Wonnangatta and Surrounds 16 to 18 January 2016

[christover1]

Base Camps and Touring trips are both fun.
Different prep and packing needed, of course.

I had a ball, need more engine

[Mike57]

I put all my photos and video material onto DVDs and left them with Wayne when I picked up my chain saw tonight Chris. Wayne will get them to you at some convenient time. Unfortunately my in-car camera suction cap fell apart on one of the earlier tracks so there is not much from me this time. Good photos you put up Chris thanks.

The Tanami Pump people are sending me a new valve for my Jerry can pump that was not working when I was giving Martin a demo of how good it was!

[Mike57]

Here is the list of tracks with approx travel times from memory. Feel free to correct these for me.

Day One
Licola to Zeka Spur via Tamboritha Road and Howitt Road (2 hours?)
Zeka Spur (2 hours)
Wonnangatta Track into Wonnangatta Valley to camp (1 hour)
Overnight camp in the Wonnangatta valley

Day Two
Wonnangatta Track heading North to Rileys Creek Track heading east then Humffray River track heading south to Wombat Range track (3 hours)
Wombat Range track (very steep ascent) then onto Cynthia Range track and then descending via Station Track into the Racecourse (about 1 hour?)
Pioneer Racecourse track then Crooked River Track into Talbottville (about 1 hour?)
A loop from Talbotville taking South Bassalt Knob track North and returning to Talbotville via Brewery Creek Track (2 hours?)
Overnight camp at Talbotville

Day Three
From Talbotville to Billy Goat Bluff via the Crooked River Road and then Wonnangatta Road after crossing Kinwell Bridge (about 1 hour)
Up Billy Goat Bluff and on to the Pinnacles (just less than one hour)
Back to Licola via Pinacles Road, Moroka Road and Tamboritha Road (about 2 hours?)

Then home to Melbourne.

All up the round trip from Licola and return was around 300km. Most used an extra 20 litres of fuel and had fuel left in the tank upon returning to Licola.

I have marked the route on the two maps liked below. Sorry I could not print it all onto one page.

[MartinG]

Hi Mike, Thanks for posting the track names and times that we did.

there were about 6 or 7 reptiles spotted over the trip. wasn't quick enough with the camera to snap the two shiny black snakes coiled up together on the edge of the track just after leaving camp at Wonnangatta.
this one was on the rocks at the river were we camped at Talbotville


someone had left an interesting note at the start of Billy Goat Bluff.

[christover1]

Loving the sign

I leaving for a trip, be back Thursday next week, maybe
So video edits will have to be a week later than usual.

[Mike57]

No problem Chris. Where are you off to?

[christover1]

High country at other end. Skipworth near Jamieson

[christover1]

Videos off MartinG's camera

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9igyI5Yxrk8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHOMlHdDHA0

[christover1]

Hi def versions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueiG8MtBqb4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBdUF0aZR5E

[christover1]

Some pix from Mike.
Waynes pix later.
Videos to come

http://imgur.com/a/A2n8H