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Vesko

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Location: Sydney
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A few shots from a short trip to Victoria.

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19th Jul 2016 10:42 am

Steven.T

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Very jealous, the lake in the first two pics is just stunning

19th Jul 2016 11:27 am

devondave

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What are the ruins by the river? Look interesting.

20th Jul 2016 8:58 am

Vesko

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Location: Sydney
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I should've written a few words about each place. The ruins are the Adelong Falls Gold Mill Ruins built around 1850s. Some Scottish guys build a Reefer Battery to crush rock containing gold. this way they extracted around 9000 kg of gold. Two more shots of the ruins:

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20th Jul 2016 9:49 am

Yorky Bob

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Location: Yorkshire
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Some Scottish guys build a Reefer Battery to crush rock containing gold. this way they extracted around 9000 kg of gold

Bet the family still have it. You did say Scottish did you not.

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20th Jul 2016 10:43 am

npinks

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another set of great pics Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

20th Jul 2016 12:10 pm

mikehzz

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Mate, we must have nearly bumped into each other, I was down there too. Those big churches look like Bendigo? I ended up over in the high country chasing some snow, did the Mansfield, Woods Point, Walhalla road. Very scenic and the rivers were running wild, I had to turn around and find another route a few times as it wasn't safe to cross. I thought you were going west?

22nd Jul 2016 3:20 pm

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Why o why do I stay in old muddy
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22nd Jul 2016 4:04 pm

Vesko

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mikehzz wrote:
I thought you were going west?

I was, but the rain spooked me. I was planning a lot of outback dirt roads and didn't fancy getting stranded there for a week or two.

Did you catch the snow blizzard? I was on the Murry that night. The wind was unbelievable, but my awning with the flimsy sidewall held well. I am now thinking to make three sturdier zipping sidewalls for quick attaching to wherever the windy side is. Very useful. 2011 Freelander 2 SD4 SE

23rd Jul 2016 1:10 am

mikehzz

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No I was too late for that cold snap. I didn't even need a jumper for most of my trip...winter in Australia lol . All the snow was melting making the rivers too high to cross. Still, I had a good trip. Walhalla is the prettiest spot I've been to in a while. A tonne of excellent tracks there for the summer.
Here's a few pics, not excellent like yours though, just on my phone.

Plenty of wooded free camps along the river between Mansfield and Woods Point. Probably standing room only in summer.

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A lookout near Aberfeldy. A family was missing in the area while I was there. They had gone bush camping and were overdue by 4 days. It turns out they were hopelessly bogged and waiting for someone to help but nobody was in the area. It all ended ok.

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Some shots of Walhalla

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This is Danny's Lookout at Mt Hotham....I couldn't see much.

I've posted a picture of this lookout before during summer and you can see for miles. Not today though.

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Camped by the Murrumbidgee River. I like my current setup, it's waterproof and only takes 5 minutes to setup and take down. I have a stretcher I use if the ground is crap and the swag goes on the stretcher.

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Maybe you can visit these places and take decent pictures for us?

23rd Jul 2016 6:11 am

lanryHappy

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Nice pics, and great camping setup!

23rd Jul 2016 1:00 pm

Vesko

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Hey Mike, where is the cot, not comfortable any more? And what is the bag on the roof rack? 2011 Freelander 2 SD4 SE

25th Jul 2016 12:08 am

mikehzz

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The cot has worn out from too much use, the insect screens have holes in them and there are a few rips. Also it wasn't very waterproof as it was that light nylon stuff, plus it nearly got blown over on Fraser a few times. I use the swag now because the whole bedding rolls up with it, it is made of tougher canvas that is very waterproof and I can use it on the ground or on a stretcher. That is the stretcher on the roof rack, I leave it up there unless the ground is rocky, muddy or too uneven.

25th Jul 2016 1:34 am

Disconev

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Fantastic photos, looks like a wonderful place It better to laugh than cry

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25th Jul 2016 6:34 pm

s44shr

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25th Aug 2016 4:49 pm

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