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  • TRIP REPORT: Sat Sep 5 : SEQ - Condamine Gorge/Rathdowney

    A full day of fun and adventure with a great group of old and new friends. Thanks guys!

    This trip, my camera didn't come out as often as usual... I was too busy navigating, (some would argue that point and call it U-Turning ).

    The day began with breakfast at Cafe 17, Boonah. First stop was Teviot Falls lookout (actually, first stop was premature, but we got there)

    Teviot Falls:



    The line-up at the Moss Gardens walk:



    Views from Carrs Lookout:





    The gang chilling out:



    Stewy and Richoson look too cool:



    The short walk to the base of Queen Mary Falls always manages to impress:



    When this fellow's Honda grows up, he wants it to be a Prado . What was he thinking??? The PradoPoint team recovered him manually!



    After finishing the Condamine River crossings, we explored a bush track, which resulted in yet another U-Turn . Along the way, a couple of warning lights lit up my dash :shock:. The Scanguage didn't scan any error codes, so I still don't know what these lights mean - they stayed on for a while, off for a while, on for a while... Eventually, they went off and stayed off.



    By 4pm we we started our way across the private property. The views along this section are some of the best I've seen throughout SEQ.





    Until next time:



    LFaR.
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    Re: TRIP REPORT: Sat Sep 5 : SEQ - Condamine Gorge/Rathdowney

    Great stuff Matt. An excellent turnout for what looks like a great day
    I was thinking of you guys as I was driving to work in the rain... lucky buggers

    How did the ol' step-up treat everyone this time around?
    Any 4wd'ing pics
    Cheers, Leon
    There's no such thing as a wrong turn... it's just the scenic route!
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    • #3
      Re: TRIP REPORT: Sat Sep 5 : SEQ - Condamine Gorge/Rathdowney

      I'll second Matts comments, it was a great day out.

      In fact, I think we should have a new motto: VENI VIDI VEHICLE (WE CAME, WE SAW AND WE DROVE IT). Apologies to any Latin purists out there.

      Seriously though, thanks to Matt, we saw country I would never have dreamed of heading into, and thanks to his excellent navigation skills, we all (I think) managed to come home with no extra scratches, although one spot through the trees saw us fold the mirrors in and I truly don't know how the 200 series managed to squeeze through, or how those bulls didn't do a number on anyones panel work.

      Some of our pics to come.

      Cheers

      Dave
      Confidence - The feeling before you fully understand the situation

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      • #4
        Re: TRIP REPORT: Sat Sep 5 : SEQ - Condamine Gorge/Rathdowney

        Originally posted by Snaga
        How did the ol' step-up treat everyone this time around?
        Any 4wd'ing pics
        Aftery hyping the step-up, it was a disappointment. The track has been repaired and was no more than a steep (albeit spectacular) bush track. Much of the track had been graded, so the heavily rutted, steep sections that I was looking forward to, just didn't exist. By the time we popped out the other side, I wondered if I'd taken a wrong turn... there are many forks in the bush track and no markers to help; it really is navigate by GPS.

        At home, I uploaded my GPS tracks and compared it with the last trip. Sure enough, we followed the same track. Despite it being less challenging than expected, that didn't detract from the awesome vistas that only a privileged few get to enjoy.

        LFaR.
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        • #5
          Re: TRIP REPORT: Sat Sep 5 : SEQ - Condamine Gorge/Rathdowney

          Originally posted by Fozzy
          VENI VIDI VEHICLE (WE CAME, WE SAW AND WE DROVE IT
          That's a perfect desciption of the adventure! I hope you don't mind me pinching that phrase from time to time .

          LFaR.
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          • #6
            Re: TRIP REPORT: Sat Sep 5 : SEQ - Condamine Gorge/Rathdowney

            Matt, feel free!

            Some pics











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            • #7
              Re: TRIP REPORT: Sat Sep 5 : SEQ - Condamine Gorge/Rathdowney

              Looks like a great trip look forward to getting out on a trip with you guys in the near future 8)
              Oh and I remember this crossing I tried to drown the Lux in it last year :twisted:



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              • #8
                Re: TRIP REPORT: Sat Sep 5 : SEQ - Condamine Gorge/Rathdowney

                Good stuff lads...
                thanks for sharing

                joey
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                • #9
                  Re: TRIP REPORT: Sat Sep 5 : SEQ - Condamine Gorge/Rathdowney

                  Thanks again Matt for an excellent day, it was a real adventure.
                  For all who want to know, the trip was in 2 parts, Condamine then Rathdowney.

                  Condamine was very nice to see again. 13 x water crossing makes the tracks a bit muddy, but we were lucky that the crossings weren't too deep.

