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22nd January 2007
Other: Geocaching - Plynlimon Wind Direction: N/A Wind Stength: N/A Surf / Sea State: N/A Air Temperature: 0ÂșC Sea Temperature: N/A Weather: Sunny Max Speed: Distance Covered:
After a decent windsurf session in the estuary I couldn't resist a trip to
the snow in the hills. Most of the snow had already gone from the hills
behind Aberdovey so I headed off to Plynlimon and a geocache there
instead.
The road up there is pretty scary at the best of time, but as I got towards
the top there was loads of snow and ice on it and I was certainly pleased
of my 4WD. I could see the tracks of one other car that had been along
there today and they had gone off the road on a number of occassions. I
then saw the car abandoned (and pretty well stuck) in a ditch besides the
road. I stopped to make sure there was no one still in it, but no one could
be seen so they must have had a long walk home. The road didn't improve
much around the Northern edge of Nant y Moch but I made it to the place I
wanted to park and headed off on foot towards the summit of Plynlimon.
I was just gorgeous up there. loads of snow and ice, up to knee deep in
places and a super clear day which provided perfect views out across the
hills and right out to the sea.
I was little worried that the roads were going to get worse as the
afternoon wore on and the temperatures fell further so I cut my walk short
just in case. I didn't get to the cache but the walk was well worth the
effort. I took the road back into Ponterwyd as I thought that would be
safer and it was in fact OK. The one litle bit I was worried about was
pretty slippery and not easy to negotiate but I made it... It was probably
a good idea to head back when I did though as it was only going to get
worse.
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