Participants in this year's journey awed by the wonders of the outback

Covering around 4000 kilometres in 14 days, the 32 participants on this year's trek experienced countless unforgettable moments as they travelled through outback Queensland and NSW in an effort to raise money for the Australian Cancer Research Foundation.

Tracing a path along old stock routes and rugged back roads, they saw parts of the country that'd been in drought for 20 years growing green and fertile thanks to recent floods, witnessed a marriage proposal between two of their travelling companions, and experienced the generous hospitality of the folks who lived in the remote towns and communities they passed through.

"You meet the most honest, down-to-earth people you could ever meet," Mr Kranz said.

"They're just beautiful."

Travelling as far north as Winton and as far west as Yaraka, the group - which included five kids under 13 - paid for all their own expenses, including fuel, food and accommodation, but were also subject to wonderful generosity, such as the Stonehenge publican who took them crayfishing and the Lions club members who fed them in Roma.

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They were also a committed bunch themselves, with each member having to raise $1000 for the cause to be eligible to ride, and everyone getting in and helping each other along the way.

Already a close-knit group before they left, with many participants having been a part of the inaugural trek back in 2016, Mr Kranz said in many ways they functioned like a modern tribe.

"It sounds strange, but we really were like one big happy family," he said.

"Everyone pitched in to get the job done, looking after each other's kids while we set up our swags and tents at night or broke camp in the morning."

And despite some hard days on the bikes and a few minor stacks along the way, their efforts paid off enormously, with the group raising over $60,000 for the Australian Cancer Research Foundation.

Mr Kranz said he was first inspired to get the fundraising expedition off the ground after losing his uncle Dennis Jeffers to complications arising from pancreatic cancer back in 2015.

Seeing several other trek-style charity events out there but being concerned about the way the money they raised was distributed, he decided to start his own fundraising trek and sought out a transparent cancer-related organisation to donate the money to.

The organisation he landed upon was the Australian Cancer Research Foundation, a charity that helps fund frontline cancer research.

With $55,000 raised on their inaugural expedition, the group have now donated close to $120,000 to the charity, with plans to do it all again in 2022.

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