Today, for some stupid reason I decided it would be a good idea to venture out onto Mountain Road for the first time this year and go part of the way up. A strong wind meant that just getting to the foot of the climb was like running into a wind tunnel and once over the cattle-grid at the top of the village and out onto the exposed hillside the wind, now a cross-wind instead of head on, made it like running one step sideways for every two forwards. Added the that, the noise the wind was making howling over the plains was actually drowning out the music I was trying to listen to - never acceptable!
Nevertheless I achieved what I wanted to, got up to about the 2 mile mark feeling pretty strong actually and knowing I could have gone further had I wanted, and I also snapped a few photos of the mountain in winter for the blog. If we do get the promised snow this week it will look even more desolate up there soon but still stunning... on the other hand, if we get a nice, calm, bright day this month and I'm sufficiently inclined to go for it I'll have to run further up and get some pictures from the top.
Day 12 Stats...
Distance : 4 miles
Time : 38:44
Music : Chris Robinson Brotherhood - The Magic Door (2012 - one of the best albums of 2012 too!)
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| Just out of the village and onto the National Park - the Araf/Slow sign painted on the road is prophetic! |
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| Looking north-east from the Mountain Road about 200 yards onto the Beacons. Seen it brighter... |
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| Looking toward the summit. The road is there somewhere! |
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| Looking back down the road from the same place as pic 3 above. |
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| Looking east, about half a mile out of the village. Always brightens up on the way back doesn't it? |
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