Cold morning in Emerald as we arrived to find Warby Gordon, co-designer of Gordon's Revenge checking out the arrivals bay at Emerald Library car park. Turns out t'was merely a coincidence! Shortly thereafter, five contenders, Jon, Yurgen, Helen, Werner and John B, pulled out to tackle a variation on the dreaded Gordon'sRevenge, collecting Mike a little lower down the hill. Mike then lead a plummet down a long 13% gravel race followed by several series of curves, steep inclines, steep descents then more steep inclines, steep descents and several series of curves. Eventually we climbed back up to a ridge where we could briefly ease back into the saddle to bask in farmlette ambience, the cool autumn air and views out to the not so far off mountains. At the intersection of Mackelsfield and Beenak Roads we were distracted by the lure of Yellingbo's infamous coffee and succumbed. Back and up Beenak Road we labored. When crossing Monbulk-Seveille Road John B. offered a variation which lead us through some very fine country, up toward Wandin North. We then turned south, heading toward Wandin East making our way by a collection of variations on a theme, from various quarters. Back for a brief taste of the Lilydale-Monbulk road at Silvan, before spinning off at the Old Emerald Road. Another little taste of the traffic (and trailers) on the Emerald-Monbulk Road before pulling into the track up past the old Emerald Railway Carriage café where most were defeated by the incline! Great ride. Good fun and looking forward to the next adventure.
Helen
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| That's one hill done - only 100 more left ! |
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