions in the right conditions ☁️

Have you done this hike?

29/01/2024

When a rainbow appears to make this place feel even more like a fairytale 🌈

28/01/2024

Great Gable living up to its rep 🌅

Swipe to see the full landscape 😍

26/01/2024

Good morning ☀️

January has been a very long month for me but the sun is shining through the windows this morning, it’s nearly the weekend and most importantly, it’s nearly pay day 😅👌🏻

I hope you all have a lovely weekend planned and if you are off work today, I hope you are making the most of the sunshine! 🌞

25/01/2024

Happy Burns Night 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Something that I don’t think I have ever mentioned on here is that I am half Scottish. My mum is Scottish and she grew up in Glasgow so when I was young, we would go to Scotland every year to stay with my Nan and visit family.

One of my uncles used to take us for hours in the car to visit the Scottish highlands which I remember complaining about as a child but now I’m so grateful for some of those experiences that I had. My recent trip to Scotland was the first time that I have hiked in Scotland since a child. I have always had the most beautiful picture of the highlands in my mind and it definitely didn’t disappoint ⛰️

Burns night also reminds me of my nan because when we would visit, she would always make mince and tatties 💕 (not quite haggis but I’ll pass on that one)

Over the next few years, I’m hoping to explore more of Scotland, starting with another trip in a few weeks. We have the NC500 high on our list to do in the van at some point and although I never got a chance to meet my grandad, I would also love to visit the island where he grew up 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

What are your favourite parts of Scotland? Please pop any recommendations below 👇☺️

25/01/2024

Is there any better feeling than heading out into the wild? 🤎

22/01/2024

Is there anything more perfect? 👩‍❤️‍👨🔥🏕️♠️🃏

If anyone is in need of a cute idea for Valentine’s Day this year ^^^
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19/01/2024

Hobby - Finding pointy things and taking drone pictures 👍

Mission - find the pointy bit with the best view ⛰️

Hope you have a great weekend!

18/01/2024

📍 Loch Vaa, Aviemore

Loch Vaa in the winter ❄️

Which season would you like to visit?

17/01/2024

Snow days ❄️

I’ve loved seeing everyone’s snow pictures over the last few days but I’ve got to admit that I’m a little jealous and wishing I was out in the mountains!

Here is a little throwback to the best snow day ❄️ this was my first snowy adventure and now I’m feeling eager and excited for many more to come!

Just wanted to reshare this picture as we have been getting to know the new camera and I think this has to be my favourite photo so far ☺️📸 This wasn’t staged at all - at this point, I was having to stop to take a rest every few minutes because I was just exhausted but looking back, it wasn’t a bad place to stop and take in the views.

Photography is about capturing a moment and these perfectly capture the beautiful scenery and how I was feeling in the moment. I love having this platform as a visual journal of our adventures to remember in the future as well as being able to share with you all in the hopes that it may inspire you too like I have been by everyone else’s snow pictures! 🥰

16/01/2024

Days like this make me love our planet 🥹🌎❄️🌲🌞

Does anyone else get a bit emotional when they look at a view like this or is just me that is a nature nerd?

15/01/2024

Hiking up Melbreak for sunset 🌅

A slightly tricky ascent but worth it for this view I reckon?

13/01/2024

Blue hour 🌙

I see so many posts around sunrise or sunset and often overlook blue hour but there is something so beautiful about this time of day.

That first light as the world wakes up and the mountains start to come to life.

It was even more magical with this low cloud and the stillness that comes with the high air pressure.

Also, the hazy pink cloud over the tops of the mountains 🌫️

What is your favourite time of day?

12/01/2024

Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you have some lovely plans for the weekend and fingers crossed for some sunshine☀️

11/01/2024

Have you ever been to a bothy? A bothy is a small hut/refuge that is usually used by hikers to seek shelter or as a base for multi-day hikes. There are many of them dotted around the UK but there are quite a few based in Scotland. While many of them are very remote and involve a very long walk to reach, there are a few which are more accessible, such as Ryvoan Bothy.

Ryvoan bothy is the perfect beginner bothy in the Cairngorms as it is only a short easy walk to get there. It has no running water, toilets or electricity but it is the perfect escape into nature with logs for the fire and a beautiful view.

Bothies are a wonderful part of our history and continues to be used by hikers today so it’s important that we take care of them. If you plan to camp in a bothy, make sure to take a sleeping mat, sleeping bag and layers as they are still very cold in the winter and it is also a good idea to carry a tent as they can get very busy and you may have to pitch a tent instead. Most importantly, make sure you leave no trace by taking your rubbish home and keeping it tidy for the next visitors 🫶🏻

Have you stayed in a bothy before? What is your favourite? Share below in the comments ☺️

10/01/2024

Date night in front of the fire🔥

Thanks to .uk for kindly gifting this Ranger fire pit which is the perfect size to keep in the back of the van and warm up on days like these.

We love that it is so portable and comes with a bag to carry and a stand to make it raised. Our favourite feature has to be the fact that it is almost completely smokeless so we can warm up in front of the fire and not have to worry about the smell of smoke lingering on our clothes.

