At the risk of "virtue signalling" it says something about being prepared, planning and how best to manage the ever present risks that go with travelling off the beaten track.
Not that they didn't but unfortunately for them it was fatal.
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At the risk of "virtue signalling" it says something about being prepared, planning and how best to manage the ever present risks that go with travelling off the beaten track.
Not that they didn't but unfortunately for them it was fatal.
How go you know I will never visit this area? FYI, it was a genuine post , to be educated about the area. You insult me, and my character, by your report. I guess my problem is I'm used to dealing with men. At least you had the courage to be up front, a rare trait around here. And for that I thank you.Quote:
Originally Posted by alien
Trig Track is one of the steeper and more difficult tracks in the area, I broke an axle in a Rangie on the eastern section about 20 years ago. There are a couple of tracks that go into the same valley on a traversing angle, but Trig Track goes pretty much straight down and straight up the other side, crossing the Aberfeldy River. The western section was changed a few years ago, it now zigzags down to the river with several tight switchbacks, whereas the eastern section still takes a straight line. All the tracks in the area except the main roads are seasonally closed, there are gates on Trig Track.
Do we know yet whether it was vehicle accident & they ran off the road, an environmental mishap or even something more sinister etc as there doesn't appear to be much on it at the mo. Thinking back to recent happenings in Canada is all..
That's the type of information I was after. When my wife finishes working, we are going travelling. Whether that is in my D2, which has 420,000 KM's on it, or something else, our intention is to drive to Tasmania, via all areas in between. I'm sorry, but I'm still angry about some muppet who has never met me, and never will, insulting my character and second guessing my intentions . That's enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by POD
I don't agree with most of Bob's opinions but I can't see why the social engineers and naysayers got their y-fronts in a twist about this post. As far as I can read he simply reported a news item.
Go take a sedative, you lot.
What did happen to the couple? Did they die of a motor vehicle incident? Was it murder-suicide? Was it double murder? Not seen anything on the news up here.
I guess that reminds me of the old saying, opinions are like arseholes, everyone has one. But thank you , all the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigbjorn
The ABC website has a report with a picture of the vehicle, looks like a roll off the track with a very sudden stop again a tree with fatal results.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigbjorn
Regards,
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I was listening to Gippsland ABC radio on the way home from work yesterday, one of the police involved in co-ordinating the search was briefly interviewed, seems they came off the track and rolled multiple times. There was no mention of the fact the track was closed, however all those tracks close after Queens Birthday weekend and are re-opened some time in November each year. It's quite close to the Latrobe Valley though, which would have a higher than average per-capita rate of cordless angle grinders, so the gates may well have been open.
Unfortunately the vehicle, when rolling, went roof first into a large tree. It's very tragic, but It's little wonder the tracks are seasonal. Last year a mate with a tow truck business recovered a Hilux from there with his 6wd Perentie as no one else would. He slid 60 metres backwards with chains on all wheels & somehow stayed on the track, he said he has had some scares but that was his biggest. It's been many years since I've travelled around that area, actually before the Thompson was built, & quite a few tracks went under water. TJ Divide ( Thompson Jordan) track- now under 150m of water -is one I'd rather forget.
David