High up in the Yorkshire Dales

I was contemplating if we'd made the right decision on route choice for today's mountain bike ride as we sat in the car at Malham.  The car said it was 5 degrees outside and there was an icy wind blowing and my thoughts turned to the lovely warm sheltered valleys below.

Keeps climbing

Abi and Mike showing us how its done

I needn't have worried as we had a great ride from Malham Tarn over Lee Gate to Littondale (great grassy decent), before heading to Kilnsey for a 'Yorkshire Rarebit' and break at Trout World. We then had the delight of the return trip back over Mastiles Lane, which was improved greatly by a cunning diversion up the dry valley (to break up the endless climbing!). 

Endless skies

Lots of uphill to come

Simpsons sky

I bet the Lakes will have been pretty full today, but amazingly we didn't see another mountain biker all day (and very few walkers). It sounds mean but it was probably good for us that Jane had a chest infection today because I don't think that we would have kept up if she had been at full fitness. A great half day on the bikes.

Jane in fine form