Early Spring Alpine ride - Photo heavy

I have a free weekend coming up this week. I was thinking of heading out Friday to Mansfield and Whitfield, maybe up to Myrtleford then heading down the Alpine Rd over the weekend.
Any body interested in tagging along?

wish I was close enough to do it as a weekender, have a great ride.

Can you keep an eye out for some cheap basic accommodation for the week between WSBKs and Grampians for mwe? I don't care how basic, I reckon the budget will be tight by the time I'm away for 2 weeks.

Should be a nice ride MM.  Any chance you could survey the Eildon - Jamieson - Mansfield road?  I know it is now all sealed.

Ewok1958 wrote:Should be a nice ride MM.  Any chance you could survey the Eildon - Jamieson - Mansfield road?  I know it is now all sealed.

I was thinking of including that.

A sitrep would be good MM. I'm packing up the camper and heading to Mansfield for a few days before going to the Island. Mansfield - Jamieson - Eildon will be the first ride.

The Jamieson pub looks good, but unfortunately i wont get too sample it rooms or fine dining. Some hot rod club had booked out the whole place. Mansfield was also slim pickings. Got a room at the Mansfield motel for $145 .

Eildon -Jamieson road is worth the effort 60ks + of tight twisties and some fast sweeepers

Could you repeat that MM - Mansfield, $145 per night!  Has a gold seam been discovered there! Ouch.

Ewok1958 wrote:Could you repeat that MM - Mansfield, $145 per night!  Has a gold seam been discovered there! Ouch.

No its that bloody white cold stuff that inflates the prices

Ewok1958 wrote:Could you repeat that MM - Mansfield, $145 per night!  Has a gold seam been discovered there! Ouch.

It's still snow season

As i can't put Videos up onto You tube without losing quality here are some Photos

Outside the Jamieson Courthouse Hotel






Eildon - Jamieson Rd


Mansfield - Whitfield Rd at 8am


Great Alpine Rd,  Myrtleford


Entering Mt Hotham


Mt Hotham



Omeo Golden Age Hotel


I knew there was something bugging me when I got home

I'm envious!

I'm envious!

Double envious apparently! How did that happen?

Are you coming to the Grampians after the Superbikes?

Because we're planning on doing something similar between the weekends

madmax wrote:Are you coming to the Grampians after the Superbikes?

Because we're planning on doing something similar between the weekends

Even if Ewok cant make the Grampians the "in between" ride is on his way home

Chook wrote:

madmax wrote:Are you coming to the Grampians after the Superbikes?

Because we're planning on doing something similar between the weekends

Even if Ewok cant make the Grampians the "in between" ride is on his way home

Correct Chook.  It's a winner all the way.

What's wrong with YouTube Brian?
Bump the bit rate if you're losing quality.  Anything over 6500k should be good enough.

2wheelsagain wrote:What's wrong with YouTube Brian?
Bump the bit rate if you're losing quality.  Anything over 6500k should be good enough.

I'll have to check but i think its at 10000. Looks fine on my PC but when i upload it and play it back it turn to shit.

madmax wrote:

2wheelsagain wrote:What's wrong with YouTube Brian?
Bump the bit rate if you're losing quality.  Anything over 6500k should be good enough.

I'll have to check but i think its at 10000. Looks fine on my PC but when i upload it and play it back it turn to shit.

Are you  finalising it as an MP4? If you export as a WMF youtube has to do a heap of converting.

2wheelsagain wrote:

madmax wrote:

2wheelsagain wrote:What's wrong with YouTube Brian?
Bump the bit rate if you're losing quality.  Anything over 6500k should be good enough.

I'll have to check but i think its at 10000. Looks fine on my PC but when i upload it and play it back it turn to shit.

Are you  finalising it as an MP4? If you export as a WMF youtube has to do a heap of converting.

Yes as MP4

Beats me then. Can you  put a minute up and give us a look?

Ewok1958 wrote:

Chook wrote:

madmax wrote:Are you coming to the Grampians after the Superbikes?

Because we're planning on doing something similar between the weekends

Even if Ewok cant make the Grampians the "in between" ride is on his way home

Correct Chook.  It's a winner all the way.

Please count me in.  please, please, please.