{"id":1547,"date":"2016-03-11T22:58:27","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T14:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/travelsitewood\/?page_id=1547"},"modified":"2016-10-25T16:56:40","modified_gmt":"2016-10-25T08:56:40","slug":"mud-and-trees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Mud and Trees, challenges of the Southern Goldfields"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--nextpage-->\n<h6><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em>Friday, 22nd January 2016<\/em><\/span><\/h6>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1547 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd1-map\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudAndTreesD1-Map-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudAndTreesD1-Map-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudAndTreesD1-Map-1-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Another long weekend and another opportunity to leave the city behind so we&#8217;re going to clear some trees along the Old Hyden &#8211; Norseman Road. There had been some rain out in the Southern Goldfields but not enough to cause any dramas with mud or deep water. At the moment we do not have a snorkel fitted to the Pajero however with the Cooper AT3s and with its proven traction in mud from our previous trips, the mud would have to be pretty bad to cause us any problems.<\/p>\n<p>As we were heading out along Brookton Hwy, about 40kms from home, we saw a shape up ahead on the road. It looked like an eagle but we haven&#8217;t seen Eagles ( or Dockers ) out this way for about 30 odd years and reasoned it may be a goshawk or kite. We slowed a little as we approached to give it time to fly off. As we got closer it took off and we saw its unmistakable tail which confirmed is was in fact a wedge tailed eagle. Unfortunately there was a vehicle coming up behind us and a couple coming toward us so we didn&#8217;t get a photo but we were glad we saw it. <\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re magnificent birds with adults having a wing span of up to 2.3mts. The female is larger than the male and adults tend to be very dark brown\/black while juveniles and young adults are lighter in color. When in flight they&#8217;re easily distinguished from the Little Eagle by looking at the tail. Both are found all over Australia. As a result of vehicles hitting mammals and smaller birds the wedge tail will feed on carrion and this can unfortunately bring about it&#8217;s own demise if the carrion is on or close to the road. Due to their large wing span they need a fair bit of time to take off and gain a safe height, this is why we always slow down when we see them feeding on or near the side of the road. We ask you to please do the same.<\/p>\n<p>We continued on to Hyden where we topped up the tank and headed for McDermid Rock, our camp for the night. We arrived with a few hours to spare before sunset so relaxed taking photos of the local wildlife. We saw Crested Dragons, a Purple Gaped Honeyeater, a pair of Bull Skinks who lived in the cracks under our concrete table and a Stink Bug. <\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1547 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd1-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudAndTreesD1-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Crested Dragon, McDermid Rock\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudAndTreesD1-1-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudAndTreesD1-1-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1549'>\n\t\t\t\tCrested Dragon, McDermid Rock\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd1-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudAndTreesD1-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"&quot; You lookin&#039; at me?&quot; Crested Dragon, McDermid Rock\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudAndTreesD1-2-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudAndTreesD1-2-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1550'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8221; You lookin&#8217; at me?&#8221; Crested Dragon, McDermid Rock\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-1547 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd1-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudAndTreesD1-4-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Crested Dragon at McDermid Rock\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-1552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudAndTreesD1-4-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudAndTreesD1-4-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-1552'>\n\t\t\t\tCrested Dragon at McDermid Rock\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd1-7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD1-7-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A young Eucalyptus Shield Bug sometimes called Gum Shield Bug\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-1555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD1-7-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD1-7-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-1555'>\n\t\t\t\tA young Eucalyptus Shield Bug sometimes called Gum Shield Bug\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-1547 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd1-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudAndTreesD1-5-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Bull Skink\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-1553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudAndTreesD1-5-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudAndTreesD1-5-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-1553'>\n\t\t\t\tBull Skink\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd1-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudAndTreesD1-6-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Bull Skink\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-1554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudAndTreesD1-6-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudAndTreesD1-6-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-1554'>\n\t\t\t\tBull Skink\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Where possible we like to bush camp but McDermid Rock is also a nice place to camp. There is an enviro toilet and 3 or 4 camp sites. If you have time take the walk trail to the top of McDermid Rock and enjoy views, they also have information signs along the way. Once at the top the view is good especially as sunset. We walked up to get some sunset photos and were surprised by the amount of gnamma holes with water still in them. We were a couple of days short of the full moon however we did get some photos of the moon while the sun was setting. On the way back to camp we spotted a Granite Bottlebrush and in the fading light grabbed a photo.<\/p>\n<p>Back at camp we had tea and relaxed enjoying the evening being serenaded by the nightlife.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-1547 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd1-8\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD1-8-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Lunar reflection in a rock pool on McDermid Rock\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-1556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD1-8-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD1-8-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-1556'>\n\t\t\t\tLunar reflection in a rock pool on McDermid Rock\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd1-9\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD1-9-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Moonrise after sunset, at McDermid Rock\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-1557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD1-9-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD1-9-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-1557'>\n\t\t\t\tMoonrise after sunset, at McDermid Rock\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd1-10\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD1-10-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Granite Bottlebrush\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-1558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD1-10-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD1-10-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-1558'>\n\t\t\t\tGranite Bottlebrush\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Total Time    : 6.49 Hrs<br \/>\nTotal Distance: 509 kms<\/p>\n<p>Maximum Speed : 106 KPH<br \/>\nAverage Speed :  74 KPH<\/p>\n<!--nextpage-->\n<h6><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em>Saturday, 23rd January 2016<\/em><\/span><\/h6>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-1547 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd2-map\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudAndTreesD2-Map-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudAndTreesD2-Map-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudAndTreesD2-Map-1-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We woke to the sound of birds busy getting their breaky so decided we should rise and get our breaky too.  A twenty eight greeted us from his perch in a nearby tree. It was reasonably cool overnight with a heavy dew fall and it seems some spitfires were trying to dry out on our ground sheet. As we moved around camp our little bull skink friend popped out to grab some sun as well. It wasn&#8217;t long before we noticed that he?d seen the spitfires and actually taken one from the group and appeared to be squashing it ready for his breaky.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-1547 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd2-01\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-01-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"&quot;Twenty Eight&quot; Port Lincoln Ringneck\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-1560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-01-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-01-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-1560'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Twenty Eight&#8221; Port Lincoln Ringneck\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd2-02\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-02-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Spitfires\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-1561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-02-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-02-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-1561'>\n\t\t\t\tSpitfires\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd2-03\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-03-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Bull skink with one of the Spitfires\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-1562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-03-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-03-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-1562'>\n\t\t\t\tBull skink with one of the Spitfires\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd2-05\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-05-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Beetle at camp\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-1564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-05-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-05-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-1564'>\n\t\t\t\tBeetle at camp\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\nWe turned on to the Old Hyden &#8211; Norseman Road and it wasn&#8217;t long before we came across our first mud puddle due to recent summer rains which also added water to some of the surrounding salt lakes. As the sun warmed up the day we saw many Painted Dragons scurrying across our path and we were happy to spot one sunning himself on a tree stump, almost posing for us. We were surprised to see more mud and water then we expected.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-1547 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd2-06\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-06-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Warning sign at the western end of Old Hyden-Norseman Road\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-1565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-06-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-06-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-1565'>\n\t\t\t\tWarning sign at the western end of Old Hyden-Norseman Road\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd2-07\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-07-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A little puddle near the western end of the Old Hyden-Norseman Road\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-1566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-07-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-07-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-1566'>\n\t\t\t\tA little puddle near the western end of the Old Hyden-Norseman Road\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd2-08\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-08-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"One of the many salt lakes out this way\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-1567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-08-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-08-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-1567'>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the many salt lakes out this way\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd2-09\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-09-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Crested dragon sunning himself along the Old Hyden-Norseman Road\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-1568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-09-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-09-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-1568'>\n\t\t\t\tCrested dragon sunning himself along the Old Hyden-Norseman Road\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\nAs we continued along we came across a few more mud and puddles and needed to use the winch twice. Sometimes you just get stuck, they don&#8217;t seem like much and some aren&#8217;t even deep but once the surface tension is broken they can suck you in pretty quickly.<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-9 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-9 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-9 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-9 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-9' class='gallery galleryid-1547 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd2-10\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-10-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Straight through the middle\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-1569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-10-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-10-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-1569'>\n\t\t\t\tStraight through the middle\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd2-11\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-11-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Nearly out .....\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-1570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-11-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-11-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-1570'>\n\t\t\t\tNearly out &#8230;..\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-11 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-11 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-11 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-11 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-11' class='gallery galleryid-1547 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd2-13\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-13-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"We had to use the winch\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-11-1572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-13-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-13-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-11-1572'>\n\t\t\t\tWe had to use the winch\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd2-14\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-14-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"We had to use the winch again, gee they&#039;re handy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-11-1573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-14-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-14-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-11-1573'>\n\t\t\t\tWe had to use the winch again, gee they&#8217;re handy\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\nWe spotted a Common Bronzewing having a drink from one of the puddles, by the time we got the camera he was on his way.