Gets busy up there!
Submitted: Thursday, Apr 16, 2015 at 15:36
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Bob Y. - Qld
We were travelling down the Kennedy Development Road, after
Easter, about 100 kms north of
Hughenden, and noticed a passenger jet heading maybe north-west. It was leaving a very conspicuous "contrail" or vapour trail.
Soon after we pulled up at
White Cliffs Gorge Creek for a break, and noticed more vapour
trails.

Looking across Whitecliffs Gorge Creek, north of Hughenden Qld
There's a small
dam here too, that would provide good water to top up one's supply.

Dam at Parking Bay - Whitecliffs Gorge Creek Qld
As we were ready to leave, noticed a further trail, and reckon it was worth a photo......must have been a busy day in the aviation industry?

Contrails - Everywhere. Whitecliffs Gorge Ck Qld
There's a
native well on edge of the creek too, which is signposted. The
parking bay is quite open, but would be a good, clean
camp, with little traffic through the night to disturb your sleep.

Native Well, on edge of the creek.
Was talking to one of the local truck drivers, now retired, and he told me when the road was gravel, they had to hook all the trucks together with "stiff bars" to get up the steep rise, that's visible in the 2nd photo. These days they'd just roar across there, flat out, and momentum would get them most of the way, before dropping a few gears.
For anyone who hasn't been along this road, Whitecliffs
Gorge Creek is only maybe half km north from the turn-off into Porcupine
Gorge N/Park, about 66 kms north of
Hughenden.
Bob