Our Kidson <span class="highlight">Track</span> / <span class="highlight">WAPET</span> <span class="highlight">Track</span> Blog is now live
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ExplorOz - David & Michelle
Our Blog of our trip a few months ago along the Kidson /
WAPET from 80 Mile Beach to
Kunawarritji is now published. Hope you enjoy.
Kidson Track Blog
Reply By: Member - kimberleybloke - Friday, Dec 16, 2022 at 19:30
Friday, Dec 16, 2022 at 19:30
Seems a lot more overgrown than when we travelled the Kidson in June/July 2018. Luckily back then there was no mining activity, and we had the whole
track to ourselves. Just wondering if the
Razor Blade Bore was in operation? In 2018 someone was in the process of fitting a
hand pump, but it was an incomplete job in 2018. Great Blog, Thanks.
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Follow Up By: ExplorOz Team - Michelle - Friday, Dec 16, 2022 at 21:40
Friday, Dec 16, 2022 at 21:40
As per the Comment we put in the Place it has had the tank removed from the stand and the windmill is disconnected but all equipment was there if it needed to be used (would be quite a feat).
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Follow Up By: JOHN C36 - Saturday, Dec 17, 2022 at 00:50
Saturday, Dec 17, 2022 at 00:50
In 2015 the tank was removing itself from the stand.
Razor Blade Bore 2015
Cheers,
John
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Reply By: JOHN C36 - Saturday, Dec 17, 2022 at 00:45
Saturday, Dec 17, 2022 at 00:45
Great blog. I travelled north up the Kidson
Track in 2015 soon after permits were issued. At that time the
track had been closed to tourists for a few years and mining activity had ceased. I saw no other vehicles and there were no recent wheel tracks apart from a few near the Great Northern Highway.
Nabaru Rose’s
Track was rougher than the Nyangumarta Highway and had more frequent and more severe washouts.
Nabaru Roses Track
The emergency
airstrip at the end was starting to get overgrown.
Emergency Airstrip
The most interesting sight was the abandoned oil rig near the end of Nabaru Rose’s
Track.
Abandoned oil rig
Abandoned oil rig
The Percival Lakes are a significant location in Aboriginal Dreamtime. Some believe it is where the
Rainbow Serpent was created or awakened.
Cheers,
John
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Follow Up By: ExplorOz - David & Michelle - Tuesday, Dec 20, 2022 at 16:31
Tuesday, Dec 20, 2022 at 16:31
Hi
John,
Thanks for answering my questions and supplying the various photos to illustrate. Pretty much what we expected.
We should add the abandoned oil rig into ExplorOz
Places so its on the map for future visitors - is that something you can do or send me the coordinates and I'll do it. Then we can add your photo as
well and then keep the info available. I"m sure I recall someone like Mick O or Equinox talking about trips to Percival Lakes...
Cheers Michelle
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