Before the rain came to stay, I took a couple of hours to make a slow offroad trip onto the moors and (to quote a friend<\/em>) stop to smell the roses a few times.<\/p>\n There weren’t actually any roses, but there were a few lovely views.<\/p>\n I set out on a loop through Milnrow, up across the M62 past Tunshill Golf Club.\u00a0 I’ve cycled down<\/em><\/strong> this hill before, but never up<\/strong><\/em> it.\u00a0 Now I know why!\u00a0 Running out of gears, stamina and talent, I hike-a-biked most of the way to the top of the hill before things got easier.<\/p>\n The sunshine and clouds were lovely and two layers were all that were needed.\u00a0 Perfect weather for a lone mountain biking trek.<\/p>\n\n\t\tUp and Under The M62<\/h2>\n