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Title: England, Wales, Man, Scotland [six photographs]
Post by: Daniel Kalal on June 11, 2015, 05:20:55 PM

England
(http://www.dankalal.net/2015trip14/photo405.JPG)

Wales
(http://www.dankalal.net/2015trip14/photo418.JPG)

Isle of Man
(http://www.dankalal.net/2015trip14/photo577.JPG)

Scotland (Lowlands)
(http://www.dankalal.net/2015trip14/photo740.JPG)

Scotland (Highlands)
(http://www.dankalal.net/2015trip14/photo851.JPG)

Scotland (Borders)
(http://www.dankalal.net/2015trip14/photo1045.JPG)

Title: Re: England, Wales, Man, Scotland [six photographs]
Post by: oldbike54 on June 11, 2015, 05:27:57 PM

 Deke , I always suspected you had magical powers , and that second picture proves it  :thumb: Geez , someone mentions a trip , and you beat them to it  :bow:

  Dusty

Title: Re: England, Wales, Man, Scotland [six photographs]
Post by: O on June 11, 2015, 05:36:03 PM

Gorgeous!  More photos forthcoming?

Title: Re: England, Wales, Man, Scotland [six photographs]
Post by: balvenie on June 11, 2015, 06:52:36 PM

Lovely pics :grin:

Title: Re: England, Wales, Man, Scotland [six photographs]
Post by: Spuddy on June 11, 2015, 07:33:23 PM

Thanks.  I'd love to do dem roads.

Spud

Title: Re: England, Wales, Man, Scotland [six photographs]
Post by: Gliderjohn on June 11, 2015, 08:09:02 PM

We all really appreciate your postings. As you know Ruth and I are planning to go to Scotland, hopefully not too long in the future and your pictures and posting are both helpful and motivational.
GliderJohn

Title: Re: England, Wales, Man, Scotland [six photographs]
Post by: Lannis on June 12, 2015, 02:08:18 PM

It's funny; generally guys from those islands talk about how crowded it all is, so many people in such a small area, sounds like living in Houston or Northern Virginia.

But whenever I go over there, I'm amazed by how much open space there is.   We were riding in Yorkshire around the moors and dales, and you can see for a long way and see nothing but the occasional cottage ....

Great riding territory, thanks for posting!

Lannis

Title: Re: England, Wales, Man, Scotland [six photographs]
Post by: balvenie on June 12, 2015, 07:29:20 PM

Quote from: Lannis on June 12, 2015, 02:08:18 PM

But whenever I go over there, I'm amazed by how much open space there is.   We were riding in Yorkshire around the moors and dales, and you can see for a long way and see nothing but the occasional cottage ....
Lannis

Open space? You should see Oz, Lannis. In some places you can hear the silence :grin:

Title: Re: England, Wales, Man, Scotland [six photographs]
Post by: Rich M on June 12, 2015, 08:18:19 PM

Awesome photography and thanks for sharing....

Title: Re: England, Wales, Man, Scotland [six photographs]
Post by: Lannis on June 12, 2015, 08:28:34 PM

Quote from: balvenie on June 12, 2015, 07:29:20 PM

Open space? You should see Oz, Lannis. In some places you can hear the silence :grin:

I'm sure Oz has tons of open space, probably more uninhabited area than the American West.   The "open space" in Yorkshire is only big by contrast with what I'd heard about crowded, small island ....

Fay and I spent a couple days walking around Kent, which is considered to be very crowded and suburban by the Northerners there.    We stayed in a bed-and-breakfast near Sittingbourne (formerly an old hop farm) and walked on all the pathways and rights-of-way that have been there since Roman times, some of them.   Walked up on a Saxon church from 1054, exactly 900 years B.L. (before Lannis).   We'd walk for miles and hardly see anyone.   I will say that every square foot of the land was under cultivation or preserved in some way, pheasants flushing from under our feet, or well kept woods.

But you got a real sense of peacefulness and isolation, not a sense of crowded hubbub ...

We got off the Irish Sea ferry on another trip, and rode a few hours to Clay Bank in Yorkshire, where there's a nice view.   I saw something sparkly in the open and empty distance - "What's that shining over there?" queried I.   "Oh, that's Teeside, the Tee River estuary."  "You mean estuary like where it goes into the North Sea?   We've crossed the country ALREADY?"  And so we had.

All lovely places to ride ....

Lannis

Title: Re: England, Wales, Man, Scotland [six photographs]
Post by: johnr on June 12, 2015, 09:18:21 PM

Only 6 Daniel? Very nice ones though as usual.

Title: Re: England, Wales, Man, Scotland [six photographs]
Post by: tris on June 13, 2015, 04:16:25 AM

Hi Daniel

They're some nice pictures

Some education for me though - where was the English one shot?

Title: Re: England, Wales, Man, Scotland [six photographs]
Post by: molly on June 13, 2015, 04:33:43 AM

The first photo is fairly typical of the roads I use on a regular basis in the east midlands area at this time of year.

Title: Re: England, Wales, Man, Scotland [six photographs]
Post by: Daniel Kalal on June 13, 2015, 06:05:23 AM

Quote from: tris on June 13, 2015, 04:16:25 AM

where was the English one shot?

I've been back for a couple of days (nearly four weeks away) and I'm just getting started at sorting through 1,700 photographs (and getting the time-zone buzz out of my head).

On second look, that "English" photograph is actually just across the border, and is in Wales.  But, here's one that is most definitely in England, taken some miles to the east of that other one:
(http://www.dankalal.net/2015trip14/photo350.JPG)

Here's another from Wales:
(http://www.dankalal.net/2015trip14/photo439.JPG)

And, one from the Lake District of England:
(http://www.dankalal.net/2015trip14/photo692.JPG)

And, one more from Scotland (on a typical single-track road with pull-outs]:
(http://www.dankalal.net/2015trip14/photo858.JPG)

Title: Re: England, Wales, Man, Scotland [six photographs]
Post by: john fish on June 13, 2015, 06:43:56 AM

Quote from: Daniel Kalal on June 13, 2015, 06:05:23 AM

(http://www.dankalal.net/2015trip14/photo350.JPG)

You realize that's the only one with a blue sky?   :grin: