Wednesday, Jun 14, 2006 at 00:26
That depends I suppose. They do seem a little starved for decent 4wd country over there. Maybe that's why there's always so many of them in the High Country.
Had to laugh at one of the flyers for Skytrek when I was at Wilpena. One thing they hailed as it's claim to fame was the ability to access the highest point of Sth Aus accessible by 4wd - Mt Cavanagh or something like that at about 800m ASL - for a fee.
The highest point accessible by 4wd in Vic's Alpine NP is supposed to be
the summit of Pinibar at 1781m, and it's free! And the ride can be a bit exciting even if it's damp. I wouldn't tackle it if it's wet. (Dry Weather Only Tk anyway)
We did enjoy
Arkaba Station's 4wd (self guided) tour but I didn't find anything like back
home.
Of course we don't have anything like the Sth Australian Outback over here, or
Googs Track, and depending on which surveyer you believe then even the
Border Track is on their side of the fence. So pros and cons for both.
But I really hope the pay per use 4wd industry that has sprung up over there never gets of the ground here - with so much of our track on public land there's probably not the incentive to try it.
Dave
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