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The final day of our high country dirt ride and our resident superhero is lurking in the background. And we may need him too, while we still don't get to do any single track we do finally ride some slightly technical sections, woohoo.
We can't complain about the accommodation, a good sleep in comfortable heated rooms and we are set to climb and descend all day. Even with special tools it gets tricky so we call in the expert. I have a lot of respect for guys who carry the right gear for repairs... in Australia we tend to call them the tools with the tools. I'm pretty slack in this area and only carry a basic tool kit then lots of camera gear, so I rely on these tools with their tools on the rare occasions I have a problem. It's been quite a dry winter for this high country dirt ride but a bit of recent rain provides some fun in the high country creek crossings.
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Most of the riders on this high country dirt ride had families and we got chatting about partners and kids. Without exception they were family men... dedicated, wanting the best for their kids, putting the hard yards in. But then we got talking about the need to occasionally escape and recharge the batteries. It might be retreating to a man cave... you know, tinkering with model airplanes, restoring old cars. Maybe even stamp collecting. And of course some of us opt for something far more expensive and likely to kill us - dirt bikes. Yes it probably looks like a stupid choice but I reckon a regular shot of adventure is badly needed, especially when home loans, a soul crushing job and the demands of family life can slowly squeeze the life out of us. I know some of our partners roll their eyes as we head out to hurt ourselves, and label it all as 'boys and their toys'. But I firmly believe we need regular adventures to unleash the inner kid, or we'll just slowly die on the inside. Speaking of adventure, I sense this little 350 four stroke would like to be unleashed here in the high country. You all know I'm not into fast riding. And when I try I completely suck at it. But I figure at least I can't slide too far if I crash going up this long long hill. I can see why so many big bore riders are turning to these smaller four strokes. They still put out ridiculous amounts of power in the upper rev range, and there's way more power than a gumby like me can use on this high country dirt ride climb.
As our adventure draws to a close, we climb up to a reconstruction of a typical settlers house from the distant past. They must have been bloody cold winters when the snow piled up outside. And finally after riding so many fire trails the past three and a half days, we get to something approaching a proper dirt ride riding up here on the roof of Australia. It's not single track, but at least it's mildly technical with the rocks, washouts and ruts. Understandably most riders don't want to beat themselves to a pulp with four days of continuous hard riding, but it sure would have been nice to have a few bits like this thrown in throughout the high country. And a bit of icing on the cake, there's finally a section that is just hard enough to give the guys a bit of a challenge, and a few bikes are dropped or spear off in unusual directions. Heaven on a stick. Given we are riding on the roof of Australia, it's surprising there haven't been that many views, but on the final leg home, we finally get some great scenery. We are still well below two thousand metres in altitude so it ain't as high as many Canadians, yanks and Europeans get to ride, but hey we Aussies just make do with what we've got. It's been a good shot of adventure with this high country dirt ride and all the 'boys and their toys'. Here's to the need for regular adventures to unleash the inner child. Amen.
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