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Our newest club member (Stevo) decided to run his first trip along the Mundaring powerline track. So, a bunch of us tagged along -
You can find other pages about this trip at the
following pages:
http://www.4x4web.com.au/dinos4x4/trippics/powerline_track_july04/index.htm
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So, off into the hills we went. It was a reasonably nice day - a bit of rain around but nothing much to worry about.
Our first obstacle (ignoring chicken tracks, of course) was a nice water hole. Everyone tackled this and Stevo had a go at 'alternate' route and was successful the second time around.
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At the next hole, Stevo decided to drive in but wisely attached a snatch strap to the front of the Hilux first. Recovery was essential...
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As we were climbing the next hill or so, Sparky went over a mound that Stevo avoided only to find a pesky tree hiding on the other side. Oops. His bash plate got slightly bent but other than that, no damage done.
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Next, another mud hole. Even though the bottom of the hole looked like wet cement, many had a go at traversing it. Another group had already tried and failed. We did no better.
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After lunch, our next hill climb was a little slippery but good wheel placement got everyone up with little or no trouble, although there was a big rock in the way for collecting diff housings on if you weren't careful.
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A little further down the road we had almost come to the end of the track. After a short detour into a boring swamp area (sorry - my fault!) we found another group who had drowned a car...
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Finally, we headed off for some serious mud and found some in the surrounding countryside. A few others were there - I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. Suffice to say, many recoveries were performed.
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All up, a great day. Thanks to Stevo for organising the trip. The only downside was that a big rainstorm hit us on the way home and washed most of the mud off the car. Damn...
