{"id":930,"date":"2011-05-19T13:31:09","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T05:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melvynyap.com\/blog\/?p=930"},"modified":"2022-04-24T22:03:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T12:03:28","slug":"day-56-lazy-rail-trail-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melvynyap.com\/blog\/day-56-lazy-rail-trail-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 56: Lazy Rail Trail Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

May 10th, 2011<\/em><\/p>\n

Riverton to Clare
\nDistance: 55km
\nTotal distance: 2670km<\/strong><\/p>\n

A mouse spent the entire night resting between the floor of my tent and the lawn. What the heck? I only discovered this in the morning when I try to locate the source of the scratching sound. Saw something moving underneath the my tent floor and I cupped it with my hand, it felt warm. My suspicion was confirmed when I lifted my tent and saw that little bugger ran off.<\/p>\n

Today I started my ride on a rail trail which was awesome! The Rattler rail trail starts in a private farm, feels really weird having the sheep staring at me from a few metres away with no fence in between. The first 2km was easy to ride as the trail surface was relatively smooth for a dirt road. But right after that, it was impossible for my trike due to the lack of a higher ground clearance to overcome the uneven surface. I ended up taking the parallel road to Auburn, but the road intersects the rail trail at one point so I decided to give it another go, this time the trail was all loose gravels and totally uneven so I give up riding the Rattler rail trail for good.<\/p>\n

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Studies have shown that a small dose of camwhoring is healthy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The start of Rattler Rail Trail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Entering a private farm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Good opportunity to improve my poo dodging skills<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The good section of the Rattler rail trail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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I just rode part of the Mawson's Trail. Will do the entire trail someday \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Impossible for my fully loaded trike to roll over these loose gravels, even when I got down and push<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The rail trail do have some nice flowers lining its sides<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Give up riding the Rattler trail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When I reached Auburn, I took the Riesling trail, a much better rail trail than the Rattler trail. It started with a long and steady climb, and ends with a short gentle descend, which probably means I have a positive net elevation, looking forward to the future downhill ride! This must be the best known rail trail in the state. There were at least two dozen cyclist riding the trail when I was there.<\/p>\n

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In Auburn, I treated myself with this awesome local strawberry milk. It's so far the best I've tasted!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The famous Riesling Trail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Love the bicycle-specific signage!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nice rest area for cyclists along the Riesling trail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The scenery changes frequently on the Riesling trail, making my climb a very pleasant ride<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Beautiful autumn leaves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The trail took me straight into Clare. Shopped for a bit at Woolies and went to the public library to sign up for the Internet access. I thought I would come back later as it was only 3pm and the library closes at 6pm. But the caravan park was 4km from the town centre so by the time I get there, pitched my tent and took a shower, it was already late. Good thing I didn\u2019t return to the town as the rain came in soon after. The caravan park was just next to the info centre so I popped in to ask about the weather tomorrow. Looks like it’s going to be raining all day tomorrow and possibly the day after. Might have a rest day tomorrow although I’m really inclined to just continue riding.<\/p>\n

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My lunch of banana milk, couple of mandarins, and a burnt roast chicken<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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These trees are gorgeous! This is the caravan park I stayed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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I was the only camper at the unpowered site so I have it all for myself. Sweet!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Heated up some bacon and cheese rolls as I needed a hot meal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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