Night Ride & Cave Camp to Spectacular Ocean Waterfall
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- I Felt like making a short video to test some gear so I rode down to an amazing waterfall just out of Sydney. I left very late Friday 13th and spent a few hours sleeping in a cave until the sun came up.
Took a few photos and them came home. Awesome little adventure!
In 1967 my sister got on a boat and headed out to Australia, during the trip, the six day war in the middle East eruppted and the boat had to go the long way round, South Africa etc. She came back for a few months in the early 70's but decided that Australia was a better place and got the hell out of this place. I suffer terrible guilt for not making any attempt to stay in touch with her, it racks my soul and there must be many more like me who feel such loss.
Nothing crazy about a night time ride. Excellent photography, good shot of Eagle Rock.
Cheers mate! I think I need to do more of these micro adventurers. Camping by the ocean is so nice. I think turning up at night you could camp almost anywhere. I think I’ll have to try it again.
The drone shots are epic. Very nice.
Just going through a heap of comments and noticed you've watched a few of my videos. Cheers! 😃 This trip was such a fun short little random idea but so glad I did it. Pretty glad I took the drone too. Awesome spot down there.
Awesome mate, wish I could have come with you! Next time 👍🏻
Great little video mate 👍
Legend mate. Thanks.
Awesome mate
Cheers. Bit of fun for a Friday night. Short little getaways are sometimes all we need 👍
Wet and I imagine cold? Still a great way to greet the day👍
Somehow I found a tiny patch that wasn’t super wet. I took an old foam mat which got wet on the bottom but held up ok. Only a few drops on the forehead 😂
As for the temp, I was pretty warm from running around with the camera and was actually hot in bed. It was a little cool in the morning but luckily no wind so it was kind of pleasant. Definitely loved starting the day down there. Would do it again for sure 👍
Enjoyed the vid, I found the same awesome spot when hiking the coast track
It’s a pretty awesome spot down there. I hadn’t been for years and then a week before this was shot some mates rode down but I couldn’t make it. That’s when I decided I’m going back for a sleep over 😂
You do some crazy things Tim, love the Shogun, I have a couple of old Shogun roadies
Haha, this one was definitely random. So glad I did it though.
That Shogun is my favourite fit out of all my old bikes. It’s a good size, the geometry is nice, only problem is I think it’s built too tough 😂. The frame has no flex at all so it’s pretty rough to ride. Such a shame because I had good feelings about that frame!
Great little track that. I did it a day after you and had a lot of fun in the mud.
It certainly was wet down there. Did you ride into any of the soft white mud sections. I nearly went over the bars 😂 didn’t have the camera rolling unfortunately.
Excellent mate!
Cheers mate. This was a fun little one that I’m so glad i did. It was cool 😂
Best Idee ever!
That’s what I thought 😄
Great work
Cheers mate 👍
It was a great idea 👍
My friends and family still called me crazy 😂 I thought it was great 😀
Tim that was great, your filming is terrific, great adventure.
Thanks mate. Fun little one 👍
That rack is a great find from street clean up! Nice video mate, might have to head down to the Royal and try that ride myself soon.
Definitely a nice spot to check out. I parked as close as I could because I was spending time filming and it was obviously late. You can make the ride longer. Google maps has the proper parking spot marked as Eagle Rock MTB Trail. Not much room to park though.
@@advanturest thanks mate
Stunning stuff! Love your enthusiasm. And I appreciate the effort you put into filming, especially the night scenes!
Cheers mate. It was a little hard to persist with the night shots but glad i did. Fun little get away this one. Thanks for watching 👍
Great video Tim. Something different but am sure memorable. Really enjoy you work. Thanks.
It was a little different but really cool to get out and experience it. All while Sarah was working. Fun short trip. I was pretty tired by the Saturday afternoon though. Not a lot of sleep that night!