                  Part 2 - Rathdowney was an explorers dream.
                  I really don't know how Matt found these tracks or how he even navigated them in the first place.
                  All-in-all the weather was fantastic and we all had an awesome day out.

                  Queen Mary Falls



                  The crew at the Moss Garden



                  NSW Border Crossing through Rathdowney



                  Rathdowney Terrain



                  Rathdowney Tracks

                  Believe this or not, but this is a road on our GPS.
                  At times it was difficult to tell where we were going as the track was barely seen.



                  Lost in the Bush

                  There were a few occasions when the weighpoints let us down and we found ourselves doing plenty of U-turns.
                  The 100series Cruiser had some difficulty here as the trees were very close together......Argg,.Watch the Paint!!



                  Rathdowney Wild Life

                  We found ourselves amoungst cows alot.
                  They weren't shy at all and came very close to cars on more than one occasion.
                  We were even chased through the bush a few times.





                  The Views

                  The views from most lookouts were fantastic as you can see.
                  This one was taken at one of the properties we had permission to cross.



                  The Crew on the Day



                  I would recommend this trip to anyone wanting an adventure.

                  Matt, hopefully we can organise more trips like this in the future.

                  Regards

                  Stewy
                  Stewy
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                  • #10
                    Re: TRIP REPORT: Sat Sep 5 : SEQ - Condamine Gorge/Rathdowney

                    Originally posted by Stewy
                    hopefully we organise more trips like this in the future
                    Absolutely mate! Just gotta get off the well-beaten path and never mind a U-Turn or two . Already started thinking about the next one... Maybe an o'niter.

                    LFaR.
                    [size=1][color=#770000]29Feb12:[/color][color=#777700]12GXLTD Auto, ARB Deluxe Winch bar, WARN 9.5xp Winch, IPF 900XS, Tow, Safari snorkel, Front + Rear Recovery points, ARB OME NC Sports, ATZ-4Rib[/color][color=grey], Silver[/color]. [color=orange][b]MaxTrax[/b][/color], [color=maroon]ScanGuage II[/color], [color=blue]ARB CKMA12[/color], [color=deeppink]UHF: GME TX3440 AE4018K1 UNH047SX[/color], [color=darkgreen]Bushranger Air Jack[/color], [color=green]Staun + ARB Deflators[/color], [color=brown]WindCheetah Roof Rack[/color], [color=green]Foxwing[/color], [color=red]Super Charge MRV70, Redarc BCDC1220[/color], [color=darkblue]ARB 60L fridge[/color], [color=blue]MSA Fridge Dropdown slide[/color], [color=darkyellow]DRIFTA Drawers[/color], [color=gold]TJM Bash Plates[/color], [color=brown]TG150[/color].[/size]

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                    • #11
                      Re: TRIP REPORT: Sat Sep 5 : SEQ - Condamine Gorge/Rathdowney

                      Excellent trip pics.

                      Well done Matt (LFaR) for organising the run.

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                      • #12
                        Re: TRIP REPORT: Sat Sep 5 : SEQ - Condamine Gorge/Rathdowney

                        Absolutely mate! Just gotta get off the well-beaten path and never mind a U-Turn or two . Already started thinking about the next one... Maybe an o'niter.
                        You can count me in for an overnighter. It will give me an excuse to try out the new OzTent.

                        Cheers
                        Stewy
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                        • #13
                          Re: TRIP REPORT: Sat Sep 5 : SEQ - Condamine Gorge/Rathdowney

                          Hi Folks

                          I'm in for an overnighter, got to get the Oztent on the road again.

                          Richo.
                          [B]Former [/B]Party Leader, [B]Now[/B] SDO SEQLD GTG 2015 PFA (Pradopoint Fairy Advisor)
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                          • #14
                            Re: TRIP REPORT: Sat Sep 5 : SEQ - Condamine Gorge/Rathdowney

                            Hi all, Savo and tanya here; the ones driving the Land Cruiser!
                            Just got my membership to this site "approved" so thought I'd hop on and thank you all for the day out we had.
                            If we are welcome as honorary Prados, we'd love to tag along on more trips!
                            Thanks again!

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                            • #15
                              Re: TRIP REPORT: Sat Sep 5 : SEQ - Condamine Gorge/Rathdowney

                              Originally posted by SavTan
                              Hi all, Savo and tanya here; the ones driving the Land Cruiser!
                              Just got my membership to this site "approved" so thought I'd hop on and thank you all for the day out we had.
                              If we are welcome as honorary Prados, we'd love to tag along on more trips!
                              Thanks again!
                              G'day Savo and Tanya,

                              You know, I wish I had take some pics of our little picnic with all the cheese and crackers you guys (ok probably Tanya ) prepared. It was great to have you along, and keep and eye out for new planned trips. Oh, and welcome to PP!

                              Cheers,
                              LFaR.
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