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The Eye is a 13 metre stone spire beside the Black loch in Galloway.
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It was not just power lines that had been brought down.
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We had a steep ascent of 500 metres.
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Followed by a blast down a forest track to a section of public road. I got up to 54.3km/hr on the track.
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Then more off road stuff on the Old (very old) Edinburgh Road.
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It was wetter than sea kayaking. My one mistake was thinking I could keep up with my daughter and her friend! Good for burning off seasonal excess though!
Added 3/01/07:
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The Eye is one of a series of sculptures that make up the "Art in the Galloway Forest Park" project.