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Ok a bit far fetched (so is 2 ride reports in 1 day!!)

Took Friday off work and rode out to Stonehenge, Avebury (stone circle) and Silbury Hill in Wiltshire UK. All of these monuments are between 4,000 and 2,500 years old.

Stonehenge (built 4,000 - 3,500 yrs ago)
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.876







Avebury http://www.henge.org.uk/wiltshire/avebury.html





The Red Lion pub in Avebury. Excellent watering hole for bikers.






Silbury Hill (2,500 yrs old)
http://www.henge.org.uk/wiltshire/silbury.html

Yes those tiny specs on top of the hill are people. This is a very big man made hill!





Local town of Marlborough




Smugmug link for full size pictures;

http://r1150r.smugmug.com/gallery/187562/28/31992863

Mike

Mike, Great photos. Stonehenge is what I have on my desk top.
The Red Lion looks like a great place to relax amd have a pint.
Thanks.

Jack

Great pics Mike...great place to ride!

Was at Stonehedge 30 years ago...I don't recall a fence was there then...

Nice Mike...great pics....the bike's looking good to.

What's with the big hill........why would they do that?

Your camera is a Canon Ixus 40 right?....I want one.

DJ

DJ!!!!

Yes the camera is an Ixus 40, best camera I've ever had. Small enough to fit in a pocket and the rechargeable battery life is really great. 1 gb SD memory card gives you 9 minutes of movies or at full screen size and super fine detail, 1,800 pictures.

Ed K

Too many people want to see the "stones". It is a major tourist attraction hence the fence and footpath access only. I climbed all over them when I was 7 years old on our way to a holiday to Cornwall.... back in the 1965.

If you are a Druid you can still get full access on the Summer Solstice.

Mike

Great pix.
Brings back memories.
I remember when i first saw Stonehenge i could not believe how small it was.
I think you build up expectations of well known places and then the reality is different.
(Like the pyramids where the shanty town comes right up to the edge. You only ever see the postcard shot from the one side which adds to the illusion.)
I love the Salisbury area.
Would love to go back sometime and just tour around on the bike stopping at all those postcard towns.

I remember going to Stonehenge and the fence was as close as you could get. It was kind of anticlimatic. I was on a trip and had 2+hours to spend there, and I lost interest in about 10 minutes.

The hill would be fun to climb. I live across the street from sone American Indian mounds that are about 1000 years old.

http://r1150r.smugmug.com/gallery/480206/1/19552916
http://r1150r.smugmug.com/gallery/480206/1/19552910

I want to get a pint at the Red Lion.

Wonderful pics. Thanks for the effort.

Re the "hill". Is it a barrow of some sort?

I absolutely love the look of the English contryside. One of the reasons, I suppose, that I watch so much of the Brit stuff we get on the dish. Well, that and the old steam trains!

George

Mike,
Are those R1200C mirrors on your bike?

Stonehenge!!! How cool. I love it!

Good Job!


DSKYZD

Didn't Chevy Chase knock it over a few years back

Hey boxerboy...yeah that's right.... ...those yanks sure are funny...

In Britain Clark has slight problems to adapt to driving on the left side, runs several people over and accidentally lays down Stone Henge in reverse gear.

DJ

Biff's R,

yes they are 1200C mirrors. They give a much better rearward view as they are oval. If you get them, you must also order the bush that slides over the stalk (part # 51 16 2 328 422).







Mike