View from/of your van.

[sidepod]

Which site is it?

Thun

 

[sidepod]

Beautiful site right on the lake. Shame about the chalets on the front row!
Facilities outstanding obvs. I’ll be leaving a vital organ as a down payment!

 

[Agnes_Cali]

I thought it might be one in Grindelwald, which is tucked away, under the mountians.

I stayed on the Thun lake in Interlaken. Good place for kayaking.

 

[The Merle]

Finally escaped the lakes before I destroyed my legs with all the hikes!
4nights at gillside glenridding £12night (hookup but is available), has washing machine £2 (bargain) great location.
Its not posh and full of rules.

 

[nigpdreadingfc]

At Noup Head Lighthouse, Westray, Orkney.
The 35mm lift and the A/T tyres coming in to their own for the last 2 miles of the track

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[BeagleMum]

At Noup Head Lighthouse, Westray, Orkney.
The 35mm lift and the A/T tyres coming in to their own for the last 2 miles of the track

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We got there in our Beach 2016 no problem, love Orkney it’s on our list to return, enjoy.

 

[ChrisTravel]

Not as spectacular as the top of ventoux, but I did ride up ventoux thursday, then here and les deux earlier in the day today.

Weather looks much nicer in this pic than when I did it on the bike.
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How hard was the ride

 

[--olotation--]

How hard was the ride

Not too bad relatively speaking. Ventoux was the first big mountain I've ever done which I did on the Thursday, then I did Alpe d'huez and les deux on the Saturday.

I would say I'm an average/reasonable cyclist in that I can do a 100 mile ride on the odd accasion when I have got fit and can do the odd month doing 800 to 1000km, I'm neither particularly rapid or particularly slow on the bike.

Just found a speed/power that I was comfortable with and ground my way up. I thought huez was a fair bit easier, partly because its shorter and also the hairpins actually level out so give a small amount of respite rather than being steeper sections.

It was well within my capabilities albeit I didn't set any records on the way up and there were plenty of people of a lesser ability who were comfortably climbing it as well.

I did think ventoux was a much better ride and had a lot more atmosphere. Huez felt like a ski resort that happened to have a cycle climb, still an enjoyable ride though.

 

[BeagleMum]

Finally escaped the lakes before I destroyed my legs with all the hikes!
4nights at gillside glenridding £12night (hookup but is available), has washing machine £2 (bargain) great location.
It’s not posh and full of rules.View attachment 125049View attachment 125050

Isle of Harris where the locals adhere to the rules of the road

 

[wildslammer22]

Wild camp on Pennine Way, 35 more miles to get back to the van.

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[ChrisTravel]

Not too bad relatively speaking. Ventoux was the first big mountain I've ever done which I did on the Thursday, then I did Alpe d'huez and les deux on the Saturday.

I would say I'm an average/reasonable cyclist in that I can do a 100 mile ride on the odd accasion when I have got fit and can do the odd month doing 800 to 1000km, I'm neither particularly rapid or particularly slow on the bike.

Just found a speed/power that I was comfortable with and ground my way up. I thought huez was a fair bit easier, partly because its shorter and also the hairpins actually level out so give a small amount of respite rather than being steeper sections.

It was well within my capabilities albeit I didn't set any records on the way up and there were plenty of people of a lesser ability who were comfortably climbing it as well.

I did think ventoux was a much better ride and had a lot more atmosphere. Huez felt like a ski resort that happened to have a cycle climb, still an enjoyable ride though.

A%

Not too bad relatively speaking. Ventoux was the first big mountain I've ever done which I did on the Thursday, then I did Alpe d'huez and les deux on the Saturday.

I would say I'm an average/reasonable cyclist in that I can do a 100 mile ride on the odd accasion when I have got fit and can do the odd month doing 800 to 1000km, I'm neither particularly rapid or particularly slow on the bike.

Just found a speed/power that I was comfortable with and ground my way up. I thought huez was a fair bit easier, partly because its shorter and also the hairpins actually level out so give a small amount of respite rather than being steeper sections.

It was well within my capabilities albeit I didn't set any records on the way up and there were plenty of people of a lesser ability who were comfortably climbing it as well.