<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-12 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-12 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-12 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-12 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-12' class='gallery galleryid-1547 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd2-15\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-15-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Male Common Bronze Wing just finished having a drink along the old Hyden - Norseman Road\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-12-1574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-15-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-15-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-12-1574'>\n\t\t\t\tMale Common Bronze Wing just finished having a drink along the old Hyden &#8211; Norseman Road\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\nWe finally came across our first tree to clear for this run. It was a newly fallen tree not one of the older ones we were expecting to clear.<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-13 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-13 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-13 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-13 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-13' class='gallery galleryid-1547 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd2-16\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-16-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Downsizing a fallen tree so we can move it off the road\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-13-1575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-16-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-16-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-13-1575'>\n\t\t\t\tDownsizing a fallen tree so we can move it off the road\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\nAfter using the Ozito Chainsaw and then finally the Warn Winch to drag the main trunk off the track we had cleared the tree out the way, first tree cleared for this trip. We continued on until we came across a point where we had to get off the Old Hyden &#8211; Norseman Road due to a section that was impassable. This was the cause of the Pajero popping its right hand wheel high into the air. Just shows that the Pajero will power over just about anything. Over the last couple of  years we&#8217;ve seen the road deteriorate with each lot of rains.<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-14 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-14 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-14 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-14 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-14' class='gallery galleryid-1547 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd2-17\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-17-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Had to get off the Old Hyden-Norseman\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-14-1576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-17-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-17-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-14-1576'>\n\t\t\t\tHad to get off the Old Hyden-Norseman \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\nThe plan as we approached the end of the track near Norseman was to turn North and head almost to the Chalice Mine before turning to the east to pick the Mundale Track near Mundale Dome and then on to Sunday Soak. Just after turning North we came across a long mud\/puddle which looked very treacherous, so stopped the Pajero, jumped out and took a look about. Sweet a go around on the right side, which we walked down for a couple of meters and it looked so smooth and solid. Decision made, we will take the go around. This is were we got a huge surprise as we passed about a meter in front of the point that we had walked to the Pajero literally nose dived into a pool of mud. Damm! the go around was just a mud filled pool with a hard surface of mud to temp the wary driver. Well the Cooper AT3s came to the rescue again with their great mud traction and we where able to go forward a meter, back up 2 meters, repeat and slowly work our way through the mud till we hit hard ground again. Mud, Mud and more Mud. Lesson learned. Walk the full length of any go around and make sure that the it&#8217;s not mud with a hard surface.<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-15 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-15 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-15 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-15 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-15' class='gallery galleryid-1547 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd2-18\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-18-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"This part of the track looked solid but wasn&#039;t. South of Chalice Mine\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-15-1577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-18-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-18-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-15-1577'>\n\t\t\t\tThis part of the track looked solid but wasn&#8217;t. South of Chalice Mine\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\nWe reached the turn and headed towards the Mundale Track. The track started off being easy to see but after a few kms<br \/>\nthe track started to petered out. Still traveling along it we came a across a log that needed to be move from the track and as the log was turned over we spotted a Giant Centipede in the damp crevice of the log so we took a photo and let him be (we turned the log back to its original facing with care not to squash the Giant Centipede ) Note: Take care Centipedes can have a poisonous bite. We continued on trying to pick up the track but couldn&#8217;t. As it was getting late in the day and light was fading fast we decided that we would head back to a spot we&#8217;d seen before and earmarked as a potential camp spot. We set up camp and settled in for the night, so too did a thunder storm. Solid rain for 4 or so hours. We drifted off to sleep listening to the rain and thunder and seeing the lightening flashes. We like the rain, but something was niggling at the back of my mind, oh well tomorrow is a new day.<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-16 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-16 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-16 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-16 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-16' class='gallery galleryid-1547 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd2-19\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-19-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"An Australian Giant Centipede\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-16-1578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-19-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-19-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-16-1578'>\n\t\t\t\tAn Australian Giant Centipede\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd2-20\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-20-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Our bush camp south west of Twenty Five Mile Rock\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-16-1579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-20-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD2-20-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-16-1579'>\n\t\t\t\tOur bush camp south west of Twenty Five Mile Rock\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Total Time    : 10.23 Hrs<br \/>\nTotal Distance: 98 kms<\/p>\n<p>Maximum Speed : 85 KPH<br \/>\nAverage Speed :  9 KPH<\/p>\n<!--nextpage-->\n<h6><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em>Sunday, 24th January 2016<\/em><\/span><\/h6>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-17 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-17 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-17 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-17 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-17' class='gallery galleryid-1547 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd3-map\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudAndTreesD3-Map-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudAndTreesD3-Map-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudAndTreesD3-Map-1-300x159.