Nerd Em's Adventures
There is a famous quote by author Ed Abbey that goes like this: It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it’s still here. So get out there and hunt and fish and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and … Read more About
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26 May 2026 – 64 kms – Barmah National Park
Yorta Yorta/Bangerang Country
The earth moved. And moved again. And again a few more times. The movement changed the course of rivers and was the catalyst for the development of the largest river red gum forest in Australia. It has influenced the course of human history to this day. Over the next three days, we’re going to unleash the geomorphology nerd and have a look at it all.
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25 May 2026 – 74 kms – Tocumwal, NSW to Barmah, VIC
Yorta Yorta/Bangerang Country
The bed creaks as I shift my weight and swing my legs to a sitting position. The floor then creaks under my weight as I stand and then tiptoe my way to the toilet. I quietly brush my teeth and pack the panniers in the darkness of predawn. It will be the first of many dark starts on this tour.
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24 May 2026 – 94 kms – Corowa to Tocumwal, NSW
Yorta Yorta/Bangerang Country
The clouds to the east coat the sky in a matted, thick grey. The bottoms and edges glow pink with the imminent sunrise. There is rain on the radar to the north that is slowly sinking this way. Red sky in morning, sailors (and cyclists) take warning. We are warned.
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There is a large mound on the ground. It is a heap of clothing, food and all the other potential items you might take on the bike for a trip to remote places in winter. And now we need to figure out what makes the cut and what stays home.
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9 May 2026
I like fast rides in the forest – zipping down dirt tracks and always looking for the right apex in a corner. I love the adrenalin and dopamine hit when you get to the end and realise you didn’t mess up so much that you came off the bike.
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28 April – 2 May 2026
Wiradjuri, Bangerang, Dhudhuroa, Yorta Yorta Country
28 April 2026
It’s been sunny for weeks. The temperatures have been perfect. It’s been that stable autumn weather of warm windless days and cool nights that used to be characteristic of March but has now shifted to April. And it’s lasted for an extraordinarily long period due to a blocking high pressure system that has not budged in more than 10 days. So we are off to take advantage of that. Better late than never, but I had commitments until noon today.
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The light at the end of the tunnel is growing brighter – and no, it’s not a train. We’re about to pop out at the end.
After a very busy, full-on year driving a 12-month project with more than 20 primary stakeholders to a very tight schedule, it’s just about finished. In eight working days spread over the next few weeks, I will finish the last of the reporting and tie up the final loose ends. Phew – it’s been massive. It’s been 18 months of work smooshed into 12.
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12/13 September 2025
130 kms
Yorta Yorta, Bangerang, Dhudhuroa, Wiradjuri Country
There is something about a road not ridden before. It doesn’t matter where it’s located or the geography or scenery that envelopes it. It doesn’t matter if it’s gravel or sealed, or uphill or down. It’s still a new road. And I must ride it.
Read moreAnticipation can build and build sometimes, until the thing you are anticipating is almost anti-climactic once it happens. Sometimes you have too much time to set expectations, too much time to form ideas in your head that might not match reality.
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Eskdale to Albury
Jaimathang, Dhuduroa, Wiradjuri Country
22 March 2025
The difference between the air temperature and the dew point is quite close. The heat of yesterday has seeped away; the humidity remains. The water vapour has condensed into tiny water droplets suspended in the air. It’s supersaturation down here at ground level, as if the earth has exhaled all that moisture from the rain and it’s now just hanging in the air. Maybe it’s a sign we’re finally moving from summer into fog season.
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