Ocean View is a quiet place high up in the hills near Mount Mee. I thought I’d go for a ride there this afternoon, and try my luck at some steep descents and one horribly steep climb. Some of the homes around …
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Well it wasn’t a race, like other Tour de somethings, but it was a tour on a bike, and it was spectacular. The Glasshouse Mountains looked stunning today in the early summer weather. Whatever happened to Spring? This is a really special place. It’s even more special … Continue reading Tour de Glasshouse 
I spent a few hours exploring out the back of Dayboro today. It’s a delightful town surrounded by green farms, areas of thick bush, and a backdrop of imposing mountains. A causeway over Terrors creek, south of Dayboro. According to local historian, Leith Barter, the … Continue reading Dayboro 
This road was blazed in the 1860′s because of the Gympie Gold Rush. Every man and his dog packed their picks, shovels and tents and headed north from Brisbane to strike it rich. Some accounts even speak of … Continue reading Old Gympie Road 
If you want to be happy, it helps to know what you want. A few days ago I thought to myself that I’d really like to explore some new trails by Lake Samsonvale, and today I did just that! And now I’m pretty happy This time of year in Southeast Queensland is beautiful. … Continue reading Simply Happy 
I thought I’d explore some quiet roads out the back of Dayboro this afternoon. It was a good excuse to get a few miles on the bike before I go for a huge ride with Simon tomorrow (weather permitting). Rush Creek is … Continue reading Rush Creek 
The afternoon was too pleasant to spend in the office, so I took a walk along the northern shoreline of Lake Samsonvale. This area was known as “Harrison’s Pocket” before the dam was built. But now the town of Harrison’s Pocket, with its post office and school only exists on old maps. … Continue reading Harrisons Pocket 
I’m still healing from a crash last week, so I have decided to avoid riding on rough trails or single tracks at the moment to let my shoulder heal. Today I rode to Mount Pleasant in the hills behind Dayboro. This rural area is nestled in a valley created by the North Pine River … Continue reading Mount Pleasant 
One fascinating story of our local area is of a fourteen year old boy named Tom Petrie who 1845 went away with the local Turrbal people for a couple of weeks to walk up to the Blackall Ranges (not far from present day Maleny, Queensland) in 1845 to celebrate the Bunya Feast. … Continue reading Bunya Dreaming 
Dundalli Sketch by Sylvester Diggles, 1854 Dundalli was an Aboriginal leader and fighter from the Dalla people of the Blackall Ranges who was eventually adopted by the fearsome Djindubarri people of Bribie Island in the 1840′s. He was convicted of the murder of Andrew Gregor and Mary Shannon in 1846. People … Continue reading Dundalli |
 
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