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YES, OMG THIS!! I'm bawling my eyes out watching you guys make this seismic shift. We're an Aussie couple in our 50's planning our 7 month Europe trip and your video and message resonate so strongly with us. At 100 km/day we can "enjoy more places" but at 50 km/day we can "enjoy places more". We've watched hundreds of bikepacking videos as part of our planning. Yours will stay with me more than anything else I've seen. Thank you both.

Yet again another well filmed edited and narrated trip this was and thoroughly enjoyed seeing you guys make some sensible decisions along the way to make sure that you enjoyed the whole trip. I really look forward to these videos they’re so relaxing and enjoyable so keep them coming!!!!

"Too beautiful to rush" A most wonderful mantra for bikepacking. Thanks for your story.

Josh you are a peaceful narrator .

Josh & Sarah, that was absolutely fantastic. Very well made. “The best trips are the ones that make you happiest!” Indeed. Good choice to turn back at that point, tough going ahead. A perfect end to your trip north. Come back soon and explore more! D&L 😊

Love the big, slow detour. Bikes are great, but they are tools to see the world, it's easy to miss it when the focus is on the ride. Wise decision.

My 1st wife bagged Munros with me which took us all over the Highlands. When she passed, I was done chasing summits. There is far more to mountains than their summits. Going up mountains is only part of being among them. This epiphany feels rather like yours: freeing. In the end, we just want our souls to be set free. Ride free.

Another great video. Well done, I love to see them.

Thank you both.. your filming and narration are a perfect complement to the beautiful landscape 🚵🗻🏞️.. it was a moment of joy to watch 🌠

No matter how much you ever see and experience you never even scratch the surface. I discovered years ago that the world is like an onion. You get to know an area intimately and eventually learn there is even MORE under the surface. Last year I ventured a dozen miles north of Oban with my dog and little caravan. Hundreds of miles from home. An area I last visited nearly 60 years ago. We walked for miles and revisited places from all that time ago. Many changes, incredible beauty, amazing food. My rescue dog ran, swam, sniffed, scoffed and snored the nights away. Bliss.

What a lovely couple you are, great film, well done 😊

You are wonderful storytellers. Watching and listening to you is a delight from start to finish. Thank you.

Being safe is never a bad option. Another amazing trip from you two! Well done

Great adventure guys , beautiful shot as well loving your adventures and looking forward to more and love your enthusiasm for the biking 👍😀

Beautifully filmed and narrated as ever. So lovely to be able to share your journey and I agree entirely with your changing philosophy. Take time to enjoy the World around us 😊

Awesome, chilled me right out, enjoy over pace for sure

Beautiful. You two were made for each other.

Fab footage guys,well done yet again for another fun filled adventure 💕🌌

Loved this video. I'm just realising at 60plus that slower is better. Sarah your smile is so infectious

Thank you, thank you, thank you sarah and josh. All your films are goid but i think this latest is your best! The way you speak the story to match the film josh is truly 1st class work. Then you add the stunning scenery and Sarah's infectious smile and its win win for ys viewers. I am spending a lot of time at my uncles farm halfway between Penrith and Carlisle so you never know i may bump into some youtube treasure's on the trail one day. Keep up the fantastic work you two. All the vest jay.

Great video. Thanks so much.

So good, I watched it twice. Strangely even better on the second viewing😊 Magical and well told… well done you two🙌

A great spot that you’ve managed to capture. The understated beauty of the Cairngorms is missed by too many. Great job!

A superb video...enjoyed the story of the adventure...my favourite part of the Aviemore area is where you stopped to take in the views on the final morning..your video work is always top quality with excellent narration....very best wishes to you both

Very much enjoyed this 👏

another lovely video. ❤

Fantastic video.....again. You captured the feel of your surroundings superbly and I was completely drawn into your adventure. Making the Scottish Highlands enthralling at this time of year is a unique talent. It's also great to see 2 dedicated cyclists realise that a small area explored slowly can be rewarding ...in my area, every cyclist seems to be hellbent on knocking huge distances out in the shortest time on every trip without any concern to their environment, wildlife or other road users. You are superb ambassadors for responsible cyclists and should be acknowledged by the wider cycling audience. Kind regards and best wishes

I’ve recently started to watch your videos. I have enjoyed them all, very natural and close to what is really important in life! Living in Scotland, I/we have these natural options in abundance! So many don’t realise just what we have and how amazing life is, when you connect! You should take a close look at Harris and Lewis, I had two trips out there in June on two wheels! It’s mind blowing and very different from life on the mainland. Keep going with your videos. 👏👏

Incredible 💛

Thanks Guys.That is how you have to live your life. You made me happy.❤

Oh it's breathtaking, sensible decision to change plan, it's the organic natural way to adapt ❤️

I can’t describe it but watching your channel just makes me forget about every little stress going on in life. Suddenly I don’t care about anything materialistic or any superficial goals. I feel like this is how we are meant to live life, seeing beauty in the smallest things. Not worrying about status, career or money. Just taking it one day at a time. It’s safe to say this channel has quickly become a comfort channel for me. Thank you guys for all effort you put into your videos - doesn’t go unnoticed ☺️🤍

Hey Andres, loving the lifestyle vlog! Would love to see more like this!

