With heavy snow forecast for this afternoon, Sue, Ken and I decided on a morning outing. We hired some Fat Bikes from Expéditions Wakefield and cycled up to P17 car park, from where mountain bikers and snowshoers can share some excellent woodland trails that undulate up to Healey cabin.
It was bitterly cold - minus 17°C plus the chill from an icy wind. My hands required activated charcoal warmers, and even with those it was a good half hour before they warmed up. My battery operated mitts aren't really suitable for this activity.
We only had the bikes for the morning so we didn't make it all the way to Healey, but we did get to a nice spot by Lac Carman, where the bottom two pictures were taken.
Our toes were a little chilled, but despite this the outing was a great success. If I lived here I might buy a Fat Bike for winter mountain biking. I believe there are many suitable trails. The conditions today, apart from the cold, were perfect. It was great fun on the firm undulating trail. A narrow trail that traps the unwary, as both Sue and Ken discovered when they veered off the straight and narrow.
This afternoon it snowed.
4 comments:
They look great fun in the snow. Probably doesn’t hurt as much when you fall off either.
Ken discovered it's a soft landing when you go over the bars....
although we can't compare with your temperatures I still found gloves essential yesterday on Section 5 of our walk from Blackpool to the sea (east.)
Enjoy your walk to Blackpool, Conrad. And enjoy the 'greenery' - we are always happy to get back to that despite the sunshine over here.
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