Went over to Canberra, Australia to assist a friend who was competing in the WEMBO World 24hr MTB Endurance Champs (she came 5th in her category BTW, so super stoked for her!!).

We did a few laps of the course prior to the race..


This is the view from the top of Luge at Stromlo MTB park, see the double rainbow


We came across this Echidna on the side of the track.. it thought that if it couldn't see us, then we wouldn't be able to see it


The sun about to set on Canberra, taken from the Skyline trail during a late afternoon ride


Race H/Q at about 6am - the morning of the second day.. just about time to take the lights off

Ok - I am inspired to stop and take more pictures! Wow to all of these. We are so lucky to ride in such beautiful places!

id take pics of my rides, but its generally dark and people know what a shopping center and a set of traffic lights look like.

You should get out more :laugh:

So many great looking places, but i don't know if most are in the US or somewhere else in the world. Could posters put in the country too? I want to go to all of them!!

3 kids, all under 5, a full time job, an after hours job and i also need time to run and swim.

when exactly can i "get out more"

Rule #42
// A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.

If it’s preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run, it is not called a bike race, it is called duathlon or a triathlon. Neither of which is a bike race. Also keep in mind that one should only swim in order to prevent drowning, and should only run if being chased. And even then, one should only run fast enough to prevent capture.

6am looking south from the Brooklyn Bridge's upper deck bike path.



Oh bother... Struggled to even post this, and it's been cropped. I do confess to being rather a luddite.

These are from my first real mountain bike ride. I was in WAY over my head. In total it was 16 miles with a 2400 feet descent and a 2500 ascent. Sooooo, pretty much straight down then straight up. We ended up hiking the bikes back up the last 4 or 5 miles because I couldn't do the climb and the bf's hub broke. Despite all the the frustration of the day, it was fun and I will be getting my very own mtn bike in about a week. I will be easing myself in on some less technical trails. The hardest part is that going from road riding to mtn biking means basically relearning absolutely everything.






Indian Creek Trail in Sedalia, CO

Indian Creek Trail in Sedalia, CO

I've never been there. Very pretty!

I have some photos for you from Sydney Australia - but how do I add attach a photo here?

my photos are with Picasa (that is why my blog is linked with) and I dont seem to be able to insert them here
here is one...

https://plus.google.com/photos/114985829950310378688/albums/5709316146203328177/5955328239443422978?banner=pwa&authkey=CPT9y4jHtq_dugE&pid=5955328239443422978&oid=114985829950310378688

how do I link it here? the IMG thingy didnt work

Not working from photobucket

Out for a ride on my local Rotorua tracks


The top of Challenge Block..


Found this little guy on the side of the track, handed him in to lost and found


Whakarewarewa Forest in full bloom

Edit: I think I got this..

Amazing video! :drinker: Loved the night shots. Those were the best. I'm amazed people do that without falling over dead from exhaustion.

Go easy on me, I'm a beginner! :-) pics are in order by date starting with my new bike purchase Dec26th (my birthday gift to myself!) I live in Spartanburg, South Carolina. My favorite place to bike is Dupont State Forest in Cedar Mountain, NC. The snow pics were from Bent Creek Area, Pisgah National Forest, NC last weekend.