Strange encounters on the trails

Stredda said:
A few mates and I were out on dirt bikes in the middle of this pine plantation in the middle of nowhere. We stopped to take a breather off a side track when we heard a familiar potato potato potato, sound of a Harley chugging along. Just down below us this guy on a Harley slow rode past us and as we were on the little side track, he didn't see us. The track in was fairly rough and would have been a challenge on the Harley in places. Pretty sure there was a crop up there somewhere he was going to attend. We decided that once he was out of earshot it would be best to head off in the opposite direction. There always were rumours of a buried container full of guns and drugs out in the forest somewhere. Not something you want to go looking for though.
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Funny you mention that. I was up in the hills last night and it’s only forest, old logging land and fire roads. Nothing else. One road in.
A commodore ute full of the scungiest toothless dudes flies past which is weird as it’s usually 4WD’s looking for a track to rip up. I noticed some big metal things in the back of the ute tub under a tarp and figured they were looking for a place to dump it.
10 minutes later they come past me on a different fire trail, stop and ask if there’s any houses around. These guys were rough. Shonky old tats, literally 3 teeth between them. Obvious track mark scars and a pit bull in the back. I say no man. No houses around here at all. Nada. He shows me his phone and a pin drop and it’s in the middle of native Forrest.
I ask what house are you looking for and his mate says quickly oh it’s a friends. They rent it out.
Uh huh. ok. Sure. Well there ain’t no house around here mate and I rode off. All I can think of is they were looking for a crop or something.
 
Jpez said:
Funny you mention that. I was up in the hills last night and it’s only forest, old logging land and fire roads. Nothing else. One road in.
A commodore ute full of the scungiest toothless dudes flies past which is weird as it’s usually 4WD’s looking for a track to rip up. I noticed some big metal things in the back of the ute tub under a tarp and figured they were looking for a place to dump it.
10 minutes later they come past me on a different fire trail, stop and ask if there’s any houses around. These guys were rough. Shonky old tats, literally 3 teeth between them. Obvious track mark scars and a pit bull in the back. I say no man. No houses around here at all. Nada. He shows me his phone and a pin drop and it’s in the middle of native Forrest.
I ask what house are you looking for and his mate says quickly oh it’s a friends. They rent it out.
Uh huh. ok. Sure. Well there ain’t no house around here mate and I rode off. All I can think of is they were looking for a crop or something.
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Or a Meth Lab/shack.
 
Jpez said:
Funny you mention that. I was up in the hills last night and it’s only forest, old logging land and fire roads. Nothing else. One road in.
A commodore ute full of the scungiest toothless dudes flies past which is weird as it’s usually 4WD’s looking for a track to rip up. I noticed some big metal things in the back of the ute tub under a tarp and figured they were looking for a place to dump it.
10 minutes later they come past me on a different fire trail, stop and ask if there’s any houses around. These guys were rough. Shonky old tats, literally 3 teeth between them. Obvious track mark scars and a pit bull in the back. I say no man. No houses around here at all. Nada. He shows me his phone and a pin drop and it’s in the middle of native Forrest.
I ask what house are you looking for and his mate says quickly oh it’s a friends. They rent it out.
Uh huh. ok. Sure. Well there ain’t no house around here mate and I rode off. All I can think of is they were looking for a crop or something.
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I finally have a face to your name, pleasure meeting you
 
Tubbsy said:
On the weekend I came across what I'm sure was a bulging dog business bag, bang in the middle of the trail on the blind side of a jump.

Luckily missed it, if that's what it was...
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Wasn't at Lysterfield was it? They just posted a pic a massive pile of horse turd at the entrance to one of their trails
 
Tubbsy said:
On the weekend I came across what I'm sure was a bulging dog business bag, bang in the middle of the trail on the blind side of a jump.