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>What a beautiful morning, the sun was shining and the only evidence of the overnight rains was a damp ground and a big pool of water on the awning. Packing up took a little longer though as we waited for the tent, awning and ground sheet to dry out a little.<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-18 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-18 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-18 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-18 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-18' class='gallery galleryid-1547 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd3-01\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-01-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Morning at our camp south west of Twenty Five Mile\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-18-1581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-01-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-01-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-18-1581'>\n\t\t\t\tMorning at our camp south west of Twenty Five Mile Rock\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\nWe gave up on the idea of getting to Sunday Soak so headed toward Widgiemooltha. We turned onto the road we came in on last night and had only traveled about 50mts when we slid for about a meter down into a rut down. We had follow the same tyre marks that we had left from the day before but had not taken into account the rain from last night and the effect it would have on the track namely muddying it up. Oh well we turned the rear locker on and dropped into low range and in no time we where back on firm ground. After driving through one muddy bog hole we stopped to set up the car kettle for a cuppa and noticed all the leaf litter that had attached itself to the mud on the tyres and wound around the axle. We cleared it off and continued on. <\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-19 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-19 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-19 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-19 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-19' class='gallery galleryid-1547 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd3-02\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-02-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Stuck in a puddle along the road west of Twenty Five Mile Rock\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-19-1582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-02-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-02-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-19-1582'>\n\t\t\t\tStuck  in a puddle along the road west of Twenty Five Mile Rock\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd3-03\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-03-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"So glad we got the winch! Along the road west of Twenty Five Mile Rock\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-19-1583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-03-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-03-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-19-1583'>\n\t\t\t\tSo glad we got the winch! Along the road west of Twenty Five Mile Rock\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd3-04\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-04-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The mud built up on our Coopers.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-19-1584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-04-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-04-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-19-1584'>\n\t\t\t\tThe mud built up on our Coopers.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\nWe hit another section of mud about 100 meters long but got through this without too many problems. As we got closer to Chalice Mine we ending clearing about 6 trees from the track which shows that the track had not been used in a while.<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-20 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-20 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-20 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-20 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-20' class='gallery galleryid-1547 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd3-05\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-05-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Another puddle along the road west of Twenty Five Mile Rock\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-20-1585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-05-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-05-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-20-1585'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother puddle along the road west of Twenty Five Mile Rock\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd3-06\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-06-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A puddle along the road south east of Chalice Mine\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-20-1586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-06-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-06-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-20-1586'>\n\t\t\t\tA puddle along the road south east of Chalice Mine\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd3-07\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-07-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Travelling the road south east of Chalice Mine\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-20-1587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-07-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-07-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-20-1587'>\n\t\t\t\tTravelling the road south east of Chalice Mine\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>A little over 4hrs later we arrived at Widgie, topped up the tank and the tummy with one of their great steak burgers with beetroot as standard \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Today Widgiemooltha is recorded as an abandoned town however the roadhouse still operates and has a tavern and provides accommodation. They also make a mean burger and the new owners are very friendly. Like most of the goldfields region of WA gold was found near Widgie in the 1890&#8217;s and the town was gazetted in 1897 under the name Widgemooltha ( No I after the G ). In 1944 the spelling was changed to the current version. The name is derived from an Aboriginal word thought to be the name of a nearby hill and rock hole. It was during Australia&#8217;s depression that the largest nugget ever found in Australia was unearthed by a young 17 yr old lad who had only been prospecting for 2 days. The nugget was named the Golden Eagle Nugget and by today&#8217;s metric system it weight 32.2 kgs!!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-21 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-21 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-21 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-21 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-21' class='gallery galleryid-1547 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd3-08\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-08-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The Widgie Roadhouse, they make a great steak burger with BEETROOT!\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-21-1588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-08-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-08-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-21-1588'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Widgie Roadhouse, they make a great steak burger with BEETROOT!