#Earthquake M2.1 strikes 18 km NE of #Jindabyne (#Australia) 14 min ago. More info: http://m.emsc.eu/?id=1543180

If you're a snow enthusiast, this might be a cool place to work (in Jindabyne)
#Snow #Jindabyne
https://www.snow.org.au/about-snowaus/positions-vacant/

Photo blog post of our family trip to Jindabyne and Kosciuszko earlier this week https://medium.com/nathanaels-outdoors-journal/family-trip-to-kosciuszko-a0c19f855632 #kosciuszko #NSW #photoblog #thredbo #jindabyne #snowymountains

Yesterday, two friends and I rode in the Snowy Classic - a 110km (1650m climbing), closed road event in Jindabyne in the Australian Snowy Mountains. It's a beautiful spot at this time of year, up and down hills and through some classic Australian country towns like Berridale and Dalgety.

This is the second year of the event and my second ride. The 110km is testing but not terribly difficult for me, except for a massive difficulty spike at the 82km mark in the form of a monstrous hill called Beloka - average gradient 9.4% but some sections are 20%!

From Cycling Australia: "Short, sharp and brutal, Beloka is one of Australia’s most feared and revered cycling climbs."

Last year, Beloka beat me (I got off and caught my breath and then got back on) and I was resigned to more of the same because it's tricky to train for such an incongruously difficult climb. However, with the Tasmania trip, a year's worth of consistent riding (150km / week) under my belt and a very generous helping of resolve, I did it!

It's a great ride and is very well run like all the Classics events. I'll be back again next year to re-test my mettle against Beloka.
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#cycling #RideBikesBeHappy #SpecializedBikes #SpecializedRoubaix #SnowyClassic #Beloka #Jindabyne #SnowyMountains

#Earthquake M2.2 strikes 8 km E of #Jindabyne (#Australia) 52 min ago. More info: https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=1198239

#HackerNews is written off a lot of times as a cess-pit of male tech-heads. Part of that might be true. For me reading something on the Internet, booking hotels, air flights and putting boots on the ground seven days later was just the ticket. The photos show #Moose at dawn , day seven at #Jindabyne. The other two shots outside the Bredbo Inn, #NSW aftee a 20km run and a 15 km walk. <https://flickr.com/photos/bootload/collections/72157623796440209/>