3 films with still from the Go Pro HERO 10 this week on the blog, all filmed a week last Sunday, we were out for 10am and before the majority of day visitors arrive so enjoyed quiet trails around Hedderwick Plantation at John Muir Country Park (JMCP)
Around the point and what a day!, I love winter days like this, amazing light and the sand is firm going too!
Film 3 from an ace day cycling at JMCP, Song is `Roygbiv` by Boards Of Canada
This week has seen some real high tides, 5.8 meters with the strong wind pushing them leading to a lot of coast line no much good for cycling!, but there is always somewhere to cycle along the coast despite these real high tides, take today at John Muir Park, through the centre of the salt marsh is always rideable as the marsh fills from both ends at the highest tides leading to what essentially becomes an island though the water is only an inch or so deep in the centre...
You are soon onto the southern end of the point, and you can then cycle up the eastern edge on the sand, then return through the ace sandy single track trails through the Marram grass...
lovely winter light again this afternoon on the water...
Here is a wee bit film riding out and across the salt marsh and out to the point,
Song is what been going through my head during the cycle; `Reach For The Dead` by Boards of Canada
The Go Pro HERO 8 Black camera I recently bought has been really good with a big improvement in quality and stabilisation...
The home made mounts I have several of make it a quick swap between set ups from the helmet mount to the mono pod or handlebar mount...
The mount on the HERO 8 also lends itself well to mounting on the chest strap as it folds back far enough to no have to use the long Go Pro mount needed previously, set upside down at this angle gets the right angle when riding...
Here is some film cycling through some of the ace sandy single track out at the point, the bike is in it's element out here on this stuff...
Song again is `Reach For The Dead` by Boards of Canada,
The chest cam view is a view like others I prefer to just use for around 10 seconds to keep things mixed up with variety, but sometimes it can be good just following a trail from the riders view, here is another section of trail at JMP - part of The John Muir Way trail, another BOC tune...
A nice couple of hours around JMP despite the real high tide...
WW2 firing range target marker recently uncovered...
2 1/2 hours daylight now after work so more time to get a cycle and wee bit filming after work,
Love cycling after work, usually the coast is quiet, and you can just zone out and enjoy the scenery,
It`s February and usually that means cold, wind, rain showers, but some evenings you get some nice light and wrapped up from the wind it`s fine,
Today was a real high tide, with the approchig date on a fulll moon it was a 5.8 meter high tide at 5pm, so there would be no beaches at JMP to cycle today, plenty trails through the woods and along above the high tide line to ride...
A lot of wood and debris this winter, some logs to saw up and get home for fire wood...
Last light of the day as i cycled around the tide line, a vey different view here with no sand...
Salt marsh submerged, looking north from bullet hill...
Through the woods, now mostly thinned out with the recent forestry work and a pic in one of the remaining WW2 buildings
Real high tides this week as we approch another full moon, I met Chris for a cycle after work at Tyninghame, despite the tide right in there is still plent of mud free dry sandy loam trails to ride if you know where to look here. We ended up riding 12 miles doing a big loop through the woods. so much riding i made 5 films, starting here cycling towards Mosshouse point using some of the winter Enduro Series from last year,
Pt 1; Moto Enduro Trail, Song is `Kompromat` by Barr Brothers...
You can see here at Mosshouse point just how high the tide was, at 5.7 meters we would have to go through the woods as the salt mash trail was submerged. Was a lovely eveningto be out cycling as we wound through more moto trails in the woods...
Film 2 more moto tracks, song is `White Noise` by Mogwai
Chris`s bikes chain was skipping now under any pressure and we soon diagnosed the problem with missing teeth on the front big chainring, we continued with Chris spinning away on the lower front chainring, and we enjoyed have the trails to ourselves while the waves lapped the high tideline below us as we wound our way along the tails...
Stopping after the ditch on Secret Trail after Chris tried another line around the ditch and took a tumble but was ok, Chris noticed and pointed out the old tree i was leaning on was rotten and hung up above our heads!, this could be dangerous, so we moved on!...
Film of Secret Trail next, Song is `George Square Thatcher Death Party` by Mogwai
Sun was setting as we stopped at Willowbrae Point for some coffee and snack, then along the last section of trail to Ravensheugh and from there back to the cars...
Last film of the ride, Song is `Sailor` by The Brian Jonestown Massacre
I live in East Lothian, S.E. Scotland.
I fill my time with my hobbies, interests and passions. Often cycling along the coast here. I ride steel bikes with big wheels, I like to enjoy all interests of the coast, Its scenery, wildlife, local history, with my other interests in art and music when out and about...
I was diagnosed with Relapsing remitting Multiple Sclerosis in August 2018, it`s early days but i plan to continue to live my life as i have and show that having a medical condition like MS does not mean you need to stop enjoying your life,
Please excuse the bad grammar, i am working on it!
