High Country trip changes & dates
Submitted: Tuesday, Aug 31, 2004 at 19:50
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Member Eric
Hello all , been a while between posts , glad to report that the cruiser is alive and
well. I have set some dates for the High country
Dates are Friday 1st October 2nd and 3rd
There has been a change in plan as to were we are
camping. Original plan was to
camp off road , but exelent snow conditions are making me change my mind , it could be to dangerous to head in late ,to were i wanted to
camp . The venue for
camping is now Paradise Valley , will set up
camp Friday nigh , Saturday will be a all day off road trip . Then a Sunday morning group breakfast before leaving .
Please let me know if you are interested , I will be cutting off numbers due to the difficulty of the tracks . For those who wanted to fish , the river does run through Paradise Valley and yes you can get vans in there .
After your replys here , please also add your names to the database on Off road madness
Reply By: old baz - Tuesday, Aug 31, 2004 at 19:54
Tuesday, Aug 31, 2004 at 19:54
Have Been Thinking a lot about your high country,can you fill me in on what it is like
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Follow Up By: Member Eric - Tuesday, Aug 31, 2004 at 19:58
Tuesday, Aug 31, 2004 at 19:58
Sorry Baz , what do you need to know ? whats Paradise valley like , the tracks ?
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Reply By: old baz - Tuesday, Aug 31, 2004 at 20:05
Tuesday, Aug 31, 2004 at 20:05
Yeah,just a general run down on your trip
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Follow Up By: Member Eric - Tuesday, Aug 31, 2004 at 20:19
Tuesday, Aug 31, 2004 at 20:19
Sorry baz. I am a little confused .
As i said , paradise valley friday night , will set up
camp . Saturday we will spend the day in the high country , probably Burgoins track . Group breky Sunday morning before coming home.
This didnt cover it lol
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Follow Up By: Shaker - Tuesday, Aug 31, 2004 at 23:43
Tuesday, Aug 31, 2004 at 23:43
For people looking at maps or searching elctronically ... it's Burgoyne's Track & Burgoyne's Gap Track on the other side of the
Licola Road.
Last time I was there, Burgoyne's Gap Track to the MacAlister Gorge was pretty gnarly.
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Wednesday, Sep 01, 2004 at 12:38
Wednesday, Sep 01, 2004 at 12:38
Regularly run trips out of the club property up around Burgoynes, will ask tonight if anyone has been up recently.
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Follow Up By: Shaker - Wednesday, Sep 01, 2004 at 20:09
Wednesday, Sep 01, 2004 at 20:09
I was up there recently .... Burgoynes Gap track was a bit ugly going to MacAlister Gorge, but all the other tracks I mentioned were quite good & relatively easy!
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Wednesday, Sep 01, 2004 at 23:17
Wednesday, Sep 01, 2004 at 23:17
Similar reports from club, would think about who you took, thats for sure.
YMMV
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Reply By: Member - Jimbo (VIC) - Tuesday, Aug 31, 2004 at 21:49
Tuesday, Aug 31, 2004 at 21:49
Eric,
I am very interested and would love to come. Regarding your comment "I will be cutting off numbers due to the difficulty of the tracks", does this refer to the ability of vehicles or just the pure numbers? I've had a 45mm lift fitted to the Terracan and am pretty game, but I don't want to wreck the car.
I'll be advised by you, if you reckon I can participate, count me in.
As for
Robe, I am definately in, just let me know when you are leaving so I can travel over with you.
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Follow Up By: Member Eric - Tuesday, Aug 31, 2004 at 22:18
Tuesday, Aug 31, 2004 at 22:18
The problem I have is , I dont know what the tracks will be like , there has been alot of rain snow ect, it may have washed away soil and exposed rock , it may be dificult to climp some of the hills due to how steep they are. In in the high country ,some climbs seem to never end . Or it may have dried out and be easy . I dont want to make the call, maby someone here has been up there recently and can update us on the track conditions .
Every time I go up there , the track conditions are diffrent , I dont want to miss lead you in any way . I guess you may just have to come and look .
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Follow Up By: Shaker - Tuesday, Aug 31, 2004 at 23:48
Tuesday, Aug 31, 2004 at 23:48
Not a bad run if you go up Burgoynes Track to
Mount Margaret Track & then go through to the Chromite
Mine, pretty good
camp sites on the streams at the Chromite
Mine too! Then you can keep going & come out on the B1 Track above
Licola.
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Reply By: Member Eric - Wednesday, Sep 01, 2004 at 07:51
Wednesday, Sep 01, 2004 at 07:51
LMAO . I knew someone here would know how to spell it right .
when were you last up there ? from my experience , it can change drasticly over winter
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Wednesday, Sep 01, 2004 at 09:45
Wednesday, Sep 01, 2004 at 09:45
It can change by the week...
Specially with heaps of clubs up there recently.
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Follow Up By: Shaker - Wednesday, Sep 01, 2004 at 20:11
Wednesday, Sep 01, 2004 at 20:11
Too true Truckster, I think when I was there, it looked like a lot of vehicles had come down the
hill & chopped it up pretty badly. Was mainly on one section though, rest was pretty good.
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