I recall following that pink tag bush track and getting somewhat lost (I used to live in Kurrajong). Eventually after a little panic, we found the fire trail and encountered a couple of walkers there. They nearly jumped out of their skins, thinking we were the Bowen Mountain Yowie 🤣It reminds me that in the early 1980s, I could have purchased a block of land on Waratah Street for $3000, which was cheap even for those days. Once again, a fabulous video, brought back fun memories.
That's amazing, Julia. Can't believe someone watching this has been down there 😂 Could easily get lost in there without maps...very disorienting once you head down the valley.
Great video - loved the whole thing! It was certainly "exciting content" and Bowen Mountain looked like a fantastic place to grow up and even live for a while ..... or forever! I have a house in Emerald Victoria (although I live in a coastal resort area for work atm) and some of that area resembles some of the ferny creek areas on your walk and bike ride although I can't recall anything like those amazing rock formations shown in your video. Thanks for sharing this - NSW has some amazingly beautiful places and I am so glad you've shown some of these in your videos!
Thanks Allie. I lived in Vic for the last 25 years and yes, very different rocky landscapes in NSW. Emerald is a beautiful ferny place. Visited there a few times. I was around Geelong, which is just so dry.... totally different and not as nice.
Oh! What a nice area. It looks like there's plenty to explore & I loved the little purple fungi & thr rocks look amazing. I have never been up that way. 😁🤩💜🇦🇺
The pink fungi was amazing!!! And the honeycombed sandstone & caves. And the mossy rocks. I must admit, I’ve watched this video about 4 times so far 😂😂😂
11:45 that purple mushroom came out of that 10:15 spaceship 😂 It looks like you are exploring a Xenomorph/alien planet and you managed to escape, great tour 😊🎉
😂 some very unique features in the bush out there. It was quite amazing! The little purple mushroom was quite a find. All by itself and only about 30mm across. Right in the middle of where I was walking. And the photo came out perfectly 😁
That scenery looked incredible, especially the caves & all the lush green moss & ferns. Thank you for showing us. You made riding that hectic terrain look so easy. I just started thinking how sometimes from the camera’s perspective it looks like you might crash when you did come off lol. Glad you didn’t get hurt. I’d love to be able to walk & ride through places like this!
Thanks Sally 😊 I'm actually a pretty conservative rider and don't crash often....try to avoid injury at my age 😂 Very peaceful down in that valley, really did feel like the middle of nowhere!
Enjoying your vids especially the central coast where I live. I sure could really feel the vibe of the ancient bush there in your vid. It really does feel different dosent it? A bit like you’re in a cathedral and you need to be shush…. I also felt just how good it was to see the road! Reminds me so much when I was in the Army ,navigating close country and canopy jungle and finally hitting that confirmation feature! Still working though all your vids, is there one where you talk about your life story and how you got into the van life? , cheers John.
Thanks John! Normally when I walk into the bush like that, there's waterfalls and it's very noisy, but this one was very different. Like you say, just made you feel you needed to be quiet. Very peaceful. I don't have a life story video yet. Also need to do a van tour but need to find the time to make them. Too busy maxing out my days! 😁
Great video Jason. I know that I always say that, but I mean it. I was parked right where you parked, next to the zebra stripe sign, at the Crago observatory entrance near the gate last Saturday - wonderful parking spot (NOT). That entire video brought back a lot of very recent memories of walking those same tracks. Take care and all the best. Cheers, Sean.
Enjoying your videos, thank you for sharing. I held my breath that whole cycling reck lol! I was wondering if you edited the stacks on your bike .. thanks for answering my question lol! Some beautiful sections on those tracks ❤️ safe travels
Fantastic scenery, that huge rock 'cave', the moss, awesome. Great footage. You can see how people can get lost in the bush. Seems lots of places they are stopping/making it dificult to park to use tracks.....cost cutting? 😅 Lovely area, not heard of Bowen Mtn before, thanks. I had my Transit serviced Monday. You do not want to know the price of new brakes and rotors....gulp! Haha.
