FEBRUARY 27-28/02/10 = Goomburra / Gordons Country (pic heavy)

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Great trip as always with the fine people that make up GCLRO. Our family enjoyed it immensely, many thanks to Scallops for organising.

Firstly we set up camp where the kids proceeded to round up dinner.
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Then it was on to the driving. The countryside out this way is fantastic.
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The tracks around were not difficult and allowed for a comfortable speed by all to take in the sites.
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In true GCLRO style there were places to play. Here's Pete climbing a near vertical hill.
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There were a few other hills around for people to play on.
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With all this rain surely there must be a few mud holes around!
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Where there's water there's mud and there's sure to be a GCLRO vehicle getting bogged in it.
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On Sunday we checked out the views from the nearby Main Range National Park.
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And who can forget the dogs. Good having them along, shame more places don't allow them.
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I've got 300 or so pictures so if you want one with yours in it, let me know and I'll see if I have a good pic.

[Outlaw]

Great pics... love to see some more.

Oh and brilliant shot of Daisy getting airborne and Patsy hanging on for dear life :Rolling:

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[Psimpson7]

Great weekend, Thanks to Dan for organising.

here's sone pics from me:

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[djhampson]

Some videos....

The campsite
YouTube- GCLRO Goomburra Gordons Country - Campsite

The Mud Hole
YouTube- GCLRO Goomburra Gordons Country - Mud Hole - Big Splash
YouTube- GCLRO Goomburra Gordons Country - Mud Hole - BigDog D3
YouTube- GCLRO Goomburra Gordons Country - Mud Hole 3 - WhiteD3 Return.mpg
YouTube- GCLRO Goomburra Gordons Country - Mud Hole - Def130.mpg
YouTube- GCLRO Goomburra Gordons Country - Mud Hole - Rangie
YouTube- GCLRO Goomburra Gordons Country - Mud Hole 2
YouTube- GCLRO Goomburra Gordons Country - Mud Hole 3 - WhiteD3.mpg
YouTube- GCLRO Goomburra Gordons Country - Mud Hole 2 - Shepp
YouTube- GCLRO Goomburra Gordons Country - Mud Hole 1


Glen's S2a
YouTube- GCLRO Goomburra Gordons Country - Daisy S2ampg.mpg

[Shamo]

Who ever owns that series 2a needs to either give it to me or let me look at it quite alot because it is a spitting image of exactly how i want my series 2a to turn out when im finished! haha. I love that roof, the panels and the colour and pretty much the whole damn thing!

Shamo

[Scallops]

Thanks everyone who attended - we had fun and I hope you did too.

Some real 4X4 driving Saturday was a bonus - even if we needed to put the DARE into effect. Then, another fun evening together Saturday night, even through the rain. Sunday morning it cleared long enough to pack up camp and drive up to the Caldera lip. Those who missed the 2nd lookout missed out - that is the special view from up there, but never mind.

I've just added another Goggle Earth map of the track we took - which was heading due south of camp when we did a 180. ;)

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[WhiteD3]

Thanks Dan & Kat for the trip. Shame about the weather but the company was great and scenery fantastic. The only downer was missing out on the geology talk:(

Daisy giving a lift...
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Timj nicely bogged. Always happens...on the way back to camp, close the beer-o'clock, raining, etc:D
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Pete & Sam...
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Killer with Jon in the foreground.
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Negotiating a tree.
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Harry.
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Camp
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Daisy
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Zakros
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Bigdog
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Bat caught on the fence.
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The view from the lookout.
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[Killer]

We had a great day on Saturday, it was a real shame we couldn't stay for Sunday. A big thanks to Scallops for leading the trip, and also for his decisive leadership skills.

Cheers, Mick.

[WhiteD3]

This fella was spotted at the lookout carpark.

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[Shepp]

Thanks Dan for leading a great trip. Pitty the track was going in the wrong direction. It was a great track. (Kat - "Let it go Shepp) ;):thumbsup:Some great photos as well nice work everyone.
Thanks again Matt, Lachie, Ben & Toby the dog.

