On a dry and dusty morning, with mid-summer arriving two months early, seventeen crazy mountain bikers had a great idea….
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Glasshouse Adventure
On a hot October morning, thirty-seven energetic mountain bikers embarked on large loop through the rugged terrain around the Glasshouse Mountains.
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Fighting Kids’ Cancer
Darb has a goal to ride one thousand kilometres in the month of October as part of a fund-raising effort to support the Childrens Medical Research Institute and their fight against cancer in children.
So Simon and I decided to take him on a big long ride up to the Glasshouse Mountains and back.
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Western Branch
Soaking up the splendour of the hills around the Western Branch of the Brisbane River today, I wondered whether I have had more than my fair share of good fortune.
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Rain
I had spent a long time planning todays ride, only to have those plans disrupted by heavy winter rain. Here’s what we did instead 🙂
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Back to the Border
Today’s adventure took us back to the spectacular country on the Border Fence along the top of the Border Ranges near Rathdowney.
This time we returned with a few more friends.
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Lantana
This was an enjoyable day of exploration which turned into an overnight nightmare because of Lantana.
Our plan for today’s ride was to start at the head-waters of the Western Branch of the Brisbane River, follow the Bicentennial National Trail (BNT) northwards to Elgin Vale, then return back to our starting point via Gallangowan and Yabba State Forests.
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Jimna Timber and Gold
Todays social ride was the culmination of several weeks work exploring some of the wonderful trails around Jimna. The ride was in two halves with the morning loop exploring the Timber history of Jimna, and the afternoon loop exploring the Gold Mining history.
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