A little piece of heaven on earth. The single track on the Helderberg mountain
Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 2:43PM 
This is one of my favourite places on earth - the start of the single track on the top of the Helderberg mountain. It is about 12km's from my home, of which the last 8 km is a 1000m climb to the top. The ride down is awesome! Lots of switchbacks, lots of technical stuff - I'm convinced that it is some of the nicest singletrack in South Africa.
I meet God here on my bike very often! My head clears, my thoughts become focussed and I find myself drawing nearer to God as I ride.
Sadly I heard that the access to this part of the mountain will soon be restricted. We normally enter about half way up Silverboomkloof road (on the right), then there's a little bit of single track, a short climb and then onto the contour paths on the way up. If there is anyone who has any contacts with someone on this farm PLEASE drop me a line! I would love to be able to keep the access open!
I recently read about a guy who started a 'braai church' (a 'cookout' Church, where people gather once a week to try out new recipes, cook different kinds of meat, but of course also to share their lives with one another, have some prayer and learn a few things about their faith). I often think of this as the Church of Cycling, or my Cycling Church! I have a lot of time to share with the guys and ladies that we ride with. I often pray with people, offer a listening ear and some encouragement.
How do you connect with God?
