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Thought I'd check out the NSW and Victoria high country just before the snow settles in and tracks are closed for the winter period. To throw a spanner in the works I wanted to do some fishing over at Lake Eucumbene: my favourite freshwater fishing hole.
Day 1
Tired from packing the car till 12:30AM and not being able to sleep during the night due to excitement we headed off to Lake Eucumbene just after work.
Here is a pic of the Prado ready for the journey (with the brother in law being a tool):
We set off from south of Canberra and drove through Namadgi National Park and headed off to Wallace Island (via Seven Gates Rd) located within the center of Eucumbene. Soon as we hit our usual spot we then setup camp and threw the lines into the water. Suprisingly the fish were biting just before Dawn.
After a feed and a few drinks we then headed off into the swags for a bit of shut eye.
Day 2
Here are some shots of Eucumbene the following morning take from my swag:
...and the fish we caught the night before:
After we filled our bellies with steak, bacon and egg sandwiches (obviously we needed the calories for a day long 4wd-ing trip
) we then proceeded to 3 Mile Dam via Kiandra to check out some camping sites:
Obviously an extremely nice area to bring the wife and kids for a camping trip. I'm also thinking of organising a 4wd winter snow trip over here as well: I always wanted to see what it was like to wake up with snow coverage around you.
On the way to Cabramurra via Selwyn we spotted a dam that might be Talbingo or Blowering Dam:
We then proceeded to the Geehi campsite via Cabramurra and Khancoban and stopped off over at Tooma reservoir:
...and the Murray 2 power station:
...and some lookout just before the Geehi Flat that had awesome views:
Geehi was awesome: pristine country with campsites situated along the Murray - there was nothing better than the sound of a stream in the background at a campsite.
On the way to our campsite we crossed the Murray twice: this was the deepest the Prado had ever bathed into water:
I'm hoping that these pics can convince the missus for us get a snorkel installed on the rig!
After a whole heap of driving we were relieved to set camp, have some dinner and drinks and head back into the swags to get ready for the next day. I must admit that I was a little bit disappointed that most of the tracks on this leg of the journey were on sealed road, little did I know what was in store for Day 3.
Day 3
We started the day with another round of bacon and steak sandwiches (obviously this was a boys trip) and headed off to Tom Groggin and hour down the road from Geehi. Once we explored the campsites around the area we then proceeded onto the Mt Pinnibar track and commenced our journey to the Pinnibar peak.
I must admit, this was some of the roughest terrain that the Prado had seen; an absolute adrenalin rush navigating through ruts and steep slopes. At some points I thought the HT's wouldn't step up to the plate but they did. It was good to have my mate Mark (an experienced 4WD-er) handy with advice on how to tackle some portions of the track.
Once we reached the peak we were greeted with awesome views:
Heres the Prado with the Victorian high country in the background:
...and another with me and my rig:
The rest of the journey we proceeded down Mt Pinnibar and back home via Thredbo, Jindabyne and Cooma.
We're so lucky to have such a beautiful backyard to explore and what better to explore it with but a Prado!
Day 1
Tired from packing the car till 12:30AM and not being able to sleep during the night due to excitement we headed off to Lake Eucumbene just after work.
Here is a pic of the Prado ready for the journey (with the brother in law being a tool):
We set off from south of Canberra and drove through Namadgi National Park and headed off to Wallace Island (via Seven Gates Rd) located within the center of Eucumbene. Soon as we hit our usual spot we then setup camp and threw the lines into the water. Suprisingly the fish were biting just before Dawn.
After a feed and a few drinks we then headed off into the swags for a bit of shut eye.
Day 2
Here are some shots of Eucumbene the following morning take from my swag:
...and the fish we caught the night before:
After we filled our bellies with steak, bacon and egg sandwiches (obviously we needed the calories for a day long 4wd-ing trip
) we then proceeded to 3 Mile Dam via Kiandra to check out some camping sites:Obviously an extremely nice area to bring the wife and kids for a camping trip. I'm also thinking of organising a 4wd winter snow trip over here as well: I always wanted to see what it was like to wake up with snow coverage around you.
On the way to Cabramurra via Selwyn we spotted a dam that might be Talbingo or Blowering Dam:
We then proceeded to the Geehi campsite via Cabramurra and Khancoban and stopped off over at Tooma reservoir:
...and the Murray 2 power station:
...and some lookout just before the Geehi Flat that had awesome views:
Geehi was awesome: pristine country with campsites situated along the Murray - there was nothing better than the sound of a stream in the background at a campsite.
On the way to our campsite we crossed the Murray twice: this was the deepest the Prado had ever bathed into water:
I'm hoping that these pics can convince the missus for us get a snorkel installed on the rig!
After a whole heap of driving we were relieved to set camp, have some dinner and drinks and head back into the swags to get ready for the next day. I must admit that I was a little bit disappointed that most of the tracks on this leg of the journey were on sealed road, little did I know what was in store for Day 3.
Day 3
We started the day with another round of bacon and steak sandwiches (obviously this was a boys trip) and headed off to Tom Groggin and hour down the road from Geehi. Once we explored the campsites around the area we then proceeded onto the Mt Pinnibar track and commenced our journey to the Pinnibar peak.
I must admit, this was some of the roughest terrain that the Prado had seen; an absolute adrenalin rush navigating through ruts and steep slopes. At some points I thought the HT's wouldn't step up to the plate but they did. It was good to have my mate Mark (an experienced 4WD-er) handy with advice on how to tackle some portions of the track.
Once we reached the peak we were greeted with awesome views:
Heres the Prado with the Victorian high country in the background:
...and another with me and my rig:
The rest of the journey we proceeded down Mt Pinnibar and back home via Thredbo, Jindabyne and Cooma.
We're so lucky to have such a beautiful backyard to explore and what better to explore it with but a Prado!
Snaga
That water must be cold so I can't imagine anyone would wade through first :shock:
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