That was sweet! The night footage was excellent! Sharp, great exposure and some cool tricks and techniques. Mate! You are crushing it. Very impressive. Nice Shogun too. ❤️
Thanks mate! I’ve been wanted to try some night shots for a while to see how the footage held up and I was pretty impressed. Definitely good to know for future rides. As for the Shogun, I’ve just been away this weekend on it and the size and shape is really nice but it just felt very stiff. I’m not sure if was the rough trails I was on or that the Mongoose just flex’s a lot more. I’m not sure about it now. I think I might go back to the Mongoose for the next ride.
i watched this video twice tim and couldnt see a fishing rod hahhaah drone shots are epic mate.
Haha, I actually wondered what it would be like pulling a fish all the way up there. Do you think a fish would survive a throw back 😂
The drone hasn’t had a heap of use but glad it got a run in this video 👍
@@advanturest yeah bit of a long drop that's for sure. can u have a fire there bacon n eggs would have been mint. I'm looking at the new mini 3 next
@@livin4adventure_aus584 I’m pretty sure fires would be a no go. There is an actual hike in campground at little era beach and that is no fires. A fire on that rock would be awesome. The mini 3 looks sick. I love that it can turn the camera to vertical. Not necessarily for video but photography would be mad!
There was nothing in here that a true biker wouldn't love! This was EPIC! and the waterfall was stunning! I also admire you guys to bike at night :D I think I would have shied away from that part, but everything else is just, as the chef would say , delicio! :)
BTW, that road they build above the rocks and bush, what an idea! love it!
Delicio 😀 love it haha. Cheers!
A lot of the track in the National Park has been replaced with those board walks because the erosion was getting so bad. It’s really cool but unfortunately not for bikes. I only had to do a short section of it. The whole length is close to 30km which would be awesome on bike.
Riding at night was ok. It took forever filming it though 😂
Great spot! Have looked there and thought the same thing.
This trip was inspired by your visit the week before. I was annoyed I missed it and decided to go out the following week. Such a cool spot 👍
@@advanturest it's a great morning ride. We should go again.
@@1200cjh I’m definitely keen!
Recently found your channel and I absolutely love your content - amazing photos and videos! What do you film/photograph on and do you put your trails up on all trails or something? My partner and I are going to attempt the Long Plain Kosciusko trip!
Hi Amy, Thanks for the nice feedback.
The camera I use is a Canon R6. Depending on what Long Plain trip you watched it could have been my old camera which was the Canon EOSr. I upgraded because the 4k video on the EOSr has a huge crop, (zoomed in) which meant I needed different lenses for video and photos which as you can imagine was extremely annoying. I could have filmed in a lower resolution but decided to upgrade before a trip around NZ last year.
These types of cameras are a bit bulky for bikepacking but I love them so I stick with it.
I also use a GoPro 8 for the on bike riding footage.
As for the trail files, I've thought about making an all trails profile, well I did but never put anything on it. I do have some files I've shared on google drive which may help. Link below
Just be aware the gates of the highway are closed for winter as it can get covered in snow in there. I think they open the October long weekend. Enjoy it down there, I absolutely love it and can't wait to get down there again.
Cheers, Tim
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vE0rOT4bhtWyCLxXz7HmAqtn6K5EAfEQ?usp=sharing
Also, here is the March Trip Strava activities which may help.
www.strava.com/activities/6890540193
www.strava.com/activities/6890540325
Great TH-cam channel. Keep up the great work 🤙🏻
Cheers mate 👍
Good on you man!!! The reason is almost irrelevant, timing serendipitous to me, last night 9pm left Scone to Merriwa via Kars springs. Day tomorrow recovery (needed)
Always look forward to seeing your plans morf to reality😳 no snow fields for me Barrington all the way👍 great viewing.
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Sounds like I’m not the only one riding at night. Yeah we decided to head back to Kosciusko before it gets snowed out for winter. Glad I went because the weather was perfect. I really want to get up to Scone and do some riding up that way. I keep getting drawn back to the steep hills in search for huts though. Maybe this winter I’ll try find some nice gravel roads up that way.
Cheers for watching 👍
What a great adventure!
In the U.S. they're called S24O's; sub 24 hour overnighters, popularized by Grant Peterson of Bridgestone and Rivendell bikes fame. Leave in the afternoon, camp somewhere by yourself or with some buddies ('mates' in British 😁), eat some dinner, sleep, pack up in the morning, and go find breakfast.
