9th August 2019 ride to Low Bentham (Page two)

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A view of the church gate at Claughton.

Otter at the Crook n’Lune

Otter at the Crook n’Lune

The view looking up the River Lune from lower former railway bridge at the Crook n’Lune

The view looking down the River Lune from lower former railway bridge at the Crook n’Lune

Shadows on the Iron Bridge at Halton.

Ride report by Simeon Orme Yes I know you were expecting some photos and ride report about ride to Twisleton End Scar, so I am sorry disappoint you, I got side track by finishing off reading a good science fiction book by Craig Alanson, it was book nine in his Expeditionary Force Book Series. So did not set off on the ride until just before 12 o’clock and it do not help at this time of the year, golf greenkeepers are lucky if they get one weekend day off to sleep in and Sunday was my day off, has I spent the Saturday morning cutting the greens at work, I know its sound like it can be a pain, for those of you who are lucky get weekends off but I am use to it, I have been working in greenkeeping for last thirty years, so when bedside alarm do not go off at 5am to encourage you get out of bed and get some breakfast, then head off to work, you tend enjoy those few extra hours in bed. Anyway manage get on bike, headed out of Halton on Low Road, then joining the cycle path at the Crook n’Lune, then after good mile heading up the Lune Valley on the A683 through Claughton before turning on to B6480 which followed up Wenningdale, through Wray and Tatham before stopping for some lunch by the River Wenning at Wennington. The temperature had got warmer has left Wennington and soon turn off the B6480 to head up Spout Lane, the historic farm buildings at Chapel House are worth stopping a few minutes to look at from the lane before cycling on, I did stop again on Spout Lane to take photo of wild rose before heading along the public byway to Back Lane, then in Old Wennington crossing over the county border into North Yorkshire, then after good mile I was heading up Ravens Close Brow. I had another photo stop to take photo looking across the fields to Ingleborough, I put the camera on tripod and use the Aperture Priority control on the Pentax K-70 to take photo at F22 which I am going to do a bit more often now, has I bought another Pentax K-70 body the reason for this is less changing of lens, also you can screw the head of the tripod (tripods are like bike wheels there a quick release on top of tripod to make easier to screw camera on to the tripod) which you want use into the camera body before hand and less chance get muck and dust inside the camera which can be pain when editing the photos afterwards on the laptop. After the photo stop, as it was getting late in the afternoon, I decide to follow Burton Road into Low Bentham where there was short section on the B6480 before following Eskew Lane out of Low Bentham, Eskew Lane soon turn into Long Lane has head over into the Hindburn Valley for coffee and cake stop at the Bridge House Farm Tea rooms in Wray before heading back down the B6480, then the A683 and cycle path back to Halton. You can click here to see the photos of 15th August ride to Arnside or you can click here to download 24.2 mile route or you can checkout the What’s New Page to see what’s new on the site and you can also sign up for site’s free weekly newsletter.