I did think ventoux was a much better ride and had a lot more atmosphere. Huez felt like a ski resort that happened to have a cycle climb, still an enjoyable ride though.

Thanks olotation
Really helpfully greatly appreciated and sadly it does sound like I have left that one a tad too late age and fitness wise perhaps it’s e bike time

 

[Elmo3]

 

[RosscoPCole74]

Had an evening swim in the sea at Swanage. Then a walk round the town and a portion of chips whilst we listened to the football.

 

[sidepod]

Not too bad relatively speaking. Ventoux was the first big mountain I've ever done which I did on the Thursday, then I did Alpe d'huez and les deux on the Saturday.

I would say I'm an average/reasonable cyclist in that I can do a 100 mile ride on the odd accasion when I have got fit and can do the odd month doing 800 to 1000km, I'm neither particularly rapid or particularly slow on the bike.

Just found a speed/power that I was comfortable with and ground my way up. I thought huez was a fair bit easier, partly because its shorter and also the hairpins actually level out so give a small amount of respite rather than being steeper sections.

It was well within my capabilities albeit I didn't set any records on the way up and there were plenty of people of a lesser ability who were comfortably climbing it as well.

I did think ventoux was a much better ride and had a lot more atmosphere. Huez felt like a ski resort that happened to have a cycle climb, still an enjoyable ride though.

Which route up Ventoux did you take?
I’ve only ever ridden the Chalet Reynard side from Bedoin . This time we drove up from Malaucene and down via Sault. The Sault route seemed easy if dull?

 

[Norfolk Jim]

Can't beat the locals there - they don't go into politics at all

 

[--olotation--]

Which route up Ventoux did you take?
I’ve only ever ridden the Chalet Reynard side from Bedoin . This time we drove up from Malaucene and down via Sault. The Sault route seemed easy if dull?

Yeah it was the same as the way the tour goes which is from bedoin. That route gives a nice contrast through the forest and then into a rocky landscape. I descended down the other side towards sault which seemed ok but was going a bit too fast to take it in.

Maybe in a couple of years I'll return and try all three routes up in one day...

 

[flying banana]

A very wet hike up high seat in the lakesView attachment 124807View attachment 124808View attachment 124812

are you doing the wainwrights ? i'm on number 138 so far,need to get back there and do some more

 

[The Merle]

are you doing the wainwrights ? i'm on number 138 so far,need to get back there and do some more

Just clocking up as many new bumps as I can.
3 great hikes in 3days last week all from glenridding.(gap forgot to set watch going after stopping).
Up place fell to hallen fell. (Couple of others)
Up anglepike/rest Dodd/the knott (couple of others)
Up st Sunday crag grasedale tarn

 

[The Merle]

Another great hike up Mynydd Mawr (snowdonia), great views of snowdon. Pretty much had the whole bump to myself.

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Impress

Just clocking up as many new bumps as I can.
3 great hikes in 3days last week all from glenridding.(gap forgot to set watch going after stopping).
Up place fell to hallen fell. (Couple of others)
Up anglepike/rest Dodd/the knott (couple of others)
Up st Sunday crag grasedale tarn View attachment 125279View attachment 125277View attachment 125278

Impressive

 

[The Merle]

Impress

Impressive

I’m a bit of a bump junkie, can get bit carried away

 

[wildslammer22]

Another great hike up Mynydd Mawr (snowdonia), great views of snowdon. Pretty much had the whole bump to myself.View attachment 125281View attachment 125282

Unheard of to get any of the Snowdonia peaks to yourself in fine weather. The Snowdon Horsehoe was my first ever mountain hike on a school trip aged 13. My geography teacher skipped us across Crib Goch like a demented goat. Would never be allowed now of course!


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[s2bear]

Nowhere very interesting: London Schools Ski Race this weekend at Welwyn Garden City but as I haven’t actually slept in the Cali this year and it looked almost clean, I took a photo.
Still rolling on winters as I broke my hand putting them on in December and can’t really be *rsed changing them back yet coz it still hurts.


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[Zane]

We all have our trips and travels, so why not have some pics of views from (or of) your Cali?


Here is my spot today

Here’s a couple of spots around New Zealand

 

[Mehdime]

Sleeping spot just off the ferry at Fishguard in Wales. Then staying at a friend’s place in south east England.