Thanks Pauline. I got quoted $900 for front brakes on my last Transit. Ended up buying aftermarket parts off eBay and doing it my self. Still cost about 350 for discs and pads....just lucky I can do that stuff myself! Just cost me $485 for a service....another thing I can easily do myself but since it's under warranty, I need to play the game for now....
I helped build the Crago Observatory at Mount Bowen in 1982/83. It was built, owned and operated by the Astronomical Society of NSW and in use until 2022. The peppercorn lease agreement with the government ended in 2022/2023. The entire area including the observatory has been taken over by aboriginal ownership resulting in the observatory now being off limits and abandoned.
Interesting information. Thanks for sharing. A little sad it's not used anymore. I remember it being open once back in the 90s, but never got a chance to visit.
I always enjoy your videos. From what I’ve seen of your bike, which is not much, I like what I see . Wondering if you could tell me the make and model Regards Leith
Seeing you fall this time makes me wonder, what do you do for your safety? Do you inform someone you are on those trails? And that you made it back safely? Did you attend Colo High?
Typically anywhere I ride is popular enough that someone else will come along eventually. I past several groups of walkers on that ride. I just don't usually show other people in my videos if I can avoid it. Yes, went to Colo high, but only for year 7 and maybe the first term of year 8. Do you recognise me? I'm sure I haven't changed a bit 😂
@@MakingStuffGoingPlaces seriously, there’s thousands of us up here living outside the ridiculous regulations. We live under the radar. You’d be very welcome.
I don't really have a method yet, not a good idea to post here. Keep an eye out on the videos. You'll be able to see as I head in that direction and I'll work something out 😁
My background is in amateur astronomy which started at Mount Bowen well prior the construction of the Crago Observatory. My interest in astronomy and engineering led to involvement in professional areas designing and manufacturing control systems for telescopes. Amateur and especially professional astronomy is rapidly growing. The Crago Observatory has recently been abandoned due to aboriginal takeover of the land the observatory sits on, and adjoining locality resulting in the Astronomical Society of NSW being forced off the land. (see my post above).
@zurub537 it's really annoying...I've had 2 bikes, both cost over $5k with high spec brakes and they've both done the same thing. This is even my second set of brakes, third set of discs, even swapped from Shimano to SRAM 😂 In that video, they were at least wet due to the rain, but I was filming today and they were howling way worse!🙄
I recall following that pink tag bush track and getting somewhat lost (I used to live in Kurrajong). Eventually after a little panic, we found the fire trail and encountered a couple of walkers there. They nearly jumped out of their skins, thinking we were the Bowen Mountain Yowie 🤣It reminds me that in the early 1980s, I could have purchased a block of land on Waratah Street for $3000, which was cheap even for those days. Once again, a fabulous video, brought back fun memories.
That's amazing, Julia. Can't believe someone watching this has been down there 😂 Could easily get lost in there without maps...very disorienting once you head down the valley.
Great video - loved the whole thing! It was certainly "exciting content" and Bowen Mountain looked like a fantastic place to grow up and even live for a while ..... or forever! I have a house in Emerald Victoria (although I live in a coastal resort area for work atm) and some of that area resembles some of the ferny creek areas on your walk and bike ride although I can't recall anything like those amazing rock formations shown in your video. Thanks for sharing this - NSW has some amazingly beautiful places and I am so glad you've shown some of these in your videos!
Thanks Allie. I lived in Vic for the last 25 years and yes, very different rocky landscapes in NSW. Emerald is a beautiful ferny place. Visited there a few times. I was around Geelong, which is just so dry.... totally different and not as nice.
@@MakingStuffGoingPlaces that's interesting as I currently live on the other side of Port Philip Bay to Geelong.
