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| Morning
tea at Gooram Falls
Mal and Jen kindly drove a
backup van, so we could have a gentle introduction
to touring for the newbies. After a walk to the
falls we had some munchies. Gaa Gaa! (Seagull
noises here).
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| Maintongoon
turnoff
We leave the Warburton
Highway to ride alongside Lake Eildon. It was good
to get back onto a back road again and away from
heavy traffic.
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| Sonnberg
Rd: before the climb
About 1km from the
Maintongoon Rd. we stopped to show the group with
Lake Eildon behind us. Note the very low water
level.
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| Sonnberg
trig point
After the challenging climb
up from the valley, we stopped at the trig point
for morning tea. The view makes the hard climb
well worth it. There are numerous views at various
points along the road all the way to Eildon.
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| The
heroes
We find a
name our group at a service station
in Buxton.
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| The
Acheron Way
On the Fourth day of the
ride we encountered some cool and damp conditions.
Long views are nice, but a change to large forest
(with forest smells) is great. The Acheron Way is
a good alternative to the Black Spur, but look out
for logging trucks which can use the road.
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| Getting
ready.
Mal and Jen have a bludge as
we ready ourselves at the Hotel Won Wondah (now
Warburton Hotel) to ride the last section along
the rail trail from Warburton to Lilydale.
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