10-13 April, 2018 It was time to take some kids form school on a Mountain Biking Camp again. We’d previously gone to Wingello State Forest, however we found out that there was another big group booked in only a week…
Coolah – Hidden Valley Classic
16-18 September 2017 The Hidden Valley Classic mountain bike race at Coolah had always been an event I was interested in attending. Some friends had attended a couple of times in the past, and when some others from Church decided…
The Mont 24 and MTB Camp 2017
31 March – 4 April 2017 Last year, these were two separate events, I did the Mont over the weekend, came home on the Monday, and left for MTB camp on the Tuesday. At the time, some of the kids…
Coachwood Camping Area – Chichester State Forest
28 September – 5 October, 2016 We had originally planned to head away somewhere at the beginning of the school holidays, after not spending any time away camping since the end of our last trip in April. Turned out that…
MTB Camp – 2016
5-8 April 2016 For the last 4 years I’ve been part of our school cycling camp. Sometimes it has been pure mountain biking, other years we have mixed it up with some cycle paths around Canberra. This year, we decided…
The Mont – 2016
I hadn’t ridden in a Mountain Bike Race for a while, and missed the 2015 Mont, so thought I’d have a crack at the 2016 version. I was completely underdone in terms of preparation and fitness, but agreed to join…
Armidale Tourist Park
6-8 January 2016 Unsure of our next destination, we left Clarence River Wilderness Lodge heading south, before turning right onto the Bruxner Highway and then climbing further into the Great Dividing Range towards Tenterfield. We had a quick stop to…
James Estate Winery
Rach and I had always wanted to get away together, just us with no kids, in the camper. So with the new Ultimate Xterra in the garage, just begging to be used, we decided to make it happen. We made…
Back Yamma Bigfoot – 2013
23-25 August, 2013 For the third year running, we headed out to Parkes and the Back Yamma State Forest for a fun weekend away at a great mountain bike race – the Back Yamma Bigfoot. We were being joined on…