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Back on the road we headed for Cave Hill to camp for the night and pulled in by 3.30pm. After a short rest we set up camp. Cave Hill is another lovely spot to camp especially when it&#8217;s not crowded. It has eco toilets and bbqs. You can enjoy a walk to view the actual cave. In years gone by you walk into the cave but nowadays it&#8217;s off limits although you still get  a reasonable view from the viewing platform. There are 3 separate camp grounds within the Cave Hill reserve. Cave Hill rock has several dams on top which still catch water. After tea and an enjoyable evening watching the sun set we retired. Tomorrow we head for home \ud83d\ude41<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-22 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-22 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-22 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-22 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-22' class='gallery galleryid-1547 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd3-09\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-09-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Our camp at Cave Hill\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-22-1589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-09-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-09-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-22-1589'>\n\t\t\t\tOur camp at Cave Hill\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd3-10\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-10-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Sunset at Cave Hill\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-22-1590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-10-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD3-10-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-22-1590'>\n\t\t\t\tSunset at Cave Hill\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Total Time    : 5.46 Hrs<br \/>\nTotal Distance: 121 kms<\/p>\n<p>Maximum Speed : 103 KPH<br \/>\nAverage Speed :  21 KPH<\/p>\n<!--nextpage-->\n<h6><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em>Monday, 25th January 2016<\/em><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-23 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-23 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-23 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-23 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-23' class='gallery galleryid-1547 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd4-map\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD4-Map-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD4-Map-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD4-Map-1-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\nWhen we left Cave Hill we headed west toward Victoria Rock Road rather than heading straight to Coolgardie. Wow! we thought we&#8217;d seen the last of the puddles for this trip but we were wrong. Puddle after puddle greeted us for about the first 10 kms and the going was a bit slow. A bit further down the track we came across a long puddle and got out to walk it. Lucky we did. The line through the puddle dropped off on the right hand side to a depth we weren&#8217;t comfortable negotiating so we turned around and headed back to Cave Hill where we had left 2 hours before. We then had no alternative but to take the road to Coolgardie via Burra Rocks. <\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-24 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-24 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-24 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-24 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-24' class='gallery galleryid-1547 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd4-01\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD4-01-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"There&#039;d been a bit of rain along the Victoria Rock Road near Cave Hill\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-24-1592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD4-01-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD4-01-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-24-1592'>\n\t\t\t\tThere&#8217;d been a bit of rain along the Victoria Rock Road near Cave Hill\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd4-02\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD4-02-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A puddle along the Victoria Rock Road near Cave Hill\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-24-1593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD4-02-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD4-02-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-24-1593'>\n\t\t\t\tA puddle along the Victoria Rock Road near Cave Hill\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd4-03\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD4-03-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Heading toward Victoria Rock Road from Cave Hill\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-24-1594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD4-03-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD4-03-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-24-1594'>\n\t\t\t\tHeading toward Victoria Rock Road from Cave Hill\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd4-04\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD4-04-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Turn right for Coolgardie\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-24-1595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD4-04-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD4-04-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-24-1595'>\n\t\t\t\tTurn right for Coolgardie\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\nA short distance South of Coolgardie we saw a couple of brumbies up ahead feeding at the side of the road. We slowed to allow them to move away which they did. As we got closer we could see one was a pregnant mare and the other a foal. The term Brumby is thought to have originated in the Australian Alps when a settler by the name of James Brumby let his horses run free. They adapted to the Australian landscape and inter bred with other breeds of horses including Clydesdales, Arabians, Draft horses and others. They developed into a very hardy breed and were used by the Australian Army in the Boer (South Africa), First and Second World Wars. Today the topic of Brumbies brings up strong feelings on both sides of an argument. Some say they&#8217;re pests\/feral others believe they should be allowed to continue running free and not be culled.<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-25 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-25 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-25 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-25 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-25' class='gallery galleryid-1547 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd4-06\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD4-06-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Wild mare in foal with another foal, south of Coolgardie\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-25-1597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD4-06-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD4-06-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-25-1597'>\n\t\t\t\tWild mare in foal with another foal, south of Coolgardie\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/mud-and-trees\/201601mudandtreesd4-07\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD4-07-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Nearly Home\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-25-1598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD4-07-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2016\/01\/201601MudandTreesD4-07-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-25-1598'>\n\t\t\t\tNearly Home\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Well that&#8217;s pretty much it, a good trip despite all the mud, tree clearing and mid 30 degree temperature. But we would do it all again and soon will.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the journey home was pretty straight forward although we did encounter a thunderstorm west of Southern Cross all the way to Merredin. The rain was so heavy we all dropped our speed except for one twit but as they say &#8221; there&#8217;s one in every crowd&#8221; As we got closer to home our conversation changed topic as we discussed where to next&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>Total Time    : 9.51 Hrs<br \/>\nTotal Distance: 704 kms<\/p>\n<p>Maximum Speed : 109 KPH<br \/>\nAverage Speed :  71 KPH<\/p>\n<p>Views: 792<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, 22nd January 2016 Another long weekend and another opportunity to leave the city behind so we&#8217;re going to clear some trees along the Old Hyden &#8211; Norseman Road. There had been some rain out in the Southern Goldfields but not enough to cause any dramas with mud or deep water. 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