[zulu Delta 534]

We three Oldies, Patsy, Myself and Daisy, had a great weekend with all you youngsters. It was good fun, the weather held fine enough to settle the dust and add a little interest in places without being too damp to put a spoiler on things, the tracks were pleasant to drive, the scenery great, the company great and the camaraderie great. Take a bow Scallops and all members concerned.
We got up pretty early (as Daisy's road speed manners are a little different to those of Hyacinth- D2) to allow what we considered was enough time to get us there by around 8.30ish and we were pleasantly surprised to actually arrive at the FUP quite early, only preceded by one other attendee. This gave us a chance to enjoy a nice cup of coffee before the convoy began to actually form up.
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0900 or thereabouts turned up, we crossed the SP and headed off up the range then turned off the highway and meandered along some pleasant rural secondary roads to arrive at our campsite in magnificent fine weather to set up camp and enjoy a chat and lunch before setting out on the afternoons entertainment. The mountain tracks chosen for the day were not too challenging, very scenic and fun to drive. Daisy ambled along happily in 2nd and 3rd Hi most of the day although there one or two points where she got real serious and actually went into growl range and asked those lazy front tyres to pull their weight. (I think the front axle must be a teenager!) There are a lot of great shots elsewhere covering the drive so I won't double up on them.
We three Olds decided to book into the Taj Mahal for the night (Pressure from above about all that hassle for just one night, do we tow a trailer or not, have to clean up next day sort of pressure, you know the stuff marriages are made of) and in hindsight, with the weather today, perhaps we actually may have made a sensible decision.
Our camp for the night:
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There is another story just there but we won't go into that at this moment.
Sunday's drive to the lookouts was also just as pleasant as the preceding day's, the proximity to the Eastern escarpment becoming more obvious as we drove further into wet convectional rain influenced rainforest vegetation. At the end of the road we dismounted and all trekked off to the magnificent lookout where Scallops can be seen in the following shot, offering an Insight into what can happen to your pots if you over cook porridge and use too much laterite and Kryptonite and the mixture magmatises and sticks to the sides leaving these caldera things. (I think that is what he said, anyway, if not it is pretty close!)
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Mother nature always puts on a good show in these forest areas, Patsy spotted a couple of rufous fantails and some other little yellow jobs (as of yet to be identified) as well as the numerous fungi, lianas, ferns and other things.
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And just to prove that the python was alive compare this shot with the one of WhiteD3's and you will see that he has moved. (He must be a male, he is lying in the sun resting, obviously after a hard days work doing chores as allocated by the female of the species!)
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Thanks all for a great weekend.
If anyone has any shots of Daisy that you care to share we would be interested in seeing them. Daisy doesn't get out that often.
One of these days if there is a guarantee on weather patterns holding we might take Onslow out for a play in the bush!
Regards
Glen

[djhampson]

Thanks to everyone for another great weekend. I won't post up my photos but my set are available here. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/djhampson/sets/72157623400777877/)

I say we need more trips were we can take the dogs because Reg absolutely loved it!

[Psimpson7]

I say we need more trips were we can take the dogs because Reg absolutely loved it!

How is he doing this morning Dave?!?! :)

[djhampson]

How is he doing this morning Dave?!?! :)

When I left home he had migrated from his bed into the house but I think that was about it. And I heard snoring from the back on the way down the range.

[Big Dog]

Well done Dan and great fun with everyone as always
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[Kat Woman]

Pitty the track was going in the wrong direction. It was a great track. (Kat - "Let it go Shepp) ;):thumbsup:
Shepp, I don't think you're letting it go!:p

[Armadillo]

What an excellent trip - well done Scallops [thumbsupbig]. There are already great photos so, I will just add a few.

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Sunday school with Harry....
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Daisy tries new hood ornament....a British Fulldog ;)
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It was a great weekend - sorry we missed the Sunday morning trip:(. Thanks to everyone - the usual suspects and the new people we met.

[Rat]

DAMNIT!
Looks like it was a great weekend i missed out on! i will definitely be going next time.
Rat

[Hendrik]

Looks like a top spot and a lot of fun. Would have loved to be there.