Today Dan would have been 40, so hip flasks at the ready team TNR set off for high points to raise a toast!
The Bern’ers Lee combo went for a day ride to the Cloud, and described it as Baltic!
Team Tythy set out at 6pm for the Forest, snow on the tarmac of Charity, and drifts and driving wind blown snow on the main section. (Buxton weather predicting a windchill of -10!). Riding the RHS the only option, catching up two Brothers on adventure bikes – and a clamber past an abandoned Disco below the Narnia turn. We opted to miss the extension and head to standing stone on the snow covered road. All available layers donned (and a wee nip to keep us going) in the lee of the wall once through the gate, then a final push into the wind to get to Nessit.
Lots of huge woodstacks on the main white rabbit route back, snow rapidly dissappears as we descent – and the huge puddles on the last corner below the dam wall to the Smithy – were dry frozen ruts of doom!
Northern TNR elements reported raising a glass on Oakenbank, and frozen canals make for arty photos!
Dan would have relished tonight, and it was in all senses a marvellous adventure!