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Last year we rode to Glen Helen resort, raising awareness of depression in general, with extra focus on male depression. We’ve met some incredible people before, during and after the Black Dog Ride: People from all walks of life, from school teachers to IT specialists, mayors to photographers, people from the big smoke as well [...]
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Our 2011 cause: Men’s Sheds!
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Last year we rode to Glen Helen resort, raising awareness of depression in general, with extra focus on male depression. We’ve met some incredible people before, during and after the Black Dog Ride: People from all walks of life, from school teachers to IT specialists, mayors to photographers, people from the big smoke as well [...]
A Black Dog Rider…
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Darrell Burkey, (AKA DazzaB) has joined us at Grenfell for the Black Dog Ride. I was excited to have him join the ride, as he sent me an email a couple of months before the ride, with a link to his YouTube Channel. I saw his riding style, his bike, and the video footage he took, so I knew he would be a great guy to have on the ride. [...]
Day 16 – and last! Back to Sydn...
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Muswellbrook cabin
Waking up at Muswellbrook, on a lazy Monday morning, had a sense of relief… We’ve been riding for 15 days, covering over 6500km, from 6 to 38 degrees, fighting the cold, the heat, the rain, the sun, and enjoying most of it. Today is the last day of the ride, the day we get to re-unite with our families [...]
Day 15: Moree to Muswellbrook
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The last big day of riding, fairly straightforward riding into Muswelbrook
The day started under cloudy skies and a light drizzle – it was a wet-weather gear start to the ride, one that doesn’t always imbue you with a good mood; the mood this morning was quite sombre. The weariness had taken hold of a number of people a [...]
Day 13 – Don’t let the we...
Day 11: Mt Isa to Winton
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We attempted to get away from Mt Isa at 8am, and succeeded by 8:15am (recurring theme) The road out towards Cloncurry was much better than the straight roads into Mt Isa (much better scenery and the road is a little more challenging!) At Cloncurry, chaos set in as half of us decided to stop for fuel, whilst Raz, Darrell & myself [...]
Days 8-10: Alice Springs, Threeways, ...
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Day 8: A day of Rest
This was to be our ‘rest’ day, with many of us staying a second night in the Glen Helen Resort. However, the day greeted us with rain – so much so, a number of riders were concerned about the rain setting in all day and the prospect of the road being flooded (thereby not being able to leave) di [...]
Day 7 Photos – Glen Helen, We m...
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What a journey!!
With sore backs, butts and heads, it was absolutely amazing. But words can’t truly express how we felt making the distance.
Here are some photos from the last day. The ride from Alice Springs to Glen Helen, and then the final dinner event.
Day 6 Photos – The long haul
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Today was the longest leg we had done on the trip – 689kms. And once again I was in awe of the landscape that we drove through. In one day we went from stony desert to lush green hills. Here are some photos from Day 6:
Day 7: The Black Dog Ride Grand Finale
