Road Trips: Routes, Photos and Videos!

=adrian=

I'm not bothered if it is a main road or not. As long as I don't need 4x4 to go through it and it is worth a go, I'll do it

The bit you mentioned about the cliff, the road and the wall, I cannot wait to see. I'll be ****ing myself probably

Same as Balach na Ba. I'll have to do it other way round and what if I cook my breaks

No worries mate, keep them coming

I wish I had a GoPro! I am still considering a cheapo dash cam though. If I have some spare money (doubtful) I'll buy this (I won't be able to afford GoPro anytime soon... unless I get that transfer and payrise, promised to me months ago)

1280P HD 2.5" LCD NIGHT VISION CCTV IN CAR DVR ACCIDENT CAMERA Video Recorder | eBay

mjn

You got a smart phone? I paid £1.99 for iSymDVR for my iPhone. It adds map overlays using GPS, records video, altitude, speed, date, time, etc

I wanted a Roadhawk HD, but couldn't stomach paying the £300 they wanted! Its a nice bit of kit, but its an expensive option for me at the moment. Maybe for my next roadtrip in May, depends if any other surprise expenses crop up!

bernardc

I'm reluctant to post too many images in case the place gets too popular but this is a nice one of the waterfall 99 people out of 100 miss.
Clashnessie Waterfall, a photo from Highland, Scotland | TrekEarth

=adrian=

I do have a smart phone, but it's Android phone (SGS2). I just checked no such thing as iSymDVR. Though I do use Google GPS/Maps quite often and find it great. I don't think it can record a video though.

There are probably apps that can record videos of me driving, but I'd rather keep the phone charged up for any emergencies. Besides the car charger they provide with my phone is rubbish anyway. When connected to the socket and displaying maps/GPS, the battery level still goes down (even though it is charging), so I usually relay on the conventional paper map and only use GPS in urban areas or for a short time.

=adrian=

Great photo! Long lens. I have a 70-200, which I could use for similar things  but I reckon if I can get close the wide angle lens on a tripod can be even more spectacular

I'll look into this. Please post more

nacmacfeegle

There are some cracking photos on this site of the area around Bealach Na Ba and Torridon...
Torridon & Shieldaig

Oh yeah, Steve is a bit of a motorhead as well.
http://www.stevecarter.com/news/default.aspx

mjn

Jura Mountains

Day 0

Up at the crack of dawn, and got the car clean and ready for 4am depurature Saturday morning.

A wash with Dodo Mild, a dose of Tardis, rinse, a going over with Wet Glaze 2.0, and finally a coat of Dodo Juice Orange Crush.





Inside hoovered, all rubbish removed, and windows cleaned with AG Glass Polish







I'm sure some of you remember how the car ended up last year, looked like a bomb had exploded in it Lets see

how it ends up this year

Oil checked, and all tyre pressures checked.

All packed, with room to spare in the boot

mjn

Day 1

Left the house at just after 4am

Just waiting to checkin and board the 6:48 train. Then got another 415 miles from Calais to our location, Lac Chalin.

Got here at 4pm local time, looks like there will be some decent mountain roads to hammer. Did home to campsite (515 miles) on one tank of diesel Just filled the tank again ready for tomorrow, little roadtrip to Geneva planned for tomorrow. Planning on taking a cable car somewhere just west of the city.

Had to stop about 5 miles from the campsite as the road was full of cows!

Cows?



Really?  Cows?



They look like cows......



Yep, they're cows!



Mileage today 126481.

Here, parked up.

mjn

Day 2

Left the campsite at 10am, and headed for Crozet near Geneva, about 55 miles away. This involved driving through the Jura National Park and going over Mount Jura. While the altitude wasn't as high as other parts of the Alps, at only 1300m, it was still a stunning view.

















Some c**k in an Audi nearly took me off the road trying to overtake me AND the car in front, when another car came

in the other direction! Arsehole. When the traffic was light, managed to put my foot down a little, and thrashed it

round some hairpins and sweeping curves.

Jura Mountains Day 2 - Part 1 - YouTube

                               
Mileage today is 126486, so 106 miles done, 106 fun miles.

mjn

Day 3

Started off just relaxing while the little 'un went to "Fun Station" for the morning. After food we headed down to Cascades du Herisson, a place with 31 waterfalls. Walked solid for 4.5 hours, went under a waterfall and got soaked by the freezing water. it was cold!













                               
Jura Mountains Day 3 - Part 2 - YouTube


Not many miles today, finished the day on 126602, so only 16 miles, but some nice back roads