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Mona went mountain biking
May 3, 2026
Cairngorms Outer Loop (kinda) Day 3
Bothy brekkie then straight into a rapid descent to Blair Atholl… obviously via the Watermill café for more coffee and food ☕️
Hit the bog of the century - genuinely thought I was losing a shoe to the mud gods, but held my ground 💪😂
Countless river crossings, wet feet…
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Mona went mountain biking
May 2, 2026
Cairngorms Outer Loop (kinda) Day 2
Another great day 🙌
Slept well at Braemar Youth Hostel, packed up, and rolled over to the Bothy Café - coffee first, obviously. Fuelled by a second breakfast and… cake 🤫 I followed the River Dee for a while, bumped into some badass girls from Edinburgh in the middle of…
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Mona went mountain biking
May 1, 2026
Another kind of animal altogether / Cairngorms Outer Loop (kinda) Day 1
Well… that was interesting 😅😂 MTB singletrack bikepacking is a whole different beast, right? Please confirm so I don’t have to accept I’m extremely unfit 🤣
Tough day, but a good one. Out of five big river crossings (plus plenty wee ones), I only fell in twice… calling that a…
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Mona went cycling
April 26, 2026
Plastic-free century 🤓✌🏻Out on a prep ride for the next adventure 🚵🏻♀️Trying to keep things low waste this time - a silicone pouch filled with dates & nuts keeping me going 🥜 Testing what actually works before the Cairngorms trip… Bottles filled
Out on a prep ride for the next adventure 🚵🏻♀️ Trying to keep things low waste this time - a silicone pouch filled with dates & nuts keeping me going. Testing what actually works before the Cairngorms trip… Bottles filled with my DIY electrolytes mix: water, lemon/lime, salt & maple…
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April 27, 2026
This is a lovely and often underrated ride; been there a few times. A beautiful part of the world. And I will steal the recipe for your home-made electrolyte ;D
Mona went mountain biking
April 20, 2026
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April 21, 2026
I can just imagine you cycling through the Pentlands singing C'mon Billy.🎶👍
Mona went mountain biking
April 18, 2026
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Mona went mountain biking
April 13, 2026
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Mona went mountain biking
April 12, 2026
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Mona went mountain biking
March 30, 2026
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Mona went mountain biking
March 30, 2026
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Mona went mountain biking
March 24, 2026
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Mona went cycling
March 22, 2026
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Mona went cycling
March 9, 2026
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May 2, 2026
Amazing that you saw (and manged to photograph) a Capercaillie!. Great photos,