Oh! What a nice area. It looks like there's plenty to explore & I loved the little purple fungi & thr rocks look amazing. I have never been up that way. 😁🤩💜🇦🇺
Definitely worth a walk if you're looking for something to do on a weekend. 😊
That bush walk was beautiful! Worth going off the beaten track for. The best places usually are.
That's for sure! 😊
The pink fungi was amazing!!! And the honeycombed sandstone & caves. And the mossy rocks. I must admit, I’ve watched this video about 4 times so far 😂😂😂
😂 that's awesome! There were so many little surprises in that walk. Sounds like you appreciated it as much as I did 😁
Love watching you on the bike. Makes me feel young!
Thanks! Definitely something I love doing 😁
Amazing spot 👌 watch out for the Velociraptor's though ! 🦖🌿🌿🌳😂
😂 quite prehistoric down there! I love stumbling across places like that.
Watching your videos make me wanna take my campervan and van life with you lol. You’re not far from where i am
I'm loving this lifestyle! There was a lot of saving money required to get to this point but I'm very good at living cheaply, which helps.
Now that's what I call bush-bashing MTB style. Good one. 👍
Some steep trails out there! 😂
11:45 that purple mushroom came out of that 10:15 spaceship 😂
It looks like you are exploring a Xenomorph/alien planet and you managed to escape, great tour 😊🎉
😂 some very unique features in the bush out there. It was quite amazing!
The little purple mushroom was quite a find. All by itself and only about 30mm across. Right in the middle of where I was walking. And the photo came out perfectly 😁
That scenery looked incredible, especially the caves & all the lush green moss & ferns. Thank you for showing us. You made riding that hectic terrain look so easy. I just started thinking how sometimes from the camera’s perspective it looks like you might crash when you did come off lol. Glad you didn’t get hurt. I’d love to be able to walk & ride through places like this!
Thanks Sally 😊
I'm actually a pretty conservative rider and don't crash often....try to avoid injury at my age 😂
Very peaceful down in that valley, really did feel like the middle of nowhere!
Enjoying your vids especially the central coast where I live. I sure could really feel the vibe of the ancient bush there in your vid. It really does feel different dosent it? A bit like you’re in a cathedral and you need to be shush…. I also felt just how good it was to see the road! Reminds me so much when I was in the Army ,navigating close country and canopy jungle and finally hitting that confirmation feature! Still working though all your vids, is there one where you talk about your life story and how you got into the van life? , cheers John.
Thanks John! Normally when I walk into the bush like that, there's waterfalls and it's very noisy, but this one was very different. Like you say, just made you feel you needed to be quiet. Very peaceful.
I don't have a life story video yet. Also need to do a van tour but need to find the time to make them. Too busy maxing out my days! 😁
@@MakingStuffGoingPlacesI’m sure you would be ! you’re too busy living your best life! Onya mate! Love your work!
Thanks John. Really appreciate the support 😊
Great video Jason. I know that I always say that, but I mean it. I was parked right where you parked, next to the zebra stripe sign, at the Crago observatory entrance near the gate last Saturday - wonderful parking spot (NOT). That entire video brought back a lot of very recent memories of walking those same tracks. Take care and all the best. Cheers, Sean.
Missed you by 24hrs 😂
Nice area up there.
@@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 😅👍Another time.
Enjoying your videos, thank you for sharing. I held my breath that whole cycling reck lol! I was wondering if you edited the stacks on your bike .. thanks for answering my question lol! Some beautiful sections on those tracks ❤️ safe travels
Thanks Bella 😊
I don't crash very often and when I do, it's usually on slow sections of track so I'm not recording it. Happy I caught that stack 😂
Lived there as a kid . Freezing cold place
Yeah, was pretty cold in my house there... had a wood heater at least.
Fantastic scenery, that huge rock 'cave', the moss, awesome. Great footage. You can see how people can get lost in the bush. Seems lots of places they are stopping/making it dificult to park to use tracks.....cost cutting? 😅 Lovely area, not heard of Bowen Mtn before, thanks. I had my Transit serviced Monday. You do not want to know the price of new brakes and rotors....gulp! Haha.
