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- Wed Apr 10, 2019 9:58 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Todays ride
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Re: Todays ride
First ride of the year to work. Gorgeous sunny day with a heavy frost on the ground. Roads quiet as schools still off. Hopefully all days will be like this!!
- Sun Mar 31, 2019 7:40 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2019
- Replies: 1141
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Re: Bivvy a month 2019
3/3 for Fraser and l. Grabbed a quick hit BaM near Dingwall on way up A9 for a family trip to Orkney. Hoping to grab April BaM on Orkney.
- Mon Mar 25, 2019 3:48 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2019
- Replies: 1141
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Re: Bivvy a month 2019
My son Fraser (11) and I have set out to take part in BaM 2019. Have successfully completed January and February so far. Not much time left to bag March. January BaM was to Greensykes bothy. Rode in from Eskdalemuir following Ray Young's Borders 220 route. February BaM was to Abyssinia bothy in the...
- Sun Mar 24, 2019 10:22 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2019
- Replies: 1141
- Views: 250389
Re: Bivvy a month 2019
My son Fraser (11) and I have set out to take part in BaM 2019. Have successfully completed January and February so far. Not much time left to bag March. January BaM was to Greensykes bothy. Rode in from Eskdalemuir following Ray Young's Borders 220 route. http://i.imgur.com/QR3MskX.jpg?1 February B...
- Sun Mar 24, 2019 10:13 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How to insert pictures
- Replies: 249
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- Sun Mar 24, 2019 6:33 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How to insert pictures
- Replies: 249
- Views: 160831
Re: How to insert pictures
Have spent the last hour trying to upload 1 pic from Google Photos as a test but without success. The patience of my wife has worn thin and told me to stop. If anyone feels inclined to write some form of instruction for a complete idiot, please feel free. Otherwise I'm with Mbnut, I'll stick to rid...
- Fri Mar 22, 2019 7:42 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: How to insert pictures
- Replies: 249
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Re: How to insert pictures
Have spent the last hour trying to upload 1 pic from Google Photos as a test but without success. The patience of my wife has worn thin and told me to stop. If anyone feels inclined to write some form of instruction for a complete idiot, please feel free. Otherwise I'm with Mbnut, I'll stick to ridi...
- Wed Mar 20, 2019 5:50 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2019
- Replies: 1141
- Views: 250389
Re: Bivvy a month 2019
Well done Joe and Borderer. Looks like a "fun" trip. Fraser and I still to fit in our March trip. I got floored with a bad back so it will be late in the month before we get out...hopefully. Enjoyed your Gelder Shiel trail report. Had heard it is a good spot. Has gone on Fraser's ever grow...
- Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:02 am
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Route advice aviemore to glasgow
- Replies: 6
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Re: Route advice aviemore to glasgow
A lower level option between Laggan and Glen Lyon would be the old HT550 route from Laggan to Corrour then the Road to the Isles to Rannoch station, down the road to Bridge of Gaur to pick up the current HT550 route. (this might be the An Turas Mor route that Alan mentions) You're right. After the ...
- Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:30 am
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Route advice aviemore to glasgow
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2555
Re: Route advice aviemore to glasgow
From Laggan you could follow An Turas Mor backwards which would take you to the West end of Glasgow.
- Mon Feb 18, 2019 11:29 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2019
- Replies: 1141
- Views: 250389
Re: Bivvy a month 2019
2/2. Rode in to Abyssinia bothy last night with Fraser (11). Went for a ride to Loch Sloy then the back of Ben Vane. A bit wet and miserable but had a good ride. Abyssinia bothy was only opened in 2017 and is a great wee place situated in the Arrochar Alps. Always loved going to the area since I wa...
- Sat Feb 16, 2019 4:32 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2019
- Replies: 1141
- Views: 250389
Re: Bivvy a month 2019
2/2. Rode in to Abyssinia bothy last night with Fraser (11). Went for a ride to Loch Sloy then the back of Ben Vane. A bit wet and miserable but had a good ride. Abyssinia bothy was only opened in 2017 and is a great wee place situated in the Arrochar Alps. Always loved going to the area since I was...
- Thu Feb 14, 2019 3:16 pm
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Loch Ericht West Shore?
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- Wed Jan 23, 2019 12:36 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2019
- Replies: 1141
- Views: 250389
Re: Bivvy a month 2019
Thanks that's nice to hear. How old is your boy? Mine has been to ten bothies now but greensykes is still his (and my) favourite. He is 11. Greensykes was his 3rd bothy. Ruigh Aichean is his favourite. He's keen to try more bothies and wild camping this year. I'm glad he still wants to hang out wit...
