The joys of country riding!

[martinjs]

We went for a family ride on the weekend stopping at the Fivebough wetlands where we did a 2 k walk to the local bird blind and back.



No many birds there yet, about a month or so away, I will try and get more pics closer to time.




The way in and out.


My back up transport with the tag-a-long.


Bunch of slow coaches!


If you look carefully you will notice a bloody great double grain semi that just pasts us on a road not much wider than one car.


Rough road ahead.


More traffic, bloody busy on a Sunday avro!


Our driveway!


Home again, great ride and walk and the weather was great for this time of year, it's going to be cold again by next weekend, but we had fun while it lasted.

Martin

[ruscook]

Beautiful scenery Martin. Trucks aside much nicer than the ongoing smog and bogans of urban Aus.

[martinjs]

With the go comes the not so good.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=2771016388703

I was riding into a head wind gusting at just over 50kph.

Martin

[il padrone]

Beautiful scenery Martin. Trucks aside much nicer than the ongoing smog and bogans of urban Aus.

Country roads have their fair share of bogans too. And then there's the smell of the roadkill

[martinjs]

Beautiful scenery Martin. Trucks aside much nicer than the ongoing smog and bogans of urban Aus.

Country roads have their fair share of bogans too. And then there's the smell of the roadkill

I don't see that much road kill.
Also we must be ready to help the critters we do see, or at least dodge them.





I've stopped and saved a few of these little beasties over the years in Leeton, both in car and on bike.
Moved this one off the road.

Martin

[brawlo]

Beautiful scenery Martin. Trucks aside much nicer than the ongoing smog and bogans of urban Aus.

Country roads have their fair share of bogans too. And then there's the smell of the roadkill

Tis an unwritten country rule that when you are out on a lovely warm day, all roadkill shall reside at the top of sharp/steep/long climbs when you are sucking in big gulps of air!

Anyway, the chance of perhaps one or 2 bogans on a ride sharply outweighs the guarantee of many in the city! Not to mention fresh air vs smoggy haze.

[martinjs]

Beautiful scenery Martin. Trucks aside much nicer than the ongoing smog and bogans of urban Aus.

Country roads have their fair share of bogans too. And then there's the smell of the roadkill

Tis an unwritten country rule that when you are out on a lovely warm day, all roadkill shall reside at the top of sharp/steep/long climbs when you are sucking in big gulps of air!

Anyway, the chance of perhaps one or 2 bogans on a ride sharply outweighs the guarantee of many in the city! Not to mention fresh air vs smoggy haze.

Ha, just thought about that, from memory it seems your right.

Mind you that could be because a truck or car came over the hill and didn't see the animal until too late. Mainly small critters get hit out here, even harder to see.

Martin

[il padrone]

It's a bit different in Tassie - hills, headwinds and roadkill

In some areas there was really one every 200m, and they tend to be more....... juicy. All mangled by the Devils. I think it is just that in Tassie they have so much more wildlife, but it does get a bit disturbing.

[martinjs]

It's a bit different in Tassie - hills, headwinds and roadkill

In some areas there was really one every 200m, and they tend to be more....... juicy. All mangled by the Devils. I think it is just that in Tassie they have so much more wildlife, but it does get a bit disturbing.

Yes it would and it does, hate seeing dead critters. Participially the native wildlife.

Martin

[ozzymac]

Can't say country riding is always great......

There is a section of road I have to ride on that goes past a dairy farm, and the flies around that section of road are just so bad this year, and the worst thing is there is a large steep hill just past it, which makes it interesting trying to stop swallowing flies but breath at the same time.

Bring back winter

Cheers

[toolonglegs]

A lot of the road kill here ends up on the table... Why would you leave a tenderized pig or deer on the side of the road especially as it probably trashed your car as well

[martinjs]

More photo's from the MIA!












Plenty of rice growing this year, most I've seen since moving here. Seems the bird life likes the rice paddy's too! Natural pest control!




Not to mention tamed wild life.





What's this I see, almost a mountain view!

Just love riding this time of year.

Martin

[martinjs]

More pictures Why? Because I can.


When these pass on narrow rough roads it can get a bit hairy, although saying that they usally give me plenty of width.



Naturallly weed control, often see sheep roving around the edges.



This seems to happen in light to medium winds after tractors have gone by.


No trucks now.

Martin

[open roader]

Tall willy willys - good photo.

[open roader]

Great evening light on the way home today........... (near Deans Marsh, Otways- Victoria)

[silkishuge]

I never take the time to stop to take photos. I guess I should but my photos will never justify the scenery I see on my rides. The sun rising where the rays shine across the golden fields. You can see your shadow stretched across the road and onto the field on the other side of the road. Its a nice to watch the fluid motion of the shadow of a cyclist with a steady rthythm. My only issue is with km after km of dead roads. I have also learnt to watch out for gravel at rural junctions.

Jon

[open roader]

The joys of scoring a flat in the country....... waiting for the cavalry to arrive could be a lot worse than sitting here for a couple of hours................. clean air, warm sunshine, birds-a-singin........

[il padrone]

The joys of scoring a flat in the country....... waiting for the cavalry to arrive could be a lot worse than sitting here for a couple of hours.................

You don't carry tyre levers and spare tube?? Really not too heavy or bulky to do so. Get one of these and have the gear 'always ready'

[ColinOldnCranky]

I have a couple of time ridden on highways - Bridgetown, Busselton, Mauritius... Indeed I went for an early morning ride in the rain through Chidlow and The Old NOrtham Road last Sunday. And while I can't see me doing any great distances I do find it a nice change from riding the PSPs. There is always a touch of anxiety but I would prolly feel the same on a bike too.

[open roader]

A little bit of rainbow joy....... Warrnambool to Melbourne rail line near Birregurra

[Aushiker]

A little bit of rainbow joy....... Warrnambool to Melbourne rail line near Birregurra

Nice photo.

Andrew

[ldrcycles]

Absolutely loving the pics in this thread, some real corkers, keep em coming .

[clackers]

The (newish) bridge over Lake Hume on the rail trail between Tallangatta and Wodonga.

[clackers]

Rail trestle bridge near Belgrave on the way to Cardinia.

[clackers]

Went with my wife on an enjoyable MBTC day tour of French Island, and learnt these chlamydia free koalas are used to restock the populations of their less virtuous mainland cousins.