Well done you two ❤

I have to be honest, I had seen this video in my suggested for a while but hadn't clicked simply because I don't bike pack. How narrow minded of me. I laughed, considered and even shed a tear. Your storytelling is second to none. I feel inspired to create, to live life slowly and beautifully. Now to go back and watch all the videos I have missed, you've certainly found a loyal new subscriber in me. The Cairngorms is one of my favourite places in the whole of Europe. The atmosphere is truly magical.

Inspirational!

Beautifully filmed and presented. So good.

Wonderful narration of a beautiful adventure. I hope to stay at any Bothy 😂 with company like you 🤙🤙👍❤

What a beautiful video with wholehearted 💗reminders to slow down and enjoy the ride 🚲🏞🕯 (literally and figuratively lol). Loved it; thank you x

Loved this as we were in the same area in September with our bikes. We completed the Outer Loop in 2017 but abandoned the idea of the inner loop (which I think was your plan) given how tough the outer loop was (we were camping) Following your narration I was jumping up and down knowing it was Ryvoan you were headed to, we past it on an exquisite loop ride and came out at the turquoise lake in September. We had to walk back up the next day for a swim. I also know the area you live as my parents live in Penrith. We have exactly the dilemma of having to make the plan, or take time out to explore, admire the view, swim in the lake, knit on a rock. everybody emphasises distance and speed, we will join your slow is ok vibe, whilst trying to make more time for adventures. Thank you for your gentle laid back interesting commentary.

Another wonderful journey beautifully told. Sarah's smile lights up a room and keeps the wife and i grinning like loons. Keep it up and remember its always better to do smiles per mile than miles per smile ❤😊

amazing!

Another incredible gorgeous video. You are both such amazing storytellers, thank you and can’t wait for the next one

I really like your videos - thanks for making and posting. If you are here again (Aviemore) I would be pleased to see you. Its a great place to live. Mind you, The Lakes are pretty good too..... 🙂

So inspiring. I watched this over home made soup in my kitchen over to the East in Durham. One thing I have to know is what happens with your cats when you go away? Please keep making these videos they are wonderful xxx

I enjoyed watching your trip and cycle adventure. The Cairngorms and the Highlands are so splendid and enchanting. It changes you spending time and having adventures there. Truly a magical place.

Loved this video, thanks. There are so many people going all out to conquer/complete everything and all they do is miss what is right in front of their eyes on the way. Slow down, enjoy the process and have fun! Thanks

It's tricky to escape Glen Feshie! An experience to be savoured..

Beautiful misty place

Wonderfully narrated and beautifully filmed as usual! Thank you for the time invested in filming, editing etc., to allow us all to enjoy your adventure ❤

Greetings from Southern California. It was almost a bridge too far….😉 Definitely some beautiful scenery. You’ll always look back on memories like these, not on memories of how many times you played on the Xbox.. ✌🏻

amazing adventure! but even more impressive how you two are growing both as individuals and as a couple! life and experiences change and it's just natural that after a certain amount of fulfilling a certain kind of dream, it shapes us makes us kind of evolve. in this particular case i seriously believe that your shift to a slower pace is a completely normal progression - not regretting the more taxing, exhilarating style but outgrowing it as you go and mature, finding and refining your focus. may you go on many more adventures (and share them with us too pls 😊) ❤

Brilliant! Went to both Bothies end October. Glen Feshie so stunning and wild. Nearly as good as Scottish Borders!! Walk/cycle from Overphawhope Bothy to Dryfe Bothy.

just came across your channel and it's wonderful. been going to the highlands for many years and came to the conclusion a long time ago that just ticking off munros and routes is not for me - i simply just love being in the wild environment. time spent not k's covered is what it's about for me

What a magical adventure I've just watched. Thank you both for sharing

thank you for sharing such a stunning area! another addition to the bucket list...

Beautiful videography and a lovely story. An absolute pleasure to watch - I even felt the cold vicariously 🥶. Your enthusiasm and passion shines through, great video.

Wonderful video😊

Your videos give so much joy ❤

Lovely video. Amazing positivity for something so cold and wet.

