My first decent run was the usual 12.6 km one to Is_afon and back round Llyn Tegid, it was nice to have some climbing (405 metres) to do as that is always followed by a rapid downhill run.
Things are looking better, I've got back to the hills and mountains of Gogledd Cymru (North Wales). My first walk was a scramble to the top of a hill-fort at Pared y Cefn hir above Llynnau Cregennen (south west of Dolgellau). You can see some cloud over Penygadair in the distance but is was a dry and warm day.
A few days later I ventured into a new part of the Berwyn mountains with a mountain bike scamper to the Wayfarer memorial at Pen Bwlch Llandrillo, it's a very steep climb from the village and my human was struggling with that bit.
It was so funny when my human rode his bike into a really deep pool on the track, tee hee, of course I had made the sensible decision to run around the side of the track.
From the high point at Wayfarers some epic scampering back down to descent back to the village. Overall a nice run out of 11.5 km with 492 metres of ascent, probably easier on four paws than two wheels.
The picture below gives an idea of how remote parts of the Berwyn seem to be although only a few kilometres from the nearest village.
Diffwys ridge with Cadair in the distance and the Mawdach just visible.
On the summit cairn (treat time) and Barmouth bridge in the background.
On 30th July, in fantastic weather I ran up to Diffwys with my human. I’ve done this run before, it’s lovely starting off from above Bontddu with cracking views of the Cadair Idris ridge then up to the west ridge of Diffwys following the old drovers route on branch and an easy run to the summit. Absolutely cracking run back down to the start point at Banc-y-Fran. It's 11.6 km and 554 metres ascent but the views and easy ground to run on make it perfect for me. The photos show just how good the weather was for the run.
The picture below shows Diffwys summit from the drovers road at Banc-y-Fran
31st July - Canoeing This was a day off, my human did all the work today and I simply enjoyed the sun while my super nose took in the interesting smells on the lake.
I've done a few low-level runs and walks since then, however the weather has been so hot the last few days that apart from a swim in Llyn Tegid I've lazed around not doing much.
A few watery days have been spent in and on the lake, I prefer the 'on' rather than 'in' the water. My human insists on swimming out into the lake with me then I have a swimming race back to shore with him. I did get a chance to try a new sport, stand-up paddle-boarding. It was OK but bit more wobbly than the canoe so I'm not too sure about it.
Woofs and wags,
Dexter.
