That pic must be at least 70 yrs old
That pic must be at least 70 yrs old
A nice hour after work . . behold a wild shopping trolley deep in the woods, very similar to its domesticated cousins. View attachment 145044 View attachment 145045 View attachment 145046 View attachment 145047
Well .
No dirty bikes allowed?
Don't mind a few tractors but I know what you mean . I cycle on road bikes and never have a problem pulling over to let cars past. Probably against the law keeping folk waiting that long . Remember a off duty policeman reporting a combine harvester for not pulling over he got fined.Weather was looking good for Sunday so charged the bike overnight ready. Decided to go a bit further afield than Rivington/Winter Hill or Darwen Moor. Having been to Gisburn in last few weeks I thought I'd go to Llandegla in North Wales.
Well it took a while to get there with all the holiday traffic heading for North Wales but once on the minor roads, held up by f**king Roadies! One peloton was over thirty riders strung out over 100 yards so no one could pass! 20 minutes we were all stuck behind that band of inconsiderate w*nkers!
Anyway, got there in the end and had a great time with trails running dry and dusty if a little slippy because of it in some areas. Only took the one photo - looking over to Snowdonia just before the start of the Black sections (more later).
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(Snowdon is just out of shot on the right - don't think I'll win any prizes there!)
Did a full loop of the Black/Reds. The trail fairies have been in mending some of the trails but they have also put in some absolute monster tables and jumps in the second section of the Black. Some of them are about 9ft (3m) high and approaching vertical! Well, some fun was had by all there!
Second loop was the Blue, checking it out to see if suitable for 'er indoors to ride if she ever comes out this way. Nothing too nasty and she'd cope with it as she likes the Blue at Whinlatter.
Just about 21 miles, 2400ft of climbing and 1700kCals burnt off (Saturday's Chinese!).
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Loved it there! looks like you had good weather too.A few years since I was at Golspie Wildcat trails. Forgot how good it was , technical and rocky with wee jumps , but if you haven't been for a while you don't mine them and stop or go left at a lot of them.
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Yes good couple of runs . Rain started when I got back to car. Had a short run at Balblair this morning as I was passing, some of black was shut. Never been there before.Loved it there! looks like you had good weather too.
I've never heard of Balblair before ..I love a bit of rock slab..but it would have to be tinder box dry before I tackled that woodwork ( don't know how many times I've come to grief on wood ) ..that said it does look good on this vid..Yes good couple of runs . Rain started when I got back to car. Had a short run at Balblair this morning as I was passing, some of black was shut. Never been there before.
That looks like its great fun.I've never heard of Balblair before ..I love a bit of rock slab..but it would have to be tinder box dry before I tackled that woodwork ( don't know how many times I've come to grief on wood ) ..that said it does look good on this vid..
Yes i was away in van for the night total cloud cover when I looked out. Had mega Northern lights beside me two nights ago missed that as per usual.There was supposed to be a meteor shower last night ..which I didn't get to see..but this sunset more than made up for it at the bottom of my garden ..
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Sometimes life can be a real bitch when all you want is some "me " timeFinally stopped drizzling at 3pm so had a cheeky hour with only squirrels, muntjac, buzzards and a fox for company! View attachment 145271
Wow that’s a big garden you have thereThere was supposed to be a meteor shower last night ..which I didn't get to see..but this sunset more than made up for it at the bottom of my garden ..
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Yep stretches 20 miles to Deadwater at Kielder in the far distance ...Wow that’s a big garden you have there
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