- Tue Jan 22, 2019 11:36 am
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2019
- Replies: 1141
- Views: 250389
Re: Bivvy a month 2019
1/1. Rode with my son from Eskdalemuir to Greensykes bothy following Ray Young's Borders 220 route. Bothy was rammed. Rode back to Eskdalemuir today under blue skies. Caught up with Blair512 and family at bothy. Great start to our BaM campaign. Someone has posted on FB that they left their camera a...
- Sun Jan 20, 2019 8:34 pm
- Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
- Topic: Bivvy a month 2019
- Replies: 1141
- Views: 250389
Re: Bivvy a month 2019
1/1. Rode with my son from Eskdalemuir to Greensykes bothy following Ray Young's Borders 220 route. Bothy was rammed. Rode back to Eskdalemuir today under blue skies. Caught up with Blair512 and family at bothy. Great start to our BaM campaign.
- Sun Jan 20, 2019 8:27 pm
- Forum: Routes
- Topic: Eskdalemuir/Craik Forest
- Replies: 16
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Re: Eskdalemuir/Craik Forest
I had a wee trip there last weekend with macskive, out to Dryfehead bothy. We parked near Samye Ling and rode in from there. Bags dropped at the bothy, then did a quick gravel loop with no bags. There is some lovely gravel riding there. Nothing in the slightest bit technical but good to get some mi...
- Mon Dec 24, 2018 5:43 pm
- Forum: General banter
- Topic: Veloviewer map - explorer tiles
- Replies: 794
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Re: Veloviewer map - explorer tiles
New to veloviewer this year. Have reached 6 x 6. Only a couple of tiles away from 7 x 7. We collect tiles cycling, hillwalking, running and orienteering. Good fun.
- Fri Dec 14, 2018 11:27 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Scottish Winter Bivvy.
- Replies: 103
- Views: 18754
Re: Scottish Winter Bivvy.
Alan - I’m sure we can make the logistics work if you want to start from Kingussie or Newtonmore, or shuttle as close to the bothy as possible. Yep - it's an easy 8km from the Glen to the bothy via the shortest route - most of that on tarmac. Thanks for the kind thoughts Alasdair and Colin. We've h...
- Fri Dec 14, 2018 10:35 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Scottish Winter Bivvy.
- Replies: 103
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Re: Scottish Winter Bivvy.
Folks, I'm calling off too. Don't think taking an 11 year old out in the conditions forecast would be a good idea. We'll definitely be joining you in better conditions. Enjoy the weekend.
- Wed Dec 12, 2018 9:05 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Scottish Winter Bivvy.
- Replies: 103
- Views: 18754
Re: Scottish Winter Bivvy.
Sorry you're not going to make it Ray. Hope you get better soon.Ray Young wrote:Sorry people, I've got man flu so won't be able to join you this year, .
- Thu Dec 06, 2018 2:52 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Scottish Winter Bivvy.
- Replies: 103
- Views: 18754
Re: Scottish Winter Bivvy.
Showed junior picture of bothy. He's raring to go now.
- Mon Dec 03, 2018 2:39 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Scottish Winter Bivvy.
- Replies: 103
- Views: 18754
Re: Scottish Winter Bivvy.
FWIW my plan is to give junior his tea in Newtonmore/Kingussie then get a snack when we get to the bothy. Saves his old dad carrying loads of grub . We will probably ride the bikepath from Newtonmore to Kingussie. Happy to meet up in either location.
- Mon Dec 03, 2018 11:21 am
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Scottish Winter Bivvy.
- Replies: 103
- Views: 18754
Re: Scottish Winter Bivvy.
I'm going to make my own way up I think Alasdair, I'm Fife bound on the Sunday so it'll save me getting on a train full of Christmas market goers! What time are we thinking for meeting up? Your choice, I can pick you up en route and drop you in the kingdom on the Sunday if that’s any easier for you...
- Tue Nov 06, 2018 10:33 pm
- Forum: Anyone playing out?
- Topic: Scottish Winter Bivvy.
- Replies: 103
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Re: Scottish Winter Bivvy.
My only thought was the bit after Newtonmore - Colin have you done this? Depending on how the pub goes we could just cut straight up to the Bothy via the wee dead end road alongside the A9 You mean skip the bit between Newtonmore & Kingussie? Happy to go along with that if it's a rubbish bit of...