I popped up to Auchterarder to my mum's this weekend on the train with my bike. First time I've taken a bike on a train; it was nice and hassle-free. I still wonder what happens if there's already a full complement of cyclists though.

I went up on Friday night, on Saturday morning I headed off through Crieff and up past Loch Turret to climb Ben Chonzie. Loch Turret is a reservior for power generation, so there is a road from Crieff up to the dam at the end (bit of a climb on a bike). There is also a rough track along the dam up to a Lochan right under Ben Chonzie, which I cycled up. That was fun, but illustrated how useful suspension is on a mountain bike, as it really was a rough, rocky track.

Not much of a walk after that, the day was mostly a cycle. I took a wander up anyway, in shorts and T-Shirt in the slight rain, had a chat with the folk I met at the top, and wandered back down to cycle back. The great thing about a bike is, of course, that the energy which goes into slogging up a hill is returned when you go down again. The road down from the dam was fun!

I took a few pictures I like from under a bridge, just before the road up to the dam.