Justo and I went for a little play today. We started with a little beach run from White Hills Rd (just South of Mandurah) down to Preston Beach. About 22 Kms of beach - and soft as butter. We had a couple of near misses - as the beach narrowed up and got really soft - but a combination of low range, soft tyres and a heavy right boot got us through without any dramas.
Then it was up into the foothills to have a play in some mud - if there was any left after a week of warm, dry weather. I had wanted to have a look at the Nanga 4WD Heritage Circuit for a while but the last time I went I was by myself and one section of the track was closed off as it was a quagmire. This time around it was quite a tame ride but it did have some fun bits ... as the pics show ...
Looks pretty tame from here ...
Then it got deeper ...
... and deeper ...
... and deeper
Oops. Sudden change of direction. That's why you don't wrap your thumbs around the wheel - keep them on the outside.
What looked fairly harmless turned out to be really deep and full of submerged timber.
Justo managed to find all of the timber ... and then he wasn't going anywhere. Out with the winch cable.
Once Justo had cleared the obstacles the hole became a fun place to be.
Forward or reverse.
This last hole even had some nice angles to play with :lol:
For any of you WA guys who want a pleasant day out - combined with maybe a little play in the Prado - here is a mud map and set of trip notes that Russ posted earlier ...
Cheers
Chippy
Then it was up into the foothills to have a play in some mud - if there was any left after a week of warm, dry weather. I had wanted to have a look at the Nanga 4WD Heritage Circuit for a while but the last time I went I was by myself and one section of the track was closed off as it was a quagmire. This time around it was quite a tame ride but it did have some fun bits ... as the pics show ...
Looks pretty tame from here ...
Then it got deeper ...
... and deeper ...
... and deeper
Oops. Sudden change of direction. That's why you don't wrap your thumbs around the wheel - keep them on the outside.
What looked fairly harmless turned out to be really deep and full of submerged timber.
Justo managed to find all of the timber ... and then he wasn't going anywhere. Out with the winch cable.
Once Justo had cleared the obstacles the hole became a fun place to be.
Forward or reverse.
This last hole even had some nice angles to play with :lol:
For any of you WA guys who want a pleasant day out - combined with maybe a little play in the Prado - here is a mud map and set of trip notes that Russ posted earlier ...
Cheers
Chippy
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