Major Mitchell Trail Part Two – The odyssey continues

Adventure Rider Issue #23

• Mongolia – Britton Adventures steppes up
• The Great Australian Ride – Coast to coast and the right to boast
• The Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro hits the desert dust
• Fit out
• Checkout
• All in the mind with Karen Ramsay
• Congregations – West Aussie is in!
• Tech – Pinlock
• Bright Sparks – Thrills and spills in the Victorian hills
• Major Mitchell Trail Part Two – The odyssey continues
• BMW Rallye X – The new star in the R1200GS range
• KTM 2017 Adventure – First impressions
• Ténéré Tragics: Tasmanian devils
• Touratech Challenge – Everyone’s a winner
• KTM Adventure Rallye
• It’s What We Do
• Triple treat – Three VSM Africa CRF1000Ls

In issue #21 three riders followed the trail of Major Thomas Mitchell who, as a government surveyor, led an expedition searching for new farmlands throughout NSW and Victoria in 1836. Bad weather called an early halt to the attempt, but the riders weren’t to be denied. They finished the trail…and now Ray Lindner finishes the story.

It was never our intention to serialise this trip, but when the heavens opened in Harrow, Victoria, last April we simply had to postpone our journey of discovery until a later date.

Our group had a change on this second leg of the trip as Mark was unable to take leave. The third rider joining me on my Tiger XC and Andrew on his BMW 800ST was Leigh Wilkins on his 800GSA.