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Rainbow Beach

Read MoreI’m currently exploring some of the amazing places around Rainbow Beach on the Cooloola Coast just south of Fraser Island.Because I’m on the road, I won’t be able to do a detailed write-up...

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Over The Rainbow

Read MoreDuring a family holiday at Rainbow Beach, I decided to enlist the help of a couple of riding buddies to see if we could complete a huge 100km ride along the beach before the tide washed us...

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Caloundra Epic

Read MoreMy friend Wayne had been planning an overnight ride from Brisbane to Caloundra and back for a couple of months. After heavy rain during the days preceding the ride, he decided to cancel it....

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Mount Kilcoy

Read MoreStarting in the quiet farming district of Mount Kilcoy, today’s adventure took us in a big loop up some steep hills into Conondale National Park, before a nice long roll down the mountain back...

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Wollumbin

Read MoreToday’s adventure took us from the picturesque village of Tyalgum in Northern NSW, up to the edge of the crater surrounding Mount Warning, and then back to our starting point via Mount Burrell...

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Mount Binga

Read MoreWith few days remaining till I had to undergo major surgery, I decided to take the day off work and go for a big ride through wide-open spaces while I was still able.Early on a Friday morning...

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Big Wet

Read MoreAfter 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...

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Let the River Run

Read MoreRecent rain has caused the Eastern and Western Branches of the Brisbane to start flowing again. This doesn’t happen very often, so we thought we’d have a look.Today’s adventure was a...

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Back to Byron

Read MoreThe last time we visited Mount Byron it was wet, cloudy and muddy. Today’s clear skies provided a perfect opportunity for us to return with a few friends.Our plan was to ride out to Mount...

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Louisavale

Read MoreToday’s adventure took us through Louisavale Station – a large picturesque cattle station on the banks of Monsildale Creek between Linville and Kilcoy.We started at Sheepstation Creek north of...

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Mount Archer

Read MoreA couple of years ago on the long climb into D’Aguilar National Park via Lovedays Road, my friend Nick looked up a steep side-track and thought out aloud “I wonder what’s up there?” Today we...

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Poverty Creek

Read MoreFor my first time back on the bike since knee surgery last month, I decided to ride somewhere flat and relatively easy. Yes it was flat, but it was anything but easyWe started our Bribie...

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Laidley Creek

Read MoreHave you ever looked at a road and wondered where you’d end up if you followed it to the very end? Today’s ride south of Mulgowie tried to answer that question.We started the day at the Mulga...

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Big Sky Country

Read MoreHave you ever been under a sky so huge that you felt like you were going to fall into it?The vaulted skies above Anduramnba often seem like that when we visit.Anduramba Hall is remote, so we...

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Paddling in Paradise

Read MoreAlthough we’ve often ridden our bikes through the stunning country that surrounds the Upper Noosa River, I’ve never had the chance to paddle on the river until now. For the last three days...

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Black Duck Creek Adventure

Read MoreWe’ve explored the spectacular Black Duck Creek valley several times. On this ANZAC Day holiday, we thought we’d invite a few more friends to explore it with us. So I was delighted when 46...

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Glen Rock National Park

Read MoreHeavy rain had lashed Sout-East Queensland for several days, flooding roads and filling creeks. Would it be too wet to ride? There was only one way to be sure… we turned up!Glen Rock National...

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The Hidden Valley

Read MoreLast week, floodwaters prevented us from reaching the waterfall at the end of the East Haldon valley. This week we thought we’d return to Glen Rock and try our luck again.To give ourselves the...

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Gambubal

Read MoreWhen my friend Richard told me about the fun he had exploring the mountainous terrain around Mount Colliery, near Killarney, I couldn’t resist checking it out for myself.We started on a cold...

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Cunningham’s Campsite

Read MoreIn 1828, the explorer Allan Cunningham travelled south-west from Moreton Bay in an attempt to find a route through the Great Dividing Range to the Darling Downs. Today we thought we’d visit...

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Laidley

Read MoreWe followed Allan Cunninghamn’s journey to the historic pass through the Great Dividing Range last week, and continued the theme today: exploring more of his travels in in a scenic loop west...

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Rockside Mountain

Read MoreI have amazing friends. When I told them about some rugged hilltop tracks than I wanted to explore, they gladly joined me for another adventure on the bike.Mount Sylvia has been the starting...

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Social Ride Invitation: “Three Gaps” XC Adventure

Read MoreWould you like to join us for a moderately challenging Cross Country ride through three “Gaps” in mountain ranges in the Lockyer Valley, including the spectacular Laidley Gap?We’ll start at...

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Ingoldsby

Read More“I wonder what’s at the end of this valley?”“How far could I get if I follow that road?”Some weeks I gaze intently into a map and almost magically my friends and I are transported to that...

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Mount Walker

Read MoreWe were unsure about one or two sections on next week’s “Three Gaps” social ride, so today my friends kindly agreed to help me double check them. Just to keep us on our toes, I added an extra...

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