Summer Gravel Cycling 224 - Kaitoke to Cross Creek Return - 4K #timelapse

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Watch the same time-lapse in 4K HDR, over on YouTube https://tinyurl.com/yc5vdzdh

Watch the 20 minute 4K PREVIEW, here on Rumble https://tinyurl.com/5a6ya3wu

Watch the full adventure, at a regular pace, in 4K HDR over on YouTube https://tinyurl.com/mpud86kb

This is a time-lapse version of the full ride, combining real-time and accelerated footage to offer a fresh perspective on the route and landscape.

A muggy, stormy summer’s afternoon ride ☁️🚴‍♂️ — a second visit to Cross Creek, with a couple of surprise wildlife encounters on the descent. Just outside Siberia Tunnel, two young mountain goats 🐐 darted across the gravel path, leaping into the roadside scrub. Later, after Prices Tunnel, a large male goat jumped directly into the trail, prompting a cautious slowdown — but thankfully, no collisions.

Once at Cross Creek, a welcome surprise: track improvements were underway 🛠️ — with work stretching toward the creek bridge and beyond. It’ll be exciting to see what’s changed by the time of the next ride out to Featherston.

The return trip proved slower than usual in the heavy, humid air 🌫️, but with no rainfall 🌧️, it was a calm close to the adventure, ending in the near-dark cool of dusk 🌌.

Music attribution: 'Time and Space' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

ID 224 | Record Date 06-FEB-2025

Location: Remutaka Ranges & Wairarapa, North Island, New Zealand