Sunday, 8 May 2011

Sun, May 8, 2011 - 12.49 mi [Cycling] Birkrigg Ulverston Canal

Sun, May 8, 2011 - 12.49 mi [Cycling] Birkrigg Ulverston Canal
12.49 mi in 00:53:53 hours at 13.91 mi/h on Carrera Road. [Cycling] What to do on a Sunday afternoon ? Well it was a quick blast over Birkrigg Common & along the coast to Canal End following the Canal back through town. Georgeous day for cycling - In between the showers (which I managed !!)



Photographs :

1 mile : Open roads on the way to Birkrigg.



2 miles : Looking back down the road over Birkrigg - hard to see but it's
about a 10% climb - you can see the Old Man of Consiton in the background.

2 miles : The same view but looking slightly further west - you can just see
Hoad Monument far right - you will get a much closer look at it Hoad
later in the blog at 10 miles.

2 miles : - Quite a good zoom on this camera - here's the same view

4 miles : Over the far side of Birkrigg Common is Birkrigg Stone Circle and this
is the view looking down towards Bardsea and Morecambe Bay.

4 miles :  closer look at Morecambe Bay

6 miles : Half a tree .. in the field on the coast road heading
back into Ulverston.

10 miles : Canal End, Ulverston 

10 miles : A quiet seat to sit and consider things...

10 miles : A closer view of the Leven Viaduct which links
the railway between Ulverston & Cark across the Morecambe
Bay.

10 miles : A close up view of the Leven Viaduct.

10 miles : Hoad Monument close up from the Town end of
the Canal.

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