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RIDING RAPTOR RIDGE: Wild Mersey MTB
Keep a sharp eye out for the best look out - it was the highlight of my ride! As I rested, a Wedge tail Eagle, native to Tasmania, was slowly floating above the forest on an invisible air current below me. The ocean gleamed like a shard of silver, a patchwork of beautiful farms and forests stretched out to hug the coastlines like a quilt. The ‘so duro’ exit trail down from this look out is rocky and treacherous. I walked my bike down it for a bit, but skilled, nimble riders w

Susanna Mills
Jul 216 min read
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Tasman MTB Magic at Mount George network!
The Mount George mtb network is situated up in the low, rocky hills which look out over the historic settlements of Georgetown and Low...

Susanna Mills
Jul 5, 20233 min read
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Put this in every classroom & on every bookshelf!
BOOK REVIEW: Live not By Lies: A manual for Christian Dissidents, by Rod Dreher A page turner of note. However, this book is not an...

Susanna Mills
Feb 23, 20232 min read
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Er, perhaps avoid reading this at night...
BOOK REVIEW: The Return of the Gods, By Johnathan Cahn I enjoyed reading this book and it aligns with scripture. There is no doubt that...

Susanna Mills
Feb 20, 20232 min read
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THE BRILLIANT BEACHES RIDE! 33km
Strategically timed for low tide, and low/no wind, we set off from Greens Beach on a near perfect winter morning. Greens is very wide and...

Susanna Mills
Aug 10, 20223 min read
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WEARABLE MOSAIC ART
CREATING MOSAIC PENDANTS Bigger, is not necessarily better! Creating something small and simple can also be very satisfying! Here are...

Susanna Mills
Jul 22, 20212 min read
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KRAZY ABOUT KENTHURST BIKE RIDE
DURAL KENTHURST DURAL MTB LOOP: 2.5 hours 21km: Intermediate mtb skills. The conurbation that is Greater Sydney, is intersected by...

Susanna Mills
Jul 10, 20213 min read
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MARRAMARRA NATIONAL PARK ON YOUR DOORSTEP
SMUGGLERS’ RIDGE OUT & BACK 1 hour 12km This is a short, but most enjoyable out and back ridge line ride on firetrail in the Marrramarra...

Susanna Mills
Jul 10, 20213 min read
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GET SOME ‘AIR-SPIRATION’ AT BARE CREEK !
Words by Matt Ward & Susanna Mills SANCTIONED PUMP TRACK SERIES FINAL... Back in the early 2000’s, Freeride was king. Riders would watch...

Susanna Mills
Jul 10, 20213 min read
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DO THOSE MOSAIC TILES HAVE YOUR BACKING?
Look beyond the surface, when making a purchase. One of the attractions of creating mosaic art is re-purposing materials to transform...

Susanna Mills
Apr 26, 20213 min read
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An offroad bicycling buffet for riders of all ages!
JJ Melbourne Hills Reserve is a highly valued, public recreational hub for offroad cycling in Terrey Hills and surrounding areas. BMX,...

Susanna Mills
Mar 23, 20212 min read
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PUMP & JUMP tracks in Eastern Hornsby
Hornsby Council’s website features just three rather confined, sanctioned dirt bicycling areas for its vast, 455 square kilometres. So,...

Susanna Mills
Mar 10, 20213 min read
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Hills Council's new pump and jump track at Crestwood!
During November 2020, work began on regenerating and upgrading the old Crestwood BMX track in Turon Avenue Reserve. We went to go and...

Susanna Mills
Mar 10, 20211 min read
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DIRT: The Original Playdough of Humanity
Dirt is the original playdough of humanity. Digging, sculpting and engaging with it is innate to our very being and bicycles have evolved...

Susanna Mills
Mar 10, 20212 min read
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BACK TO SCHOOL: and its Carmageddon along Old Northern & New Line Roads again.
“75 Million trips per day are taken by private car in Australia, with an average of 1.1 persons per car. More than 50% of those trips are...

Susanna Mills
Jan 28, 20216 min read
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Why Creating Mosaic art together is so good for you!
Every time a long term mosaic project draws to an end, there are always mixed emotions. There's a sense of sadness or loss for perhaps...

Susanna Mills
Jan 27, 20212 min read
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What's influenced your artistic practise of late?
Our family recently acquired a pretty new pup. And it’s a treat to travel to the ‘Dog Beach’ (aka Killcare) on the Central Coast to have...

Susanna Mills
Jan 14, 20211 min read
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Creating mosaic Transitions
Transitions look magnificent as backgrounds in mosaic art. Think skies, oceans, landscapes, and abstracts. But the first thing one needs...

Susanna Mills
Oct 31, 20202 min read
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SPRINGWOOD: The incredible Grose South Lookout
18km (2.5hours) intermediate/expert This mountain bicycle ride involves a pleasant, scenic one hour drive from the Hills District, to the...

Susanna Mills
Oct 26, 20203 min read
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SCHEYVILLE NATIONAL PARK: Hoof it, hike it or bike it !
By the number of horse boxes visible from Scheyville Road, the equestrians were probably onto a good thing here so I returned with my MTB..

Susanna Mills
Jun 22, 20203 min read
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