A little solo ride (800km) was taken to see how cold this weekend really was! Friday was a run down the Lions Rd and Summerland Way (Nth NSW on the QLD border) into Clarence Way and a dirt section at Duck Creek. This area is great if you can spend some time here next year if you are up for the annual gathering from down south. A recent posting showed a group of us in the same area at Paddys Flat a few weeks ago.

It was bloody freezing by Qld standards (-2 overnight). The digital thermo jumped from 2 bars to 3 bars all day. No heated grips meant cold fingers - and I think my toes were frozen.

This is Glenlyon Lake west of Tenterfield. A caravan with a heater was $35 for the night at Tenterfield, the Telegraph Hotel served up prawns and hot foods at the bar with a nice hot fire. A great pub to watch the Titans v Dragons. It was a very cold walk back to the van at midnight.

The area around the dam has some nice runs, this dirt was on the lower side of the dam (not open to public), but there are many others in the region. I had a wild pig run out at me on my left, which was a bit of a surprise - to say the least. At least the avoidance manouvre and adrenalin warmed me up..

The run back to the coast took me along this section at Cherry Gully. Anything but the highway.. So If you are coming up for the Stromtroopers gathering next year we have some nice spots to explore. A bit different to Bright this year, but still very nice. A group of us (4 Stroms) are off camping at the Horizons gathering next weekend. I hope it warms up just a little. Cheers.