European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse A land with rugged Hills a rough past and a love of nature a a. A is amps Sharon Kilday a bagpipe player sounds a Welcome to Scotland. By Norm Zeigler travel outdoor writer gazing out Over the expanse of Loch Ness Samuel h. Robertson had one word to describe Scotland this windswept Majestic land the northernmost Region of the United kingdom seems to inspire superlatives. Robertson and his wife Frances natives of Garden City mich., recently celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary with their son Calvin a Petty officer first class stationed at the nato ammunition depot in Glen Douglas Scotland. Their visit to a loved one quickly turned into a love affair with the land of bagpipes Haggis and malt whisky. Scotland is As much a state of mind As it is a political and geographical entity. It is evident in the restrained smile and the carefully cultivated Burr of a distillery tour guide As he offers visitors a Quot wee dram Quot in the set of a hiker s jaw As he sets off into the Highlands and in the watchful Eye of a Fisherman wading a River while casting for Salmon. Centuries of wresting an existence from a Bleak inhospitable landscape lashed by some of the harshest weather in Europe have helped Mold the scots into a Hardy and Independent people. They Are reserved but a narrow Roan winds through the Highlands to a Distant Lake. The Road has several Lay Bys widened stretches where slow moving trucks and tourists can be passed. 4 stripes Magazine july 18, 1991
