The fields of Heaven (Lots of pics)

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Trailrider

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In March I took my family into the Outeniqua mountains to do some exploring.
( https://www.wilddogtours.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5945 )

This time some friends got to go with... :D

Permits for these kinds of trips are limited, so we were a small group. We woke to a very windy Sunday in George. This of course did not stop us from riding. You don't let a chance like this go by... :lol:

We rode to the farm in Geelhoutboom where we got little Andre's bike and we were on our way!

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Soon we were surrounded by the Southern Cape?s forests,.

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Little Andre rides a Honda, but he can do anything a BMW rider can do :wink:

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We stopped at the Wit Els river to have a bite and a cooldrink

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Andre?s proud wheels takes him to the most amazing places. This was a way better investment than a Playstation! :headbang:

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Little Stefan enjoyed it too! Wholesome father and son time? :D

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Soon after this we had our first incident. The bike fell over and broke the clutch lever. At least it could still be operated ? in a way?

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This is Trailriding country! :D Yours truly coming up the hill. :D

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Enough with the camera! Let?s ride already!

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(But wait, droffarc asked for lots of pics? :scratch: )

We headed North towards the mountains. Already the roads gave an indication that the real trailriding was about to start?

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We climbed higher and higher ? out of the forests and into the Fynbos

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At this stage we were literally surrounded by mountains.

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We were alternating between hills and valleys and the roads deteriorated as we went along?

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? until we were basically riding along on tracks. The scenery was stunning. You get blas�© about these things when you live in George, so when the scenes start taking your breath away you know you?ve happened on something special?

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How do you describe this???

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After a while we reached a fork in the road and of course took the road less traveled. The thing is, the road less traveled was down a STEEP decent with little traction. We weren?t fazed. Even a nervous 9 year old Andre handled it admirably :D

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From here on in it was clear that not many vehicles have traveled here for quite some time.

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We started encountering obstacles on the trail.

?Daddy, are you sure about this??

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?Don?t worry son ? HOLD ON!!!?

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OK OK. We have to carry the bikes over? (I?m glad we had no GSA?s in the group. This would have been the end of the road for a heavy bike?)

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Carry my bike? No way? I ride over everything? Honda gives you Wings! :D ( :oops: )

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Suddenly the obstacles became a regular occurrence?

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Even the Voortrekkers had nothing on us! :D

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It is hard work though? Time for a rest.

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(The views from the mountain were spectacular!!!)

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When going over tree stumps gets boring you simply go under them. :D

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How many people get to ride here?

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Trailriding at it?s best! (Spot the "road")

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And it?s not just about the riding. Being here is both a spiritual experience and an adventure. We were friends joined in the quest to finish the route, but also to share in the magnificence of God's creation. Could you spend a Sunday in a better church than this?

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?Daddy, Tarzan just came by!?

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Did you want to see a wee fern perhaps?

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I was taking photos when the group pulled away. When I came around the next corner Elmar (on the DT125) was helping young Andre. A small tree was lying across the trail and it threw him of balance. Luckily he was OK - 2nd incident taken care of. When Elmar went over the same tree I understood what happened ? the tree was lying across the road at and angle and it was covered with moss. Slippery as snot! The DT went over but Clinton?s NXR was not so lucky?

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While he was on the forest floor we did what we had to do ? we pointed, laughed loudly and took pictures! :D

It was clear that sometimes you need more than a trail bike?

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Clinton had a sore leg and young Andre had a sore ankle, but we carried on.

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Suddenly the roads got better (phew! :oops: :D)

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But of course we still had to deal with the occasional obstacle.

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The Wild dog pups still going strong?

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?Daddy ? this is fun!!!?

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Just us, our bikes and the giants of the forrest.

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Another special place worth a stop and a photo. Years ago the whole Southern Cape looked like this.

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And suddenly we were back on the road to the farm? :(

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These trips are over all too soon.

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What a special place... What a privilege! We will go back to experience this magical place again!
 
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