Cycling Around Glenmore; Rothiemurchus, Loch an Eilein, Loch Morlich, loop

 

Our last day cycling from Glenmore and what a cracker... the weather, the route, the scenery, does not get much better than todays cycle on lovely gravel tracks through breathtaking highland scenery, we cycled from Glenmore campsite to Rothiemurchus on the old Logging Road track then up around Loch an Eilein with its classic highland postcard castle on an island, then across to join the Larig Thru Pass at the famous Cairngorm Club footbridge, then descended on gravel roads through de forested woodlands which gave views across to cairngorm rang with snow still on slops and blue skies with white fluffy clouds drifting by... had to put into words how perfect today was cycling here, but it did round off a perfect week after Cromarty Firth bikepacking 2 days, we were both really happy with our holiday, only 1 days rain while cycling (1 morning really) quite being May and no midges either!, again the Highland hospitality of kind friendly people you spoke to in shops and passing farms and houses . it really felt like a world away form the rush and bustle of the rat race around Edinburgh and the Central belt...

Highland post card scenery with castle on an island at Loch an Eilein...

Stunning scenery of Calidonian Forest...

And a famous bridge, on an equally famous route, its like riding through history...

Well earned ice creams on a highland beach...

Home tomorrow...

Film is a long one as so much to film today, 

Music is by another Scottish Artist  CHRIST. (Christopher Horne) who was involved with Boards Of Canada in the early Hexagon Sun days I believe Track is `Ornament`

More soon...

Daytrip to the Central belt; Callender to Killin cycle route...

Craig offered to drive on Sunday and we headed up the M9 past Stirling to the scenic village of Callander to meet the guys from Leslie Bikes to ride the cycle route to Killin,
I only took two pictures as did some filming with the Go Pro while Craig snapped away at the scenery, and what scenery!, as always the central belt and highlands always delivers whatever the weather...
Craig`s pics from the day...

Here is a wee film, Jamie playing on the rocks at Killin at the end
Song is `Forever` by Phomtaine...


Callander to Killin Cycle path, Sept 16 from coastkid71 on Vimeo.

A week of high pressure clear coastal weather...

Been high pressure weather giving clears skies here on the East Lothian coast this week...

We have had amazing sunrises through early morning mist,
Been cold and frosty but dry under foot,
Stunning blue skies during the day and with little wind often a flat calm sea with some amazing reflective sunsets,
Full moon risings too over the Lammermuir Hills!,
A few pics while out and about...

Sunrise on the commute to Whitekirk...

Sunrise over Dunbar, from Whitekirk Hill...

Sunset, North Berwick West Beach ...

Sunset, Fidra Island, from Point Garry...

Sunset, West Bay, North Berwick...

Sunset, St Andrews Cross, North Berwick...

Late afternoon sun, North Berwick West beach...

Late afternoon sun, North Berwick harbour...

Late afternoon sun, North Berwick East beach...

Sunset, The Bridge, Aberlady Nature Reserve...

Sunset, Across Aberlady Bay to Kilspindie...

Sunset, Across Gosford Bay to Cockenzie, and sunset over Arther's Seat, Edinburgh...

 So it is typical that the day i plan a ride straight from work on my Surly Pugsley to the coast on my local patch at Tyninghame was the only evening in a week and a half it would cloud over!,
Still never mind, i planned to do some film of the late evening light and sunset but that was not going to happen so instead i did some film through `Links Wood` to `Mosspoin`t and then around the shoreline of `Fir Links Wood`,  then along some of the `Secret Trail`  and also below it along the 4pm high line rocks to Peffersands.

Tyninghame Links Car Park...

These woods were once walked by the famous naturalist John Muir as a boy before his family moved to America.
Many of the ancient Oak and Beech standing today would have been here in Muir`s time...

Tyninghame`s  Deciduous woods are devoid of leaves at this time of year, with spring on the way the woods will soon be under a canopy of leaves.

How many trees leaves do you know?

Click on pics to enlarge to read...

This old Beech has called it a day, would make brilliant fire wood!...

High tide and the water in the Tyne Estuary was flat..

The flat light played havoc with the camera that could not tell the change from sea to cloud and refused to focus often.
Then the cloud cleared a bit over head as i reached Ravensheugh and the light took on that magical shine on the water and wet sand, so i swapped to the compact camera, hence why you start to hear decent sound and the waves breaking on the shoreline...

Film,
Click on the cog icon to view in HD
Song is `Tower Seven` by a favourite band `Thiervery Corporation`...