I was hoping he would not be able to start that early in the year.
You know what?! Found this sandwich this morning at the bakery and could not resist. The British Army stationed in my county obviously left some beet root food prints.
Very nice! 
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Very nice! 
I did a “there and back” ride along the Northumberland coast this morning. It’s a flat ride with undulating quiet roads and paths. Trying to get a little fitness back by turning off the Purion and riding the bike under my own power for as long as I could. A brisk South Easterly blowing along the coast was a great help on the outward 16 mile, hardly used the motor assistance.
This is the uninviting North Sea south of Cresswell village very bleak.
Further north a pic of Coquet Island a well known bird sanctuary off the coast at Amble. Still you see people on the beach.
Amble Harbour and the castle at Warkworth where legend has it that Uhtred of Bebbanburg last Saxon king of Northumbria took his marra’s for a night on the lash when they had time off from saving the country
These pics are in stark contrast to @Cell4soul and @etoni offerings. At least it was dry and absolutely effing freezing on the return leg……. 32 miles covered and just into the 4th bar of lekky.
Not good at putting pics in the right order
This is the uninviting North Sea south of Cresswell village very bleak.
Further north a pic of Coquet Island a well known bird sanctuary off the coast at Amble. Still you see people on the beach.
Amble Harbour and the castle at Warkworth where legend has it that Uhtred of Bebbanburg last Saxon king of Northumbria took his marra’s for a night on the lash when they had time off from saving the country
These pics are in stark contrast to @Cell4soul and @etoni offerings. At least it was dry and absolutely effing freezing on the return leg……. 32 miles covered and just into the 4th bar of lekky.
Not good at putting pics in the right order
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Those lads were lightweights compared to my ancestors ...you should have seen Ivar The Boneless( Danish Viking) trying to exit the pub after a gallon or two ..still barred from The Harbour Inn ..apparently
Gooseberry Mesa and Wire Mesa in Utah. Gooseberry was rated expert (double black diamond) in some areas, but there is no way it was that difficult. I cleaned everything on my first try except 1 feature and had 2 pedal strikes on easy sections where I just wasn’t paying attention. I am probably just an upper intermediate rider, but like to ride advanced trails, especially if it is slow tech.
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Nice! I'll be out there in a week. While there's nothing that's Double Black in technicality, I wouldn't take anyone out there who wasn't a "good" and "solid" rider. The "serious" aspect comes from riding on the mesa's edge. Failure is not an option.
Will you be out there this weekend? What are you going to ride? There will be pictures, I hope.
I am already back home in AZ. I rode everything on a solo road trip, so no action shots. I stopped by Over The Edge bike shop. The owner is really cool. He always has group rides to show people around if you‘re into that. Otherwise, he’ll give you a lot of tips on the area. I saw very few other people on the trail as it was mid week. You will have a really good time. I wish I had skipped the Kingman part of my trip and went straight to Hurricane.
I‘d say I hope you have a good time, but I know you will. I’ll definitely be going back. Trails are well marked. I lost the painted dot maybe twice on the whole ride and was able to quickly find it, just had to get off the bike and look for a second.
Come visit……you’ll have no problem trying to find someone to show you around.Some of you American boys is running about stunning backdrops.
HORSPWR
E*POWAH Master
Completely ruined with that rocket shiite!I was hoping he would not be able to start that early in the year.
You know what?! Found this sandwich this morning at the bakery and could not resist. The British Army stationed in my county obviously left some beet root food prints.
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Nice! The folks who put together those trails did a spectacular job.
Rubinstein
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Few pics from Manilva, Spain. Spent 5 days driving down from the uk. Doing a couple of weeks here then not sure what route to take back to do some rides on the way, Portugal maybe, any suggestions welcome.
Rubinstein
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Mate, I love it there. My bro lives in Worthing. I bike it over to Guildford a few times a year and do the downs link to his place. For me the South Downs is exceptional
etoni
E*POWAH Elite
At least you should go to El Chorro area. Some climbing but good trails. And if you go to Portugal then Sintra area.
Managed a wee bike run today at the Monster trails near Fochabers . Dry tracks most of my ride, 17 miles turbo all the way. But it only takes a couple of wet miles and you and the bike are clartit with mud once again . Away to get the nosebag on now for a Mother's day dinner.
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Visited there while a group of us were staying for a week long mtb trip ( minus the "e" )in Ballater back in June 2019 ..probably the wettest / dirtiest I've ever been after a ride ..but great trails
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Yes 6 miles from me they are OK nothing horrendous . It can get muddy right enough . They shut the Gully Moster trail but there is a shortish twisty bit with berms now . Wee bike park at the main car park as well not sure if you would have seen that back then . Lot of youngsters use that.Visited there while a group of us were staying for a week long mtb trip ( minus the "e" ) back in 2017 (?)..probably the wettest / dirtiest I've ever been after a ride ..but great trails
billwarwick
Language Police
Are the trails up there marked? What’s the best place to start from?
No the trails generally aren't marked. There are a lot of paths along the East side with ad-hoc downhill techie bits - best look at heat maps on Strava TBH. Beware it's very busy with walkers at weekends to the point where I don't bother, particularly on any sunny days, and on the path along the top. Parking on the hills is £5 but if you start at either end lower down there's plenty of free roadsideside parking. I generally start at Hollybush and ride N to Worcester beacon and back, doing a mixture of easy level paths and techie downhills, then use the paths to climb back up.
I'll be riding there Wednesday if you want to tag along.
Everything should be sign posted for us older lads . Trail forks etc I just won't put the effort in to work out the routes . I would need a 36 inch screen with me out on the trail to be able to see the trails.
billwarwick
Language Police
Thanks for the info, I’ll have a look. I’ve been up there walking but that was years ago so can’t remember much about the area. Can’t do Wednesdays , but maybe I’ll give you a shout later in the year, would like to have a look round up there
Sometimes BW pictures popp really good - actually this is Film Noir taken with iPhone 14 pro.
Snows nearly gone
etoni
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Wallis
Tshirts in March lucky you . I'm still wearing my long johns
Fantastic pics………makes me var nigh suicidal at not being able to get a decent ride in at the moment
Keep on posting the pics, much better than anti depressants
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