Day 1 of Mawson Trail - Ikara-Flinders Ranges
Wednesday 14 October Distance: 67 km Elevation gain: 834 metres From the northern trail head at Blinman to Wilpena Pound About 5 hrs elapsed from 8am to 1pm. Before I could start riding today, I needed to get to the town of Blinman where the Mawson Trail starts (or ends). We left our accommodation at Wilpena Pound at 6.30am and drove north to Blinman. It was an early start and there was plenty of wildlife on the road - kangaroos, emus and bird life made for a white-knuckle drive hoping nothing ran out onto the road. We saw the sun rise and it produced an amazing light show on the canvas that was the Flinders Ranges. As we drove north the temperature dropped and wind picked up. By the time we arrived at Blinman it was a cool ‘feels like’ temperature of 3 degrees. I quickly got the bike out of the car, packed my gear onto the bike and got moving. Mel then said goodbye and returned to Wilpena Pound to wait for my retur...