Trio raise the bar to launch John Muir Festival

COLIN Cairns Ford, his ten-year-old son Baillie and Nathan Gale joined outdoors enthusiasts in Dunbar, East Lothian, to launch the new John Muir Festival, which runs from 17 to 26 April and is part of the Year of Homecoming 2014.

Cyclists and walkers get ready to celebrate the start of a series of John Muir Festival events. Picture: Colin Hattersley

The event marks the opening of the John Muir Way, named after the pioneering conservationist. Pictures: Colin Hattersley