This morning's night ride ..Lakeside Way ..pic heavy!
Sept 19, 2016 10:28:18 GMT
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Post by hodgy on Sept 19, 2016 10:28:18 GMT
Confused ? Then let me explain ...
I've been wanting to do a ride locally for ages where I would start riding in the dark and within the ride see the dawn then the sunrise ...
I had hoped to do this over the course of the last week ..but every time I looked out the window ( while up for my very early morning loo visit ) it's been foggy!
I had high hopes for this morning so had everything ready packed into the car last night.
Knowing that nobody else would join me ( I didn't even ask !) I wanted a route that wasn't technical in any way but would offer superb views ...and fortunately I happen to have just such a route 9 miles up the valley in which I live ..The Lakeside Way on Kielder Water ..a shared trail which circumnavigates the whole of the Reservoir ..delving into every nook & cranny ..27miles in length !
Motorway stuff in terms of mountain biking but it does catch a lot of folk ( who hire bikes) out who think it's an easy pootle as it's very undulating .
So while the majority of you lads & lasses were still dreaming sweet dreams I was turning the cranks at 5.30am.
I started at Lewisburn ..over the suspension bridge and almost immediately cacked me nacks as my lights picked out two very large sets of eyes ..which belonged to two roe deer above me in the trees ...note to self ..fkn calm down or you will have a heart attack ..so I did and immediately started to enjoy myself ...
Enough waffle ..time for the pics ..
The start at Lewisburn
Now part of the Lakeside Way this viaduct carried rail passengers & goods back in the day crossing over the North Tyne River
Hardly a ripple on the lake
I've been wanting to do a ride locally for ages where I would start riding in the dark and within the ride see the dawn then the sunrise ...
I had hoped to do this over the course of the last week ..but every time I looked out the window ( while up for my very early morning loo visit ) it's been foggy!
I had high hopes for this morning so had everything ready packed into the car last night.
Knowing that nobody else would join me ( I didn't even ask !) I wanted a route that wasn't technical in any way but would offer superb views ...and fortunately I happen to have just such a route 9 miles up the valley in which I live ..The Lakeside Way on Kielder Water ..a shared trail which circumnavigates the whole of the Reservoir ..delving into every nook & cranny ..27miles in length !
Motorway stuff in terms of mountain biking but it does catch a lot of folk ( who hire bikes) out who think it's an easy pootle as it's very undulating .
So while the majority of you lads & lasses were still dreaming sweet dreams I was turning the cranks at 5.30am.
I started at Lewisburn ..over the suspension bridge and almost immediately cacked me nacks as my lights picked out two very large sets of eyes ..which belonged to two roe deer above me in the trees ...note to self ..fkn calm down or you will have a heart attack ..so I did and immediately started to enjoy myself ...
Enough waffle ..time for the pics ..
The start at Lewisburn
Now part of the Lakeside Way this viaduct carried rail passengers & goods back in the day crossing over the North Tyne River
Hardly a ripple on the lake
stunning pics and ride pal .. I've done the odd early doors ride though not been lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time for pics like those .. well done 
