Gippy Tootle Sun 22/8/'10

glitch

Mapping the next ride...
Staff member
Edit:
Reference Thread here:
http://www.austouring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3123




86 shots for the day...heyhey!!
Here are those that sort of turned out ok.

Along the drainage channels near Bayles.... lush green paddocks, a sign of things to come.


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Honking along, Mt. Baw Baw in the background..

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Getting into the hills and an endless dirt/tar/dirt/tar pattern...

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Plenty of fallen trees and branches...

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"Crusty"/ Derek leading the pack

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TEC Shrek....Goodie trying to catch up

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First of the "leg-swinging clowns" :bees::bs

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Here's the other one :chug:

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Ain't that a tear jerker for backroad-bandits?? :glu:glu

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Derek checking out Tracey's rear end

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Oh yeah...views across the Latrobe Valley

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Glorious little roads EVERYWHERE!!

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Part of the Grand Ridge Road....Peter/ VTwin

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Andrew/ Haysey

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Derek/ Crustyvarmint

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...and Guy/ GuyM

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Was that the righthander with tar leading in, dirt through the bend and tar on the way out?

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Somewhere between Grand Ridge and Thorpedale/ Mirboo North

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They sure grow some weird shit around here....

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tbc
 

glitch

Mapping the next ride...
Staff member
Re: [MEL] Gippy Tootle Sun 22/8/'10

Somewhere about 15k's south of Nyora....views to die for !!:drool::drool::drool:

Yep, that's Westernport Bay in the background.


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Phillip Island in the distance here?

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STUMPER!!:glu:glu


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The Ladies Strom Club....Yap Yap:bees::bs

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Just over the top of the hill

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You want more?? Peter getting bowled around by the strong gusts...

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The Never-say-die Haysey-SV

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Back into Gippsland's heart

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Those vistas!!! They don't let go, aye?

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The stuff bike dreams are made off...

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Melbourne Basin at a late winter afternoon

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The end of a prime day...views across Silvan Dam and Yarra Valley.
A sliver of sunlight left at Mt. Donna Buang

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Melbourne's Skyline from 30k's away

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We've GOTTA do THIS again !!! :glu:glu


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senfiddy

Tour Pro
Re: [MEL] Gippy Tootle Sun 22/8/'10

Beautiful. Thanks for the photos. If you go again, give a week or two notice and I'll see if I can join you. :woot:

Thanks for posting your Spot page, Guy. :thumbs:

Graeme
 

glitch

Mapping the next ride...
Staff member
Re: [MEL] Gippy Tootle Sun 22/8/'10

Beautiful. Thanks for the photos. If you go again, give a week or two notice and I'll see if I can join you. :woot:

Thanks for posting your Spot page, Guy. :thumbs:

Graeme

Will do...there should be more days like that coming up through summer.

Carefull with that Spot page, there are only a few points marked for the myriad of turn-offs we made.

I also vote to change Peter's "V Twin" screen name to
DocGippy!!
 
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Bee Cee

Guest
What a great post. Beautiful country, great roads. Thanks for the effort taken for our enjoyment. For those stuck at home or work, it's like we tagged along. More please!!
 

V Twin.

Getting the hang of it
Bloody awesome photos Pete, very hard to pick a favorite out of them.

Some good veiws from the Bass hills looking across Westernport bay to French Island.

How did you get all those photos with all the Ks we did that day

Thanks again for a great day out

Cheers
Peter
 
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Touringdave

Guest
Glitch, just founf this post. Outstanding pics and countryside. :clap:

I'll have to tag along for the next one (if you don't mind a Vstrom outfit tagging along) :D
 
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