Ngutunui 24th January 2009 |
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At the recent Ngutunui ride which took us 53ks from Ngutunui School, up the Pekanui, right into Pirongia west road along the high mountainside and then all the way down to the river (great descent!) and along the river to Okupata Road, on Okupata back up the mountainside, and down the Pekanui again. Beautiful sunny day, cool and clear and not too windy, but a bit hot on that last ascent of the mountainside. 12 riders participated including 5 women. |
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High up the mountainside in
the cool air and the bush
was not a bad spot to stop . . . |
. . . while Mark demonstrated
a fast puncture repair |
Looking out from
the mountainside
towards Kawhia |
Beginning the long
last climb. |
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On Andy's Farm Ride at Pureora
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We rode up a huge hill on the farm along a high ridge with views of the entire Waikato and then came an endless downhill all on farm tracks. |
These are heavily cropped miniatures - click to see the complete pictures |
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About to head out |
Well-earned drink stop |
Not a bad outlook
from up here. |
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