“Do you know anything about the Kobble Creek campsites?” Eric asked me early in the week.
“No, but that sounds like a great idea for a ride!” I replied.
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Category: Pine Rivers
Big Wet
After recent heavy rain, creek beds which were bone dry for a couple of years are now flowing.
I thought this would be a good opportunity to revist some those creeks and enjoy the rare sight.
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Waterproof
When the alarm went off at 5:00 AM, I peeked through the curtains and discovered it was raining heavily.
“Bike or bed?” I sleepily asked myself.
Surprisingly quickly, I decided to “just show up” and see what happened.
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Beat the Heat
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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Bikes, Butchers and Baths
Tucked away in a remote and rugged section of the D’Aguilar Range, Dianas Bath is a difficult place to get to – even on a mountain bike. Today we ventured to this secluded rock pool via a strangely named and ralrely used track named “Butcher Shop Creek Road”.
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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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Urban XC
Instead of a long all-day ride far away, today’s ride was a relatively quick three-hour adventure close to home. Would it be possible to have an exciting cross-country adventure in the suburbs?
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Tales from a Bikepacking Newbie
I’ve been camping before, and I’ve done multi-day bike rides before, but I’ve never done both. “Bikepacking” is “Backpacking” on a bike, and it’s completely new to me.
Here’s the story of my first attempt. I’ve included a summary of my discoveries at the end of the article.
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