so, Isaac and I attempted to escape Marsden yesterday, by riding up Wessenden Valley - TBH we knew that that way lay madness, but we had to give it a shot.....
Tarmac up to the first res, 'pisted' double track beyond that - looks like the folk that like at the Lodge on the second res had made a great effort of getting it flattened to enable their own access, this led us to a false sense of hope......
beyond that though just a 12 - 18 inch wide track where the walkers had been - nice and compacted but the footprtints took the wheels left and right at will, either side of the compact stuff was 12" of soft stuff.....
so, fat lad here trying to set off up the hill, going nowhere, foot down - in soft snow = FAIL 
Isaac, sporting the 'what on earth are we doing' look
Obligatory 'bikes stood up in snow' shot
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