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12 gates of hell
Ah, Tien... what a sadistic b@st@rd he is for suggesting this!
A surprising number of suckers willing riders showed up 7am this morning though and off we went. Soon though, the hills ticked by, as did the laps and one by one they fell away until just Tien, myself and another mystery rider (oops... I forget your name, how embarrassing) were left.
Below is a list of excuses for finishing last (of, did I mention, only 3?) pick which one you like the best...
Another ride Sunday 20 July 08
Hey all. If there is anyone else that wants to ride with another person or two this Sunday 20 July i am planning a smaller, faster alternative to the social Terry Hills ride. Somewhere around northern Sydney - Cascades, Manly Dam, Dural or Ourimbah maybe. I ride an entry level hardtail but at a decent pace and for a couple hours at least. Post back if you're interested or get my mobile phone no. from my profile. Have a good weekend! P.s. There is a very small chance i will have to cancel if i can't get a rim tuned by Sun, which is another reason i was keeping this informal.
Trailwalker 2008 - Cascades & Bantry Bay trails...
If you ride these trails you have probably seen a lot more walkers recently.
Every year Oxfam organise an event called "Trailwalker" for 2000 walkers to raise several million dollars to combat poverty:
http://www.oxfam.org.au/trailwalker/sydney/
This 100km walk this year is on 29-31 August 2008 and goes through the Cascades [Ridge Top, Quarry, Bare Creek & Cascades tracks] and Bantry Bay [near Ararat Reserve]
Action to prevent motor vehicles at Cascades
I have been in contact with the Garigal NP rangers regarding stakes and logs and other entry prevention methods at Cascades. This was brought up in the none too tactful Cascades - NPWS Stupid, Dangerous and Ugly post.
Their explanation is below...
Ride at 2pm today: Sunday 10th Feb (Terry Hills / Cascades) ?
Anybody up for a ride at 2pm today around Terry Hills, Belrose, St. Ives ? 2-3 hours, social pace. Missed the ride at 6.30am this morning and was surprised by the blue sky. Hope it lasts till then.
Olaf
0402 893 502
Fright of my life
Well Loz and I went for a ride in Cascades this morning. Bumped into Sean, Steve and Bruce at the head of the trail too.
Anyway on our way out of there we were heading down this slope and Loz was leading me by probably 2-3m when he shouted out something. I thought he said spiders as he always does when we ride at night in summer. But nope turns out he was yelling SNAKE!
Well Loz nearly ran over its tail and the snake doubled back to have a go at him as he pedalled furiously away.
DH track on the St Ives side
There is also an excellent DH single track starting at the top of the St Ives side. You can see where it joins the fire road (Upper Cascades) just after the junction with the upper Cambourne track when you are heading towards St Ives. It continues downward from there via 2 different STs that join up further down and come out onto the Cascades track. You will see the enrance to these on the left hand side of the Cascades track opposite the ST on the right hand side as mentioned previously.