A fantastic video from Josh & Sarah Rides. You had your epiphany at 12mins 49secs and I listened to your wonderful words ... We stood in the rain feeling very torn, deliberating what to do ... It was the landscape that made us happy, the meetings along the trail and the smaller details you only notice when you slow down. The plan is to go slow. These places are too beautiful to rush. In this beautiful world filled with intricacies and details You experience so much more of it if you slow down. Glen Feshie is going through a process of rewilding. I think both of you are going through your own rewilding. I look forward to what comes next...'Iongantach'.

What a beautiful landscape. Thank you for posting.

An absolute pleasure to watch, thank you.

Great that you decided to slow down. Also great to see how you enjoy the landscape, each others company and the (quiet cold) weather. A motivation for me to slow down, too. Thumbs up!

Hi guys what an absolutely beautiful video!! Thanks so much for sharing ❤

Very much enjoyed sharing your first adventure into the Cairngorms. You are so right that adventuring through beautiful places is so much more about being/experiencing rather than conquering/achieving. And, it leaves a reason to return. Haste ye back, the Cairngorms are calling!

Absolutely stunning video love it .your so right for slowing down 👌

Beutiful , erry . You two are maturing .Thankyou for sharing your thougts , adventure , and growth . Did you know that most of Scotland Forest where cute down and used for the tall shipps ?? I learned it on on documentary that was on you hoo .They reforested with a tree from alska . If you look at all yhe trees in the scotland forest now they are all same growth . Also you can see how the planted them like in roes . But its still beutiful and about a hundred or more years old . Wonderfull vidio . Thankyou . I didnt know what a bothy was .now I do . Ya

Really enjoyed this film guys. Thanks for taking the time to share. 🎉

Thank you for sharing. Another lovely video.

Great decision You have to spend more time here! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Wow you guys! So glad you stay happy & healthy. Great vlog. x

Lovely video - really enjoyed that! Thanks for sharing it

So brave 😊

Wonderful video we have a wooden cabin in Blair Atholl within the cairngorms and we love the slow pace of life! Tx

Beautiful film and loved the bothy stay, hoping to do some bothy nights with my daughter Iona (who appears in our little adventure videos with me) soon. Love the Caingorms which I've explored on foot and skis but not yet by bike so hope to do so soon.

Beautiful and relaxing. Enough said! ❤

Awesome guys! Glad you had an amazing trip

A pleasure to watch, as always, so well put together, thankyou.

Such a gorgeous video ❤ Thank you for reminding us of this essential lesson :)

Thank you.. inspiring video.. come to USA sometime. Scotland is on my bucket list

Just beautiful, thank you. So enjoyed this.

Way to be one with your ride. Om Yo!

Hi Guys. I really enjoyed this. Well done and great edit. I feel like I already know you from IG but now even more so. Danny from Canada.

A lovely and inspiring film, many thanks.

Good call bikepacking slow is the best way! I ride with dogs and they can only go so fast and so far every day, it forces me to experience the places I travel through more and camp in many spots along the way. It's great as long as you're not in an urban area 😅

Great love your videos...and life stories...slow is best sometimes.. Peace to you both ...have a good xmass & new year to..24..

Outstanding! Thanks….Chester

Hi Josh and Sarah . Just loved some of the images you took of the cairngorms . You are getting really good at taking Bothy shots in the fading light in the stars . Just beautiful. You are so right too that we try to cram everything in to a trip / holiday and often the best ones are when we take our time to just chill even if it means not seeing everything ! X

These places are too beautiful to rush, so true. You guys seem to have selected a tough route. So well done and hope you can find time to come back. A lovely film. Thanks.

How is this not the most popular channel on yt. Such a lovely story. Beautiful.

Beautiful film capturing beautiful nature ❤

I will never have such an opportunity to do what you guys are doing. Your videos sharing your lovely journeys are really showing me the beauty of the world out there. Keep on going guys!

What a beautiful video. I have been excited to see this video and it was so lovely to watch. A beautiful part of the world and seeing it through your eyes was great as I will never be able to do this trip on a bike. Thank you for taking us with you x

I have sat here with a huge smile on my face watching your adventure. What a lovely trip, I'm so glad it was beautiful and gave you many gifts. You two are such an inspiration. 2024 is definitely going toninvolve more time in nature xx

Great video! I just moved to Inverness a few months ago for this exact reason- to be closer to nature and to places like the Cairngorms etc. I've been too busy with the house, work etc to see much of the Highlands yet, but can't wait until next year and to exploring more of the area.

🚴‍♀🌟 What a captivating cycling adventure! It's a privilege to add such a high-quality video to our collection. Hats off to you for the amazing content! 🥳

Loved your video, guys stunning scenery it's a privilege to be with you on your adventures and am glad Sarah remembered that bridge over the river. feshi😂😂 you guys take care and happy adventures in the future.

Love this video. Excited to ride the Cairnsgorms as part of the RSR in May, which i’ll be riding solo.