When I've seen the weather this morning I thought it would be just another cold and wet winter spin. It was cold enough with fog and very heavy traffic when we left at 7:30am to head up to Threerock. The way up through Dundrum was actually not too bad even it was the peak time for the commuters morning madness.
After the regular climb up to the top we've seen something great: the thick and heavy fog was over the city and only few hight points were sticking out from it. It was very cool to see Dublin like this way and was so hard to find the border of the fog and the sky. We couldn't see the bay at all but Howth was kind of pushing through the fog. Fantastic!
The best of all was the sun was so bright and the temperature was warmer also it made the spin more enjoyable for sure.
From the top we had a quick run on the new trails just for fun and then we climbed up to the top once again. After another fast decend on the same trail we got on the end of the MAD trail that leads back to the lower carpark. This bit of pritty difficult I think but when it's wet you really need a good bit of concentration to ride it. It was super slippery this morning.
Unfortunately it was time to get back home. It was amazing to feel the drop of the temperature and see the thickness of the fog on the way back to Milltown. We still didn't believe the difference!
This morning's spin took 2 hours and 45 minutes and I have to say it was one of the nicest for a long time. Normally I don't see weather conditions like we have seen up there so I really enjoyed it.
Some photos:
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| Sugar Loaf |
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| Howth in the fog |
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| On the MAD trails |
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| The bikes |
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