Hill End Nov 2010

[mr turbo]

Last w-end I joined the Subi-Rec Club for a trip through Hill End & what a great trip it was The trip was full on & had plenty of everything.
There was dirt & dust, hill climbs & decents, with fantastic views to match.

Together with that we had some bog holes to go through, aswell as many, many creek/river crossings to negotiate.

Not sure what the final count was, but lets just say it was well over 50x crossings. Yes that right, 50+ water crossings ( I lost count after that)

Adding to all of this, there was heaps of animals & wildlife to contend with along the way.
There were snakes slithering along the tracks & goannas sunning themselves too.

Aswell as the sheep, horses & cattle & not forgetting the odd Kangaroo & Wallaby jumping out in front of us at times just for good measure.

More pics here Hill End Trip Pics


Regards
Mr Turbo

 

[mr turbo]

We did have one recovery where a bog hole was miss timed by trying to ride the high side next to it

I also got stuck in another bog hole at one stage (hence my Forry being slightly dirty) but managed to get out unassisted after a little backward-forward motion.

All in all, it was a great trip, with some magic scenery to match. :biggrin:

In saying that, I'll let the pics tell you about the rest of the trip

More pics here Hill End Trip Pics

Regards
Mr Turbo

 

[drw]

Good photos & report

it really was a fun trip & interesting recovery of the Paj

I am just working on my Abacus now to do a final tally of the crossings

will post the number & details in due course

pity about the rain on Saturday night meant that we missed the 4WD tracks on Sunday - next time

 

[lovesuba]

Mr. Turbo

It looks you had a great time trip to Hill End.
Your pics seems you were not through the Bridle track, please show us your trip map in google if you don't mind. I will put it into my next trip.

Thanks

 

[carljwnc]

Looks like a grand time!!!

Great pics, very beautiful scenery.

Love the dog.:ebiggrin: Who's is it???

 

[drw]

Bridle track is closed due to a rock slide, - since August, no plans let to fix - too hard in these days of OHS compliance & Risk Assessments

Lovrsuba - the track was via Turon National Park - you should come with us next time.

The dog is mental & his name is Gary & is owned by Wayne who is not a member on this forum

We have had a lot of rain this week & the tracks are now closed.
The river crossings had from 0 to 600mm (up to 2 feet), now they have over 4m or 13 feet in them

 

[mr turbo]

Love the dog.:ebiggrin:

The dog is mental & his name is Gary

Yes Gary's a great dog He loves the trips as much as we do, if not more.

There's never a dull moment when Gary's around. If he's not hanging out the window trying to grab the trees & shrubs as we drive along :lol: he'll be running up to say hello to everybody :ebiggrin:

Regards
Mr Turbo

 

[Tweaksta]

Awesome pics - so close to home too. Now you've convinced me to go and check that area out as soon as I can.

 

[drw]

well the final count for river & creek crossings is

73

yes 73

52 of them had water in them

in one 5km section there was 18 crossings

 

[mr turbo]

well the final count for river & creek crossings is

73

yes 73

52 of them had water in them

in one 5km section there was 18 crossings

I knew it was high
I still can't believe we did that many crossings in one day, but we did.

Regards
Mr Turbo

 

[legman]

great pic,s , wow 73 water crossings thats extreme , lots of fun.

visited this area about 20 years ago in a couple of 4 runners loved it have to visit again one day

 

[SubaCool]

Great pics!!

 

[taza]

Excellent pics!!! Looks like a fun trip, really pushing the Subarus to their limits

 

[eden]

hey Damo, do you know if anyone got track data on this trip? a mate is heading out there and asked me if i knew it. i know its in the book but this route looks better:biggrin:

 

[mr turbo]

Not sure eden, but I don't think so.
Most of the time when foresterman runs a trip we just go by whats in the book (4wd trips close to Sydney) wing it & play it by ear.

Regards
Mr Turbo

 

[eden]

cheers mate, i think the track is still closed:sad:

 

[ForesterGump]

Wow fantstic pics!!!

Must admit I am a little jelous, it is so dry over here in Perth, I dont think there are even 73 rivers around, let alone do 73 river crossings in one trip!!!

 

[drw]

Hey,

Just saw on NPWS web that the Turon River track is closed due to flood damage.

This is from the flood a few days after this trip as not much rain since.

This track is in the photos of Kevin's Triton, my white Forester before & in the river, the bogged Pajero & is where Damian got all the mud from a rather large & sticky mud hole.

I also heard that the huge gate at the end of that track was washed away - that gate was built to plans for Defence Bases, so WOW the river must have been raging to do that.

Cheers, David

 

[mr turbo]

I also heard that the huge gate at the end of that track was washed away - that gate was built to plans for Defence Bases, so WOW the river must have been raging to do that.

WOW, that gate was built like a fortress
Man that water must have been raging like there's no tomorrow to do that

Regards
Mr Turbo