North Wales ride

[garynortheast]

Met my mate Pete at Lake Vyrnwy yesterday morning and off we went!
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a202/garynortheast/Bike%20rides/North%20Wales%20September%202010/CopyofNWalesrideSeptember20105.jpg

Lake looked fabulous
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a202/garynortheast/Bike%20rides/North%20Wales%20September%202010/CopyofNWalesrideSeptember20102.jpg

The view of Afon Efyrnwy over the other side of the dam and also the sluice house.
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Took the little road over the top from the lake, through Llanymawddwy and onto Dinas Mawddwy.
Views from the road on the way up....
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Looking down towards Llanymawddwy
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Next stop was Barmouth for a cup of coffee and a bit of a laze about looking at the boats in the harbour for an hour or so.
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Then it was up the coast through Harlech, Maentwrog, Penrhyndeudraeth and Beddgelert.

Near Beddgelert.
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Then on towards Betws y Coed, stopping to take in the views of the Glyders and Gallt y Wenallt
Gallt y Wenallt
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The Glyders
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Llyn Gwynant
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From here it was Betws y Coes, Penmachno, Bala and home for me. Didn't get the time to take any more pictures as I needed to get back to meet my girls off the school bus but it was a cracking day's riding all together.

[Ed]

I know it well... I saw your post and I wishd I could have made it:( but we're moving house this weekend:D - next time, eh????

[garynortheast]

Maybe out again next Thursday depending on work and weather.

[BernardBikerchick]

i know every singel road where you hve been and o am ohh so jeakous !!!! good for you guys real;ly great pics !!!

[Milky Bar Kid]

Looks like it was a brilliant day!

[Bluepete]

Very nice! Wales has been a sunny, lovely place this week!

Pete ;)

[maviczap]

I think the Welsh are selfish for having all these great roads for themselves. They should share them out a bit with us flat land dwellers :smt045

Nice pics, great weather. Lucky sods :p

[melody]

Lovely photos. You've certainly made the most of the weather we have at the moment.

I was hoping to head over to Wales some time before the weather turns for good, but I doubt I'll be able to.

[maviczap]

Looked like the perfect day for an attempt on the world skipping stone record

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a202/garynortheast/Bike%20rides/North%20Wales%20September%202010/CopyofNWalesrideSeptember20102.jpg

[garynortheast]

The weather was just fantastic. That picture was taken around 9.15am - a good time to be out and about as it still has that early morning freshness about the day and there's almost no traffic either.

There were a couple of occasions when we were riding that day when I could believe myself to be somewhere else, the Pyrenees, the Massif Centrale, the Carpathians or somewhere of that ilk. I've lived in this area for more than 25 years now and I never grow tired of the landscape and geography of the country. It compares easily with anywhere else I've ridden, which is a very large portion of Europe over the last 30 years. Wales really does have some of the most astonishingly beautiful scenery.

[sam anon]

Llyn Gwynant
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Snap!

Although the weather looked a little better when you were there! :sunny: Great write up and photos, I found the roads in that neck of the woods superb!

[widepants]

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs269.snc4/39767_1458660279548_1624645633_1091771_6801580_n.j pg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1091772&id=1624645633)
snap again,after the AR

[sv4me]

Lake looked fabulous
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a202/garynortheast/Bike%20rides/North%20Wales%20September%202010/CopyofNWalesrideSeptember20102.jpg



Picture postcard stuff :cool:

Next stop was Barmouth for a cup of coffee and a bit of a laze about looking at the boats in the harbour for an hour or so.


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Been meaning to 'do' Bala-->Porthmadog-->Barmouth before the end of the summer,never been before looks lovely

Thanks for the pics :D

[BanannaMan]

Great pics!
Stunning scenery!
:cool:

[Luckypants]

Great pics, I know all those roads :D

Just to jump on the 'snap' bandwagon, here is one I took up at LLyn Effyrnwy last year...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v329/214/80/677353213/n677353213_985941_6205.jpg

[Ed]

I have run round the lake (Vyrnwy) more times than I care to remember...