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Past Ride: Brooklyn again, 14th June2 comments

amandasmtbblog wrote 6 days ago: A great ride this week, although the tracks were wetter and more slippery which made Rollercoaster a … more →

Tags: Past Bike Rides, downhill, easy climb, forest, narrow tracks, sea views, steep drop offs, Twisty Tracks

Past Ride: Brooklyn Turbine Ride, 8th June4 comments

amandasmtbblog wrote 1 week ago: A great ride on a sunny but windy day.  7 of us went for this ride and the track was damp but firm a … more →

Tags: Past Bike Rides, downhill, easy climb, forest, narrow tracks, steep drop offs, Views

Getting Up Close and Personal

alanabarnet wrote 2 weeks ago: Bark Once you get into your chosen piece of native forest, it is amazing how you start to see the re … more →

Tags: ecology, Photography, Native Plants, PhotoEcology, Ecology, Eucalyptus, Plants, Trees, Macro Photography

Past Ride: Wainui MTB Park May 25th

amandasmtbblog wrote 4 weeks ago: 8 of us went out at 9 am and did jungle scout up to snail trail and had a ball on westside and banke … more →

Tags: Past Bike Rides, downhill, easy climb, forest, mtb, narrow tracks, Social, steep drop offs

Past Ride: Wainui MTB Park, 1st June1 comment

amandasmtbblog wrote 1 month ago: We returned to this amazing place for MTB riders and had a good time on the Wetlands, Westside and t … more →

Tags: Past Bike Rides, bush, downhill, easy climb, forest, mostly flat, mtb, narrow tracks, Twisty Tracks

Past Ride: Rimutaka Rail Trail, 11 May6 comments

amandasmtbblog wrote 1 month ago: A very wet ride today. We were cold and wet and decided to turn back for scones after 6 km.  7 did t … more →

Tags: Past Bike Rides, Wide track, easy climb, forest, mostly flat, bridges, tunnels, River Crossing, bush

West Coast Wilderness Trail

coastingnz wrote 1 month ago: Stephen’s phrase for today – “a day of reflection”…… New Zealand … more →

Tags: mountain biking new zealand, Photography, nature, NZ flora and fauna, outdoors, Travel (2), Dogs, dalmatian dogs, german shorthaired pointer

Morning Meander up the 10 Mile Valley6 comments

coastingnz wrote 1 month ago: Ever do a walk that you’ve done a million times and suddenly it seems more beautiful than you … more →

Tags: mountain biking new zealand, Photography, nature, NZ history, NZ flora and fauna, outdoors, Travel (2), Dogs, dalmatian dogs

Charming Creek Walkway - A charming ride through history

coastingnz wrote 2 months ago: Had a hot date today – haven’t been together much lately…… a sneaky hour her … more →

Tags: mountain biking new zealand, Photography, nature, NZ history, NZ flora and fauna, outdoors, Travel (2), Dogs, dalmatian dogs

Goldsborough Revisited2 comments

coastingnz wrote 2 months ago: I want to say this is one of my favourite bush walks on the coast, but they are all so lovely.  This … more →

Tags: Photography, nature, NZ history, NZ flora and fauna, outdoors, Travel (2), Dogs, Nature, Hiking

Ride on Saturday: Korokoro Stream, 13th April1 comment

amandasmtbblog wrote 2 months ago: Another all male riding contingent rode this ride and I again was missing, although I did see them o … more →

Tags: Past Bike Rides, easy climb, forest, mostly flat, bridges, narrow tracks, steep drop offs, slippery surface, River Crossing

Past Ride: Korokoro Stream, 6th April4 comments

amandasmtbblog wrote 2 months ago: An all man team rode this ride.  Jason did a good impression of me (I was ill with migraine and ridi … more →

Tags: Past Bike Rides, easy climb, mostly flat, bridges, narrow tracks, steep drop offs, slippery surface, River Crossing, bush

Past Ride: Brooklyn Ride, 2 March2 comments

amandasmtbblog wrote 3 months ago: Thank you Denise and Jason for taking this ride while I lived it up in Queenstown.  Back now to eart … more →

Tags: Past Bike Rides, bush, downhill, easy climb, narrow tracks, steep drop offs, Views

The big dry.15 comments

ordinarygood wrote 3 months ago: The whole country is very, very dry with drought conditions in many places. Rain is desperately need … more →

Tags: Nature, Weather, gratitude, Photography, summer, Berries, Climate, Drought, dry

A walk around the Upper Lake11 comments

ordinarygood wrote 3 months ago: After I picked up some provisions from the local shops I went for a walk along the side of the Upper … more →

Tags: walking, Plants, Photography, Flowers, Geese, Pukeko's, Lakes, fowl, Reflections

A Splash of White in a Sea of Green3 comments

alphathread wrote 4 months ago: In January 2010 I posted this image of the Korokoro Falls.  These falls are reached via a 30 minute … more →

Tags: New Zealand, Travel, chris gregory, Lake Waikaremoana, Exploration, Korokoro Falls, waterfalls, Te Urewera National Park, great new zealand walks

Do you fancy doing the Rimutaka Rail Trail all the way to the other side?1 comment

amandasmtbblog wrote 4 months ago: Have you wanted to do the Rimutaka Rail trail from Kaitoke all the way to the other side (Cross Cree … more →

Tags: Past Bike Rides, Wide track, easy climb, forest, River Crossing, bush

And then there was silence......4 comments

ordinarygood wrote 5 months ago: The remarkable thing about waking up this morning is the sound of silence. Well not total silence be … more →

Tags: Nature, Weather, Inspiration, Silence, Wind, calm, Tree Ferns, gales, Gale force

Wordless Wednesday4 comments

ordinarygood wrote 5 months ago: … more →

Tags: Nature, Trees, Beauty, Photography, Tree Ferns, Gardens, pohutukawa trees, Percys Scenic Reserve, Parks


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