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 ...
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2058.jpg)
Then it got deeper ...
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2060.jpg)
... and deeper ...
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2061.jpg)
... and deeper
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2063.jpg)
Oops. Sudden change of direction. That's why you don't wrap your thumbs around the wheel - keep them on the outside.
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2067.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2069.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2071.jpg)
What looked fairly harmless turned out to be really deep and full of submerged timber.
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2083.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2088.jpg)
Justo managed to find all of the timber ... and then he wasn't going anywhere. Out with the winch cable.
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2090.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2091.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2093.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2094.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2096.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2098.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2099.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2102.jpg)
Once Justo had cleared the obstacles the hole became a fun place to be.
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2107.jpg)
Forward or reverse.
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2108.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2110.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2115.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2116.jpg)
This last hole even had some nice angles to play with :lol:
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2125.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2129.jpg)
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 ...
![](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1029/1335818542_c2977639ee_b.jpg)
![](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1159/1334927079_886a47cbbd_b.jpg)
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 ...
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2058.jpg)
Then it got deeper ...
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2060.jpg)
... and deeper ...
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2061.jpg)
... and deeper
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2063.jpg)
Oops. Sudden change of direction. That's why you don't wrap your thumbs around the wheel - keep them on the outside.
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2067.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2069.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2071.jpg)
What looked fairly harmless turned out to be really deep and full of submerged timber.
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2083.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2088.jpg)
Justo managed to find all of the timber ... and then he wasn't going anywhere. Out with the winch cable.
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2090.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2091.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2093.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2094.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2096.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2098.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2099.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2102.jpg)
Once Justo had cleared the obstacles the hole became a fun place to be.
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2107.jpg)
Forward or reverse.
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2108.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2110.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2115.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2116.jpg)
This last hole even had some nice angles to play with :lol:
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2125.jpg)
![](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/Ch1ppy_photo/PP_trips/Nanga/IMG_2129.jpg)
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 ...
![](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1029/1335818542_c2977639ee_b.jpg)
![](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1159/1334927079_886a47cbbd_b.jpg)
Cheers
Chippy
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