S240’s, I like the sound of that. I think i need to do it more often. I was back at a cafe for breakfast by about 10am and felt like I’d been away all weekend. It was great. Now I just need to find some rides close to home 😀
Thanks for watching 👍
Great opening shot!! Too bad cant afford a drone, and many places are drone ban🤐🤐🤐.
Your right, my brother and I got this drone in January and we haven’t used it anywhere near as much as I thought we would. Most places I’ve been riding have been National parks so it’s not allowed. This video I made the exception because it was early and no one around. Most Shots over the ocean though, does that count 😂
Have you taken possesion of Mitch's drone Tim? Pitty the cloud ruined a good sunrise.
Haha, Pretty much! He is welcome to it at any time. He knows that 😂
I got about a minute of light pop through so some of the photos look nice. The rest very grey. Good fun playing though 👍
Crazy idea but then.....something to tell your grandkids! Just as well you're not a sleepwalker, though!!!
Haha, I’ve never sleep walked in my life but the thought of it happening for the first time was definitely on my mind. Glad it didn’t happen.
Another great ride mate. Question for you - what size is that sea to summit dry bag you use on your rear rack?
Sorry for the long answer but I’ve got 2 bags. In this video and most of my videos I’ve been using a 25L Crane dry bag that I bought from Aldi a few years ago. I’d been using it because it was the perfect size for my huge sleeping bag. In March I bought a new sleeping bag which is about half the size and cost a fortune. My Crane bag has a little hole in it so I’ll stop using it when I take my good sleeping bag.
When I rode to Pockets Hut (last video) i used my sea to summit dry bag which is the Big River 35L model. It was too big but I rolled it up a lot. Just this weekend gone I did another trip down in Kosciusko and used the 35L sea to summit bag again. This time the weather was cold and I packed some extra jackets and thermals etc. the 35L was still too big but it was easy enough to roll up smaller and to be honest was kind of nice having the space on this cold trip. The problem with having a big bag is you end up filling it. My next video will have the Sea to Summit bag but I haven’t even started editing it yet.
Hope that helps 👍
@@advanturest Super helpful mate thanks. I was sorta thinking about the 35L but figured it maybe too big and probably should just go for the 20L.
@@anthonymiller4004 I think the 20l would be a good size. Also if it helps. In my pockets hut video, Nik has 2 x 5L bags on the side of his rear rack and I Believe the one on Top is the 13L model. His was jam packed and hard to close.
Nik is 6 foot 4 so him and is bike are big. Just for scale 😂
@@advanturest Actually i went with the 20L - worked perfectly for the overnighter in Wollombi - Thx again mate!
@@anthonymiller4004 Awesome mate! Glad I could help. How was Wollombi?
Sucking the marrow out of life.! Nice one 👍🏻😁
Cheers mate, Absolutely! 👍
Yep everyone thought I was crazy when I caught a ride share 1200 km from home to spend 60 days bikepacking with my dog on a dirtbag budget and it was the best decision of my life. If you're living life to the fullest someone is guaranteed to think you're insane! Who was the "royalty" I didn't see that video...?
I love this comment. So many people get caught up wanting the latest phone or the latest car and all they get out of it is having to work more. I can’t wait till the day comes I get to spend 60 days on the road. I think i could do it cheaper than the cost of a weekend air bnb 😂 (maybe). I know what I’d prefer and I think everyone else is crazy for not trying it.
As for the bikepacking royalty, I was meeting a few guys I had spoken to on Instagram, one of them started the desirelines website and to me, a nobody getting into bikepacking, it felt like I was meeting royalty. I planned to call them that in the future video but they had to pull out. I still made the video but it was just different to what I thought it would be about 😂
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@@advanturest if you have all your gear and don't need transportation to and from the route, and ride into town to shop at affordable grocery stores, theoretically it could be done for the same cost as staying home. I spent about $1000 in 60 days including the cost of that one 1200 km ride share, and many fine brews along the way. You're right about not wanting too much for sure, minimalism was my philosophy then - "everything that you own, owns you a little". These days I can appreciate the value to spend a little bit more on bike and gear and cameras but still remembering to keep it minimal. Cheers buddy!