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#1 bfb1150gs

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Posted 17 July 2016 - 05:19 pm

north wales has been calling me for a while now..i used to regularly ride from south to north wales for a spin when i had my bmw gs years ago but i havent ridden in north wales for over ten years...driven round north wales loads of times looking for places to do landscape photography after i moved to liverpool after getting married in 2007......fast forward to 2016 ..i've moved back home to the gower peninsular after my wife passed away in 2014 and now i've got a bike again........ and its time to get up there and ride them roads again.

 

i left the house at half 4 this morning and the weather was terrible but it improved as the day went on and was brilliant by the time i got to snowdonia but after over 400 miles and 11 and a half hours in the saddle my butt is killing me but it was so worth it :)

 

27752202414_3e363c13ff_c.jpgIMAG0133 by Ryland davies, on Flickr

breakfast at the ponderosa

 

27752195024_7898e68051_c.jpgIMAG0134 by Ryland davies, on Flickr

by the waterfalls in betwys y coed

28086054380_83c75ed5a6_c.jpgIMAG0136 by Ryland davies, on Flickr

heading from capel curig down the ogwen valley

27753036913_9871435ae6_c.jpgIMAG0137 by Ryland davies, on Flickr

llyn ogwen

28289901711_3f1b885520_c.jpgIMAG0141 by Ryland davies, on Flickr

well it was so close it would be rude not to ...and yes i can say it

27753018143_d816b184f9_c.jpgIMAG0142 by Ryland davies, on Flickr

llanberis lakeside

27753010093_ea5149ee68_c.jpgIMAG0144 by Ryland davies, on Flickr

old slate mines at llanbris

28369297225_0bd7f4dbff_c.jpgIMAG0145_1 by Ryland davies, on Flickr

looking up the llanberis pass

28335174366_f1cf74308e_c.jpgIMAG0146 by Ryland davies, on Flickr

looking down towards llyn gwynant

27752148804_4a1b333da2_c.jpgIMAG0147 by Ryland davies, on Flickr

llyn dinas

 

the route from today

https://www.google.c...fcd4438!1m0!3e0

 

 



#2 Studley Ramrod

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Posted 17 July 2016 - 05:34 pm

Some lovely photos/scenery there.  Thanks for sharing. :good:


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#3 sidestand

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Posted 17 July 2016 - 05:58 pm

Stunning photos - well worth the early start  :good:


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Posted 17 July 2016 - 07:36 pm

Love this shot matey.

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Some others there worthy of the calendar Studders?



#5 Studley Ramrod

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Posted 18 July 2016 - 09:18 am

Yep, I agree Matt.  It's up to Ryland to post his pics in the calendar section though. ;)


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#6 bfb1150gs

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Posted 18 July 2016 - 04:31 pm

thank you for liking the pics...i  have put a few in the calender section



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Posted 19 July 2016 - 07:22 pm

Great pics ,
Didn't know Wales was so picturesque

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Posted 22 July 2016 - 04:43 am

Beautiful ! The best, imho - a trip with no luggage !


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