When we were in Scotland, we used this as the perfect opportunity to have a campfire as it is legal to do so there as long as there are no signs stating otherwise.

We found this incredible spot to have a dreamy little set up. The light rain added to the atmosphere and made for the most perfect evening 🥰

09/01/2024

A perfect morning in the Lake District 😯😍

This weekend was very high air pressure combined with a combination of weather conditions to form a cloud inversion.

We headed to the Lake District on Sunday morning hoping to get an inversion and it did not disappoint. This is possibly the best cloud inversion I have ever seen, coupled with the most beautiful sunrise and these incredible views 😍

During an inversion, the clouds tend to linger over large banks of water so the lakes are very prone to them and you also need to get up high enough to be above them. We found a perfect spot that was overlooking Ullswater lake with sunrise views on the opposite side.

Have you ever seen a cloud inversion?

08/01/2024

‘Am I on the top of Everest then?’ - what I heard a guy saying to his friend on Ben A’an the other day and it did make me chuckle. The mountains in Scotland are so huge that this summit is known as ‘Little Ben A’an’ but it’s still a big accomplishment to get yourself out and in nature - no matter how big or small.

This is a popular peak in Scotland because it is much more accessible than the munros so it’s great to see so many people getting out to enjoy it. The views are incredible. Be warned though - it is busy so you will be waiting to take a photo. Make sure to take a snack to enjoy at the top! ☺️

06/01/2024

Winter wonderland at Loch Vaa ❄️

We went to see the colourful boathouse with the famous red roof but a blanket of snow had covered it in white and left it looking magical and wintery.

This loch is easily accessible from Aviemore and a beautiful place to explore.

Have to been to Loch Vaa?

05/01/2024

Waking up to these views 🏔️

04/01/2024

Hiking to the Lairig Ghru valley 🥾

The Lairig Ghru valley is one of the most wild areas in Scotland and no easy feat to get there. We set off for a 27km round trip which took way longer than expected in the weather conditions.

The snow had recently thawed and we were sinking up to our waist at some parts.

The views along the route are absolutely stunning and it is so deathly quiet that it feels slightly eary to be so far from civilisation.

This hike is the most well known hill pass in Scotland and sits around 835m. Towards the beginning of the hike there is a difficult scramble over a boulder field which was made far more challenging by the ice and snowy conditions.

Walks like this are physically and mentally challenging and require the correct gear and preparation but are also well worth the reward.

So proud of myself for getting through it with minimal complaining 😂

Have you done this hike? How did you find it?

03/01/2024

Happy New Year! The most unreal way to kick off 2024 😍😍

We started this year the way that we intend to go on - with an epic adventure. We hiked out to the Lairig Ghru for this beautiful snowy wild camp on New Years Eve and brought in the new year under canvas ⛺️

It was my first proper snowy hike and definitely the most physically challenging thing I have ever done. The snow was so deep that we were wading in up to our knees for most of it (will share more about the hike soon).

Despite the challenging trek, we had the MOST beautiful conditions that we could have asked for. It was white over with thick snow, absolutely no wind and despite how it looks, due to the low winds, it really did not feel that cold!

I hope you all had a wonderful new year and have a great year to come!

30/12/2023

This week I hit 10k followers which feels absolutely surreal!

For those that don’t know me, my name is Laura and I live in the Peak District with my partner . We spend most of our free time adventuring but when we are not doing that, we are normally checking weather forecasts, watching YouTube videos or planning our next adventure 😂

As Josh is a photographer, we had accumulated so many nice photos from being out but had nowhere to share them so I set up this page to share our adventures and photographs but we didn’t realise how big it would become.

We are so grateful to each of you that follow our journey and engage with our content and also to those that inspire us every day. This page has already opened up so many opportunities for us and we are so excited to keep adventuring, exploring our options and continuing to learn and grow in 2024.

Moving forward, we have invested in some new equipment including a new camera and we are planning to start sharing our experiences through more video content and writing guides in the new year and we would love your continued support ☺️

We have just arrived in Scotland for a snowy year and we are excited to try out the new camera and keeping our fingers crossed for some good weather ❄️ check out my stories if you want to see what we get up to 🥰

29/12/2023

This week I hit 10k followers which feels absolutely surreal!

For those that don’t know me, my name is Laura and I live in the Peak District with my partner . We spend most of our free time adventuring but when we are not doing that, we are normally checking weather forecasts, watching YouTube videos or planning our next adventure 😂

As Josh is a photographer, we had accumulated so many nice photos from being out but had nowhere to share them so I set up this page to share our adventures and photographs but we didn’t realise how big it would become.

We are so grateful to each of you that follow our journey and engage with our content and also to those that inspire us every day. This page has already opened up so many opportunities for us and we are so excited to keep adventuring, exploring our options and continuing to learn and grow in 2024.

Moving forward, we have invested in some new equipment including a new camera and we are planning to start sharing our experiences through more video content and writing guides in the new year and we would love your continued support ☺️

We have just arrived in Scotland for a snowy new year and we are excited to try out the new camera and keeping our fingers crossed for some good weather ❄️ check out my stories if you want to see what we get up to 🥰

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