Thanks for the write up on your 2 wheeled adventures up Duck Creek Road.
Myself and a posse of mates are going to give it a crack this weekend!
Here’s hoping that the muffins are up to scratch at O’Reilly’s as I’ll be in need of some serious refueling.
Cheers and thanks for the inspiration.
Chris (Go the Greens!)

G’day Tim
Thanks for your kind words. It’s always good to meet a fellow traveler.
You live in an amazing part of the world – there’s some beautiful country west of Gympie.
Best of luck with your new MTB adventures.
I haven’t done a blog post in a while, so your comments have prodded me to write more.
Happy exploring!
Neil

In large part it’s because you’re writing (and writing well) about my part of the world from the saddle of a MTB, and I’m just in the process of transitioning from being a road bike rider to a cross country MTB rider. However I was also delighted to read your thanks to Gough Whitlam and your commentary about why you’re a greens voter. I couldn’t agree more with your statement

“I love where I live. I don’t want to see it destroyed in the name of profit.
The “conservative” me from a few decades ago would probably quip – “But what about the cost? Don’t you want lower taxes and less government intervention?”.
In short, the answer is “No”. I think from a tax perspective, we get an absolute bargain for the life we live. We have awesome hospitals, great public schools, and a great way of life. I’d be willing support higher taxes if that mean protecting this way of life. And to ask for “less government intervention” is naive. One of the responsibilities of government should be to protect what we have. Reducing the influence of government on corporations makes it easier for those corporations to gobble up our environmental heritage and convert it into profits.
So the bottom line for me: I love this place, and I want to protect it.”

Though my historical political leanings are a bit more “left” than yours were, I absolutely share your sentiments.

Looking forward to reading about more of your rides

Thanks
Tim

Thanks Kris.
If you’ve got a GPS, most of my posts have a link to download the GPX file. That might come in handy for some of the more remote routes.
Have fun!
Neil