This was our first Wednesday ride of the New year – it was horrible last week , we wanted to start the year on a high and what a high it was!
Warm winds for the last few days have done a nice job of drying the trails out and we made fast progress to the top. Aviemore looked pretty and twinkly below us, and there was an awesome orange moon which made the clouds look orange too – shame nobody had a camera. This is what it looks like in daylight:
Out riding were me, Fraser, Andy, Ollie, Dawid, other David (remarkably fresh after the Strathpuffer) and Iain. Rode some trails which were new to a few of the riders and I was happy to make my first no-dabs descent of a slabby section which always scares me. It’s funny how trails sometimes feel easier at night…
Sounds very pretty and good fun!!