Over The Shoulder....Rides through the Decades

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Early August '22

A little more sunshine after some days of winter-drizzle.
Some solo-skidding near Hazeldene and Tallarook while the clay was wet.

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Scout + skid around Hazeldene

After ..... Following last week's loop, that whole Diggers Gully cluster of roads/ tracks added to what Fuzzy said about Mullers Creek got me intrigued. Keen to go and have a look tomorrow morning, return for a late lunch. Easy dirt access +exit via Flowerdale Rd. from Hazeldene... the rest ...

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Later in August... and the Himas are out for some gravel-play.
Good to join up, meet a few new (+old) faces and check out some new tracks around Marysville.
Man....when you're out with Squiz...!

Hima wanderings...

Promising a rain-free Melbournian winter day, the BoM kept its word and put on a cracker of a day. Joined up with the Vic Himalayan Group for part of the way and enjoyed every minute of it, good bunch! Goodie, Greg, Ant and Ian tagged along for the first stretch to Gembrook and the Gladysdale...

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Himas on the Acheron Way

 

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Early October '22A rare opportunity for a mid-week ride, checking out the northern parts of the Toolangi State Park and the Black Range, bouncing on dirt/ gravel tracks between Maroondah and Melba Hwys.


Squiz and Doug were on for some slow exploring...

Pics and yarns here:

Northern Toolangi + Black Range

(Mostly dirt) exploring roads and tracks etc. throughout the northern end of the Toolangi State Park and Black Range, a pocket I haven't spent much time yet. Also a possible climb of the Old SEC-track (or deviation thereof, whatever) and mapping another cut-through route from Alexandra towards...

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Oops, forgot one in the list...

Just a few days before the above, a half-day scoot around the backblocks of Bunyip State Park and Kurth Kiln.

Lotsa pics here:

Half-day Bunyip Nooks+Crannies

Looks like a good weekend coming up after some rainy days. Leaving the Sat for things to dry out a bit. It'll be a little later start and an early-ish return (due to our current home @ hospital-mode). Was planning on some slow exploration/ fotos etc, possibly taking Goodie's little 250. Count on...

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Early December '22

3 days and 3 Amigos skidding around Gippsland.

Awesome company, a well-mixed potpourri of twisties, dirt and scenics, some post-storm chaos and Dingo Creek up to its old tricks.
Good times, hell yeah!

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Skidding around Gippsland....3 Amigos going bush

What a bloody hoot of a "long weekend" Melting in yer jox @ 35C, Dingo Creek bites again B52-sized Gippy mozzies skidding through road-closures mud-toxing $$$ BMW-riding gear "time-out" @ Toora Jetty time the Rolling Green Hills of Bliss freezing gales and mugs of Hot Chocolate Trying to...

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Early Jan '23

Paps'ed + Finkelstein'ed​

on Victoria's Great Railtrail.
Treadling Bonnie Doon to Mansfield.









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Another early January '23 ride.

This time Nev joined Squiz and I for a day in the gravel that turned quite intense in places.
Absolute highlight were the Paps




Fabulous gravel and vistas everywhere!!







Mt. Wombat, the Strathbogies....the joy never stopped!









For loads of sweet pics and a bit of a yarn

The 'Bogies & The Paps

It's not just about the views... ....it's ALL about the views! A sprinkling of today's "rockery". Quite intense in places :-)

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