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Second most favourite locale (my first is in Scotland)

on December 09, 2023

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Maligne Lake close to Jasper AB.

The Scottish thing is Eilean Donan Castle in the northwest.Saw it on a holiday in 1979. Driving toward Isle of Skye.

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Second most favourite locale (my first is in Scotland)

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