Sick days

[marks]

I won't describe the sunset I'm looking at now then. You know Gonzo is always here if you feel the need to jump on a plane & ride around here for the weekend.

thanks for the offer - its appreciated
I'm planning to head down your way on the KLR for a poke round sometime in the next month or two - perhaps you guys can play tour guides again

[junkmanjoe]

Hope you boy's have learn't to ride since last time, musta been embarrassing to have been passed by an old man on a clapped out bemmer and his "boy" on a silly little black thing


But serriously, i'd be in on a propper mission down that way

so it was you guys that left all the strange wide skid marks in to the corners.........

yea its going to happen, when the roads are open again and it falls on a long weekend, so early in the new year..

JMJ

[junkmanjoe]

Iron Bridge to Denniston...

im sure you wana see me drop my bike.........

JMJ

[NordieBoy]

im sure you wana see me drop my bike.........

JMJ

Eddie could drop it for you.

[junkmanjoe]

Eddie could drop it for you.

so where is this trail you speak of oh great wize southernman....

JMJ

[CrazyFrog]

Not quite a sick day, but the rest of you guys WERE working while I was making some noise on the KTM.

Decided to go for a quick recon out to Whangapeka road end (Courthouse Flat) and then cut back thru Fairhall Rd and Glenrae Rd forestry block on the way home.
Truth was, I trailered the KTM to Tapawera and rode from there, to save my ass (in more ways than one!)

The Whangapeka road was it's usual stunning self with the snow covered peaks never too far from the horizon, the rivers were running crystal clear, and the mottled light in the bush played the part well, as if scripted straight out of a LOTR movie set.
I had to remind myself to watch for ice as there was plenty of permafrost areas up there, opening the taps up too early on the KTM would result in a few nice power slides as the rear would break away on frozen gravel, spinning up easily. Some of the watercourses had nice little frozen sheet ice entry/exits to them which just added to the excitement of it all.
The Siberia Flat (now why do they call it that???) campsite was still frozen solid white at 2pm, hadn't seen the sun all day, bugger camping there at this time of the year. The Courthouse Flat camp however was basking in sun by comparison, albeit just for a couple of hours before the sun disappeared behind the Kahurangi ranges around 3pm.

Courthouse Flat is a great little basic DOC campsite with the standard concrete fireplaces and picnic table, I reckon it would make a great spot for and ADV overnighter in summer.

I headed back out the same way, taking note of a couple of forestry side roads including one which links up with Christian Creek Rd off Sherry River Rd. Unfortunately they're logging up there, this particular one was one of the infamous skid sites which blew out in the May rains, bringing down a deluge of logs and down into the valley below. Hopefully harvesting ops up there may be finished in summer, so will look into getting access through there in the future.

Before heading home, I detoured off up Fairhall Rd and rode the short forestry block through Glenrae Rd, always a nice little side trip, back to the where the car was parked near Tapawera. Woodman knows this last road, we did it last year with Jen (MyGSXF) on Colins 640A.

All in all, a good avo out, sure beats working on a Friday! I don't need to mention the fact I'm working the bloody weekend though!

[JATZ]

so where is this trail you speak of oh great wize southernman....

JMJ

You did part of it on the last NIIOTS, from the Iron bridge to the Mackley river, but the track goes right through to Denniston, it's a good track too

It's good to be out playing when everybody else is @ work aye C.F. :

[CrazyFrog]

You did part of it on the last NIIOTS, from the Iron bridge to the Mackley river, but the track goes right through to Denniston, it's a good track too

It's good to be out playing when everybody else is @ work aye C.F. :

Too right Jatzy, bloody lovely out today. Not another soul to be seen all day on the road.

I reckon we sould send those Norf Islanders over the Mackey in winter, show 'em wot Southern Men are made of!

[junkmanjoe]

fuk that................too cold down there......its cold enough up here....

JMJ

[Padmei]

Great write up Crazy froggy.

I've been looking out at the snowy ranges everyday thinking I'd like to be up there however unusually for this time of year I'm flat out at work. I shouldn't complain about that I spose.

[Underground]

.....its cold enough up here....

JMJ

UP where ?? I live further north than Masterton