Wales - the country for HI / BI - king!!

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Hooray for the summer, long light evenings and warm temperatures. This has afforded many fabulous mountain biking adventures into the llandegla forest, in north wales, after work, as well as some exciting hiking weekends. Snowdonia National Park is only about 1 and a half hours away, so very quick to sneak off for a nice weekend. In fact summiting Snowdon from various angles seems to have become the latest challenge. Beany, aka Steve, is a brilliant hiking partner and cant seem to get enough of it. Most of the time, camp has been in a nice welsh farmers sheep field, which is alongside a river, and my little “campervan” has been more then adequate! Snowdon from the Pyg track, the Watkin Path and the Llanberries path; Tryvan, and the Glyders are some of the peaks that’ve been tackled, with loads of sweat and hardwork! Is quite funny watching the local welsh people respond to steve’s british accent - “suddenly” no-one understands English… but if I speak, they revert from welsh back to English.. he he he funny politics!

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Photos

April 2006
On Glyder Faugh.. freedom photo! Not a good idea if you suffer from vertigo!

Llandegla forest track
One of my most favourite tracks to go..

Llandegla north coast trail
Track was built by someone with dual suspension.. not the most comfortable ride!

Llandegla end of route
The last bit of track before getting back to the coffee shop for a cup of the best hot chocolate and marshmellows!

April 2006
On the way up towards the Glyders with Matt, Steve, steve and Foxy

April 2006
Standing with Foxy on the edge

April 2006
Foxy checking out the view

The campervan
Our little campsite in the farmers field.. with the little red campervan!

Fun??
Making breakfast with Beany (steve) in the pouring rain and freezing cold. But it really was fun!

Internet Buddies
Lisa, Beany (steve) and me - never met before.. only through an internet advert... so we met up for the first time on friday night in a pub in Llanberries

Snowdonia in the snow
Having walked up snowdonia, along llanberries path, we were spoilt to be able to hike thru the snow. But it was flipping freezing at the top!

Snowdonia watkin path
Was a hectic hike up snowdonia from the back, but oh what a view once we summited over the top.. looking down onto Pyg and Miners track - anouther way to get up snowdonia!

Snowdonia watkin path
A very tired beany about to take on the scree which a man slipped down and died, just one week later...

Comments

[beanie]

wales with tuppyj
good to see our photo's on here. that weekend with you was awesome your the best hiking partner anyone could ask for.... all the best with your expedition

[tuppyj]

yeah, it was great! Thanks beanie!