Thanks Pauline.
I got quoted $900 for front brakes on my last Transit. Ended up buying aftermarket parts off eBay and doing it my self. Still cost about 350 for discs and pads....just lucky I can do that stuff myself!
Just cost me $485 for a service....another thing I can easily do myself but since it's under warranty, I need to play the game for now....
I helped build the Crago Observatory at Mount Bowen in 1982/83. It was built, owned and operated by the Astronomical Society of NSW and in use until 2022. The peppercorn lease agreement with the government ended in 2022/2023. The entire area including the observatory has been taken over by aboriginal ownership resulting in the observatory now being off limits and abandoned.
Interesting information. Thanks for sharing.
A little sad it's not used anymore. I remember it being open once back in the 90s, but never got a chance to visit.
I always enjoy your videos. From what I’ve seen of your bike, which is not much, I like what I see .
Wondering if you could tell me the make and model
Regards
Leith
Thanks Leith. It's pretty old now....it's a 2016 Specialized Stumpjumper. An excellent bike. Far more capable than I am! 😂
@@MakingStuffGoingPlaces thank you for the information and the super quick response
Seeing you fall this time makes me wonder, what do you do for your safety? Do you inform someone you are on those trails? And that you made it back safely? Did you attend Colo High?
Typically anywhere I ride is popular enough that someone else will come along eventually. I past several groups of walkers on that ride. I just don't usually show other people in my videos if I can avoid it.
Yes, went to Colo high, but only for year 7 and maybe the first term of year 8. Do you recognise me? I'm sure I haven't changed a bit 😂
Windsor hospital car park is quite.
Hadn't thought of that. Good tip, thanks.
Mate I’m in the Northern River’s. If you’re ever up this way you’re welcome to park on my land.
Very generous offer. Thankyou 😊
@@MakingStuffGoingPlaces seriously, there’s thousands of us up here living outside the ridiculous regulations. We live under the radar. You’d be very welcome.
@sandi4215 sounds good! I desperately want to head further north but just can't break away from some responsibilities down here.... hopefully soon! 😁
@@MakingStuffGoingPlaces I have no idea how to give you my contact details without posting them here. But if you do, let me know.
I don't really have a method yet, not a good idea to post here. Keep an eye out on the videos. You'll be able to see as I head in that direction and I'll work something out 😁
Tone down the horn on the bike! 😉
Spoiler for upcoming videos.....it's getting worse. 😂😂
Ever since the flat earth was being introduced on the net I have noticed all observatories are not operating! Strang coincidence?
😂 might be something going on there...
My background is in amateur astronomy which started at Mount Bowen well prior the construction of the Crago Observatory. My interest in astronomy and engineering led to involvement in professional areas designing and manufacturing control systems for telescopes. Amateur and especially professional astronomy is rapidly growing. The Crago Observatory has recently been abandoned due to aboriginal takeover of the land the observatory sits on, and adjoining locality resulting in the Astronomical Society of NSW being forced off the land. (see my post above).
11° isn't bad in the sun, if the sun is out
Wasn't so good in the morning when it was raining though 😂
Is that a train horn or your brakes?
😂 yeah, they're terrible! At least bushwalkers know I'm coming!😁
@@MakingStuffGoingPlaces I had brakes like that on my old bike too.
Are you a 1970 model?
@zurub537 it's really annoying...I've had 2 bikes, both cost over $5k with high spec brakes and they've both done the same thing. This is even my second set of brakes, third set of discs, even swapped from Shimano to SRAM 😂
In that video, they were at least wet due to the rain, but I was filming today and they were howling way worse!🙄
Another beautiful area, thanks for showing us around 🍄
@mistymint7983 hope you saw the little purple mushroom...that was cool 😁