Dark and White Peak ooh how did they land that.

[(RIP) andrewgsadv]

Dark and White Peak , Scary Glider Landing.

This Sunday We be mainly riding from Gritstone to Limestone Country. Snow flurry’s on high ground. Julies riding improving no end after winter hibernation. She has her mojo back.
Starting from near home and

Over to Edale

Nipping over to Buxton back toward Bakewell and a run up to Monsal Head.

Julie chatting away ten to the dozen explaining how I can improve my riding wears out the autocom mic

Monsal Head , we come across lots of bikes including these two lovely`s.

Cold setting in we depart for Litton over` t moors.

En route we have to stop, some pilot has had to ditch the glider in a 2 acre field. Must have been one hell of a brown underpant moment. Photo from wall at side of the road.

We ride up over the top, stop for a photo and discuss how pilot must have landed that glider.

Julie thinking what is this bloke doing he looks a right plank.

Mrs B snaps some very clean lambs

and we scurry off to Litton and find it busy with Morris Dancers, its late afternoon and cold so we retire to Tideswell for lunch. Off home the long way back to Gritstone.

Getting cloudy over there need to get home rinse bikes off, lot of salt on the roads today, dried and under covers. Until the next bimble.

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Cracking pics, must get down to the Peaks soon

 

[moody]

Thanks for the lovely account. We were up there on Sunday, in the car, and also stopped at Bakewell and Monsal Head car park.
It was absolutely freezing, a lovely sunny day but a biting wind.
Respect for being out for so long on the bike that day. I hope you had heated vests, or at least very good thermals on.

 

[John Armstrong]

The glider in the field

Which way was the wind blowing from, relative to the glider? I'd guess from right to left as we look at it.

Nice pics and report of a great area

 

[jjackson90]

Cracking pics

 

[(RIP) andrewgsadv]

Cracking pics, must get down to the Peaks soon

Camera is Olympus U Tough 8000 a gem take anywhere use all weathers job. New G12 is better but stays at home unless its better weather.
Post them to promote the Peaks and to nudge others into posting their areas. Our fantastic country in all weathers.

Thanks for the lovely account. We were up there on Sunday, in the car, and also stopped at Bakewell and Monsal Head car park.
It was absolutely freezing, a lovely sunny day but a biting wind.
Respect for being out for so long on the bike that day. I hope you had heated vests, or at least very good thermals on.

Layers and Marks and Spencer Thermals, always end up at a good water hole for lunch.

Which way was the wind blowing from, relative to the glider? I'd guess from right to left as we look at it.


From the left of glider. What a landing whoever it was.