Cross-country cycling

May 23rd, 2005 | No Comments

I ran 11km this morning into Bright and back. I pulled up sore after the Feathertop walk, so this was my first run since last Tuesday.

I did extra walks and bike rides in the interim, including a cross-country cycle adventure yesterday up and down pine forest tracks with Dude. He did well to make it up the hills, even walking part of the way, at age nine.

We headed up Roberts Creek Road past the tip, then followed Quins Gap Road to the Apex Hill intersection. From there we went bush along Quins Road and forest tracks, coming out Nursery Road past the sewerage ponds.

There are some great views from the higher points looking down on Bright and the golf course.

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