We rode to watch all the EWS stages and took in a couple of trails on the way round. Finished off at the bottom of the last stage just below the ramp into the finish and then hung around to watch the podiums
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I was out camping last night, so …
Was that the Green Loch @scotroutes? Just a stunning part of the world and the Highlands is my fave spot. Just come back from a week's family holiday in Grantown and rather deflated.
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Loving the pics.
@fazzini - got it in one. Local for me. It's easy to overlook what you have on your doorstep though.
What a weekend, EWS was awesome, perfect weather on both days, tracks were all running great, and other than a queue to start stage 1, the rest of the route and timings, were spot on, the runs are definitely long! and the standard of riders was extremely high, I finished 80th in the 35+ class out of 90 starters, but no crashes and though I wouldn’t have gone much quicker I was riding sensibly with no intention of crashing, then after the race, we drove Penrith and rode up above Coniston from Grizedale today. With 15,500 ft of elevation in the last 5 days, I’m ready for a day off tomorrow.
It’s easy to overlook what you have on your doorstep though.
100% @scotroutes. You don't have the North Sea coast up there 😜 nor the cultural delights of Whitley Bay 😬
Chasing DofE groups and sunburn.
Camping surrounded by bluebells. Ace.
Took the eeb for its second outing - this time up into the Lowther Hills
Early morning road ride, under the A9:
And then a trip to the always stunning Glen Affric:
Is it still the weekend? (It is for me)
I completed my assigned Scotways route surveys today on a new-to-me track between Inver and Loch Builg. I've ridden enough of these to expect the worst so I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was all rideable. A white-tailed eagle passed at eye level, about 20 metres away. Fairly made my day.
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A white-tailed eagle passed at eye level, about 20 metres away. Fairly made my day.
Reconnaissance run. Next time it will have you....
Worked Thurs-Sun, so Monday and Tuesday are my weekend. I'm typing this in the bivi bag...
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Enjoy! And bail before tomorrows rain....
Condensationtastic, mate, but I got an inversion and made it off the hill before the rain (inevitably) hit...
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