Hay River
Submitted: Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 13:49
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Member - Keith B (QLD)
Good afternoon everyone,
it's just 2 weeks until I am off to the
Simpson Desert. If anyone has been very recently, and on the
Hay River track, I would appreciate some
feedback on conditions etc.
Thanks.
Reply By: RobAck - Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 18:33
Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 18:33
Your permit is essential as it carries the way points you may need but given it was a heavily vegetated track last year then you may not need them.
Apart from that it's as simple as either emailing or calling Jol Fleming who is always happy to help
Sand pressures from hitting the first shot line above Poeppel
Well is a very good idea and we kept our sand flags on as the bushes were higher than the car for a lot of the time
Regards
RobA
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Follow Up By: newhue - Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 21:08
Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 21:08
What permit do you have? No way points, no map, and bugger all info on my permit. Jol's trip planning is useful and appreciated, but when you look at what you get with a Dersert Park Pass to a
Hay River Pass there is no comparison. And for the extra $50 for the HR pass it's a bit ordinary.
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Follow Up By: PJR (NSW) - Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 21:23
Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 21:23
We were going to get our Desert Pass at Mt Dare.
Is it a better idea to get it direct from the DENR website ?
This is our first run into the Simpson and just doing a west to east transit.
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Follow Up By: newhue - Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 21:31
Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 21:31
PJR,
it probably doesn't matter where you get
the desert pass, just a bit beforehand lets you look over the info at your leisure. I'd imagine the price will be the same at
all places.
Mine took about 5 days from the internet.
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Follow Up By: PJR (NSW) - Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 21:42
Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 21:42
Thanks
Makes sense.
A bit of reading wont hurt either.
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