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MT ROBERTSON

2016

graded and loads of clay. Not very wet but quite
Day Trip - Saturday 30th January 2016
slippery, slowly does it. Candlebark Track was
great. We all enjoyed the diversity of the tracks and
Trip Leader:
there were some very challenging spots, from rocks
Paul & Annette Hawdon Tracks Toyota 80 Series
to clay and even some dust.
Participants:
We stopped for afternoon tea and some of us did
John & Dianne Chenoweth Toyota 79 Series
the 1.5km return walk down to Wombelano Falls.
David Tesoriero Jeep Grand Cherokee
Not much water flowing though. The day ended at
Brad Riddington Riddo Nissan Patrol
the old Primary School site, which was destroyed in
Nick Diplaris Ford Ranger PX
the bushfires of 2009 and now the new site of the
Chris & Greg Burr Whiskey Girl Ford Ranger PX
Kinglake Tennis Club. After airing up, we all got
Neil & Sharon Davey and
together for goodbyes and thankyous for a great
Melanie & Joanna Davey Elsie Toyota 200 Series
day. Some of us discovered our next shared trip
Our day started early and a bit cooler for this time our lunch break there was some practicing of winch- together, coming up soon.
of year. At the meeting point there was some catch- ing techniques and a short stroll to look at the ruins. Thankyou Paul for the trip and thankyou to everyone
ing up done with other members not seen for a while After lunch we headed off down the tracks towards in the convoy for making it such a great day. Till we
and introductions all round. A quick debrief, instruc- the falls. “Tracks” told us about the bog holes to meet again on the tracks, “Stay Safe.”
tions and air down we set off for the day. “Tracks” come on Eagle Glen Track but they were gone. All Chris Burr (2738)
stated that since the recce they had done only a
couple of weeks prior, there had been many
changes to the tracks. They had all been graded and
were very wide. No pin stripping this weekend.
Phew, saves the buffing for another day. The views
along the tracks were spectacular, but still reminders
from the tragic bushfire back in 2009 ever so
present.
We stopped at a wayside point for morning tea and
all chattered about our vehicles. Comment: ‘not one
lifted their bonnet’, “Tracks” was impressed. After
about 15 minutes we headed off past “Eagle Glen”
and up towards Mt Robertson for lunch. The views
are spectacular. Some tracks challenging. During

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