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The Road to Shangri – La

May 8, 2011

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One of the features that make Timber Trail such a

One of the features that make Timber Trail such a classic are the huge spans crossed by rideable swing bridges. Back when we first started mountain biking in the early 90s these foot bridges would often be old NZFS wire structures that were a total PIA to cross with a bike (there's a few still around on bike routes). The view of the forest canopy and the airy feeling of being way above the canyon is awesome 😍
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@jamienicolladventures on the classic Timber Trail

@jamienicolladventures on the classic Timber Trail, Pureora Forest Park.
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The mystical montane forest of the high point on t

The mystical montane forest of the high point on the Timber Trail. What an amazing place 👌
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Here's some of the amazing native forest that you

Here's some of the amazing native forest that you can experience riding the Timber Trail through Pureora Forest Park. Like the Whirinaki forests I mentioned a few posts back, this primary forest too was saved from loggers' chainsaws by activists who knew a precious thing when they saw it. There is so little of this forest left in the North Island now, it really is something to cherish. New Zealand's podocarp forests are my cathedrals. Enjoying them by bike? Even better!
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It's now two weeks since we got back on the bikes

It's now two weeks since we got back on the bikes and started zig zagging our way down the North Island, connecting back roads and bike trails where we can. This one's from the Waikato River Trail just outside Mangakino. Timber Trail was next. More soon!
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Eight days ago we left Te Puna which has been home

Eight days ago we left Te Puna which has been home for the past six months, since we came back from South America. Now we're on the road again, by bike of course, and making our way south to Christchurch which will be our base for the summer months. We're following a bit of the Tour Aotearoa route, some Kopiko route and, perhaps predictably, plotting some variations of our own too. So far it's been really nice resuming South America mode, but in our home country. We're looking forward to seeing family and friends on our way down and rediscovering some places by bike that we haven't seen in over 25 years.
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Tauhou (waxeye) in the backyard, Te Puna. . . . #

Tauhou (waxeye) in the backyard, Te Puna.
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Lowland mixed podocarp forest, Moerangi Track, Whi

Lowland mixed podocarp forest, Moerangi Track, Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park.
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Here's a few more shots from the Moerangi Track ri

Here's a few more shots from the Moerangi Track ride last weekend. After nearly 6 months back here in NZ, laying fairly low, saving money, and doing little that's adventurous, it felt really good to be doing what we've been so accustomed to for the past 4 years on the road: planning, riding, photographing and just generally enjoying soaking up the outdoors. Next week we're hitting the road for 6 weeks to bike south to Christchurch and we are SO looking forward to it.
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I counted this morning and realised I've ridden my

I counted this morning and realised I've ridden my bike in 29 different countries (that I can remember 🤔), but I'm happy to report that there is no other place like the New Zealand bush, as we call it here. We're very lucky (thanks to conservationists) to have some decent chunks of forest left in this country. Enough to get very very lost in indeed. Covid is giving us the opportunity to refocus and explore a bit more of this treasure and last weekend we headed into the Whirinaki Forest to explore the Moerangi Track as a 2-day loop (68km). What a mega classic single track ride that is!
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It was really good to get away at the weekend and

It was really good to get away at the weekend and ride the Moerangi Track at the weekend. This 1-2 day ride through amazing mixed podocarp forest in the eastern North Island was only our second overnighter on the bikes since leaving Chile 5 months ago. I'll post more photos soon. It's one of the best singletrack rides in New Zealand and should be high priority on any bikers to-do list!
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Carhuaz, Cordillera Blanca, Perú 🇵🇪 . . . #

Carhuaz, Cordillera Blanca, Perú 🇵🇪
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