Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Saturday 14th March to 19th Six day Epic tour

Left Wodonga on Saturday 14th March for 6 days of touring through the mountains.

First day was just along the kiewa valley
Highway to Mt Beauty & up the Falls Creek rd about 5 kms & into the bush to camp. A head wind slowed progress some.
Then

Sunday was a big day riding up towards Falls creek. I decided to take the roper track & onto Big Hill track. This was very steep the first part. I came across a Blue Tongue lizard 
on the track & had a rest.
Then there was another little lizard.

The day was going quick with slow progress.
I reached just below Big hill tower around 1pm.
After this the track got easier & then I turned down hill until I reached the west Kiewa logging rd. Quiet late around 2pm by now.
Kept going up & along this rd.
Coming accross a Copper head snake
which moved of the rd once it noticed me.
Doing lots of video & photos the day quickly progress.
It was 3pm now & I  continued upwards.
Hard but really nice cycling in the bush.
Advetureally getting to the Dimintina hores yards around 6pm.  Quickly set my tent up put some warm clothes on & the day was over. Eating lots of food to replenish my energy for the next day.
Up & up as I headed up


Machinery spur to Mt Loch 1987 metres
high. Just near Mt Hotham with great views.
The next day Tuesday along up Machinery spur to to the great Alpine rd. (Mt Hotham). Then a big decent down to Harietville.
This was fast riding & the 30 kms was over quick. Then to the town of Bright topped up Mt water supply 8 litres. Bought some food at Woolworths & headed up the Mt Porepunka road. I was getting tired as my legs were turing to jelly.  I finally made it to the summit late just before sunset.
Then Wednesday (today) down the Porepunka road coming out on the rail trail. Then headed for Myrelford to get some water supplies 8 litres.  A little more food from the Colse supermarket.
Then I headed for Mt Stanley for tonight's camp. Looking at the map I chose a quick way on a very steep track to start. Lucky it didn't continue this bad & was advetureally rideable. Three Mountains in three days. This is turning into tough tour. Made it to the summit around 5:40 pm. Quickly set my tent up & cooked & ate dinner. Then started typing this which is where I'm at now lying in my tent typing on my phone.
Back to Wodonga tomorrow  & in a few days of towards South Australia.
Until then.

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