Photos with the theme, Down the Road

[kylecycler]

Last September, just south of Achiltibuie...

I live for the day when I can say I'm just south of Achiltibuie. Or north, east or west of Achiltibuie. Or anywhere near Achiltibuie - I live in hope.

Lovely photo.

[cycleruk]

24 inch gear (2 feet).
More up the road (Near Malvern)

[Mick F]

"Almost" a road.......the track dropping down from Hurst (above Reeth, in Swaledale) to Langthwaite in Arkengarthdale.

What about this one?

I'm on the far right.

[rualexander]

Near Eskdalemuir on New Year's day.

Yarrow valley

[531colin]

Mick, I know that track, thats Crackpot.....this is further down....

[Paulatic]

Help me out Colin, is it the same one I went up in 1992?

[Mick F]

Yep, that's the one!
I rode part of it and walked part of it. I was the only one of the party who even tried to ride.
23mm tyres and road shoes!
There was a farmer on a tractor down at Crackpot, and we asked him what the road was like. He described it perfectly!

http://cycleseven.org/100-mile-bike-rid ... hire-dales

[cycleruk]

An inch of snow yesterday and today =

That isn't snow in the fields just water.

Just a 22 mile straight out and back. No cafe stops as it was decidedly cold. (about 3C).
Roads damp and no ice on the puddles. Had to rinse the bike off when I got home and left it out to dry. Next time I looked out there had been a slight shower so bike still wet.
At least I got out with this being only my second ride of the year.

[bigjim]

You are in Lancashire and no hills in sight?

[reohn2]

You are in Lancashire and no hills in sight?

Fylde coast perhaps

[cycleruk]

You are in Lancashire and no hills in sight?

Fylde coast perhaps

There are hills in sight but indistinct in the heat haze over the Bowland fells.
Fylde coast is where it be. This is Union Lane near Hambleton and looking east towards Garstang.
On a clear day you would see the Pennines ahead and the Lake district to the left.
It's about 14 miles to the A6 at Garstang for me so that's 28 miles without any hills.
We go over the odd hump back bridge (Lancaster Canal) now and again to test the gearing.
The main aggravation for us is the tramp home into strong westerly's, so it's who is brave enough to go on the front of the peloton.

Just to add this lane is 1.1/2 miles straight.

[anniesboy]

cycle route to Salles France

[colin54]

I happened upon this interesting radio documentary about the family who lived at Crackpot (mentioned up thread), farming and lead

mining life in the 1930's.

Well worth a listen.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06nr54x

[irc]

Look! No corners! Nevada desert north of Tonopah this Sept.

[deliquium]

Inevitably drawn to the mountains (and home) by Paul Weston, on Flickr
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Crocosmic roadside on the way east to Nantlle by Paul Weston, on Flickr
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The road up to Stwylan dam by Paul Weston, on Flickr