Luckily missed it, if that's what it was...
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Many years ago there was a sweet little set of dirt jumps in some trees near Ashtonfield (nsw), kind of near some houses. Someone nearby didn't like those jumps or the kids enjoying themselves or maybe me...but this mysterious do-gooder would often dump lawn clippings and dog shit on the jumps.
 
ozzybmx said:
14 sightings in 5yrs. I'm in there 3-4 times a week, seen some interesting stuff but I'm going to have to look around a bit more ;)

www.abc.net.au

Claims the thylacine has been sighted in Belair National Park fourteen times - ABC listen

Vice President of the Thylacine Awareness Group of Australia, Mark Taylor claims the thylacine is extant not extinct, saying, "Belair National Park has had fourteen sightings in the last five years".
www.abc.net.au www.abc.net.au
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You would expect a lot more sightings or some scat recognition, considering how heavily trafficked it is. Maybe now some scatologists can do an intensive hunt.
 
rockmoose said:
considering how heavily trafficked it is.
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That could be the issue. People who dont get out often, heading in there for a day out and imagining they have seen something. When you consider Adelaide is surrounded by similar parks.

I'm actually a believer that there is still some out there and somebody knows something.

There was a good 2 part doco on SBS a few weeks ago. The sighting down on the beaches off Tassie South coast and the 'officials' in the helicopter is a strange one. 25 minute mark.

www.sbs.com.au

Hunt for Truth: Tasmanian Tiger

Tim Noonan investigates the ultimate wildlife mystery to find out if the Tasmanian tiger, the world's rarest, most elusive animal, is gone for good or just very good at hiding.
www.sbs.com.au www.sbs.com.au
 
These guys are strange.

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Thylacines weren't even real to begin with. They are as fake as the bunyip, yowie, and moon landing.
 
fjohn860 said:
Driving to work this morning I remembered a recent strange encounter we had walking the dogs at the You Yangs on the plantation side in amongst the trees. We had trekked past the mtb trails (below the jumps/4x bit of kurrajong and crossed Great circle drive (for those playing at home) into the non-mtb area when something 100-150m away ran past then away from us. It was whiteish/light grey in colour and if I didn't know better it looked like a lynx. It was fast and ran like THIS . It then stopped and watched us, as I moved closer (still 150-200m away) it "vanished".

I immediately thought lynx bercause of how fast it was moving however common sense tells me it was most likely a large hare as they run similarly to a lynx

Hare running

It was a drissly day and almost a light misty fog. It was pretty surreal and moving so fucking fast.
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Had an encounter again yesterday, walking the dogs in the exact same area, doing the same loop but backwards so got a closer look this time.

Definitely a hare.

Biggest damn hare I've ever seen that for sure, and a really light brown fur, almost blonde.
 
Not an encounter but a very strange thing I have never seen before and will probably never see again.

Riding a couple of weeks ago, one of the blokes broke his chain and we all stopped. Normal bike BTW, not eeb.

Anyone with quicklinks ? I pulled out my multitool and cleaned the broken ends up ready for the links.

WTF... the chain is about 200mm too short 🤔 again WTF...

After a couple of mins, we walk back down the trail and there is a section of chain, around 200-250mm long on the dirt.

I have no idea how this ever happened in 1 go but the chain has broken and separated a 250mm section of chain and spat it on the ground.

No twists or kinks... still straight and the original set of quicklinks are still there on the chain.
 
ozzybmx said:
Not an encounter but a very strange thing I have never seen before and will probably never see again.

Riding a couple of weeks ago, one of the blokes broke his chain and we all stopped. Normal bike BTW, not eeb.

Anyone with quicklinks ? I pulled out my multitool and cleaned the broken ends up ready for the links.

WTF... the chain is about 200mm too short 🤔 again WTF...

After a couple of mins, we walk back down the trail and there is a section of chain, around 200-250mm long on the dirt.

I have no idea how this ever happened in 1 go but the chain has broken and separated a 250mm section of chain and spat it on the ground.

No twists or kinks... still straight and the original set of quicklinks are still there on the chain.
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Yeah, that's pretty freaky!
 
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