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rocknrob Insano Dub Head

844 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#691628
OK strictly speaking this is not offroad...there was always some kind of track....

My new years res was to getaway in the kombi once a month....

so I headed for the main range in qld...most familiar as cunningham gap...but i wanted to really getaway from it all so i chose emu creek


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and this is what it looked like...so i waded in...kneedeep...hmm...do i quit and go home?...nahhh...

so i get to the very end of the road...another 4 scary crossings...and it was getting late...so i camped...


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what a great place away from it all...and i had food drink and music...rained steady thru the night but i was comfy in my queen size bed

next morning woke up and noticed a little track heading up the hill...so took a little hike and got some great views


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came back down and had a late breakfast then decided to head home thru the condamine gorge...4WD city! and i think they were all a little peeved that my kombi could go places their $70,000 patrols could go...creek crossings...i lost count but some were very picture skew


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next stop teviot gap...weather closed in...the two white streaks are teviot falls...whiteout...


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at elevation over 1000m very narrow winding road down...lucky i got 4Wdiscs and big ventilated fronts...


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so made it home safe...start planning next months adventure😎

Sandy Officially Full-On Dubber

254 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#691653
That looks like a great weekend trip, how did you find out about it, or did you just get up and go exploring? I'm jealous, you're out there doing this sort of thing whereas people like me keep saying one day.

rocknrob Insano Dub Head

844 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#691663
I had to make a new years res...otherwise i'd keep saying "one day"...i just found that road and went exploring....theres plenty more!

Baja Wes V6 Baja Pioneer

3,119 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#691894
Great little trip! Sometimes those places are really nice in the rainy weather.
Wes - www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control... 🙂
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.

vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 ·

#692463
looks like a good trip, i wouldnt mind doing that in my kombi as well
1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea

rocknrob Insano Dub Head

844 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#692556
yeah everytime i take my kombi bush I'm amazed it makes it home...it goes everywhere i want👍 still havn't been on the beach but i want to rustproof it before i do that😵

Baja Wes V6 Baja Pioneer

3,119 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#692603
I prefer the bush to the beach. I find the beach pretty boring to be honest. I think I've been there too many times.
Wes - www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control... 🙂
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.

rocknrob Insano Dub Head

844 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#692608
Well yeah i can imagine what you are saying Wes...like that last trip i just wanted to explore and go where the track took me and i found some amazing places...going back for more!😁

Baja Wes V6 Baja Pioneer

3,119 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#692641
Yeah. The thing with the beach is the first km is fun because it's quite different to the road. But then you realise the next 60km of beach look exactly the same as the first km. So it's like driving on a highway made of out sand.

I prefer exploring national parks and bush tracks because you don't know what your going to find. You've got the border ranges national park near you which is a nice place to go. There's a heap of dirt roads heading out toward Queen Mary Falls on the border there too.
Wes - www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control... 🙂
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.

kroozzn63 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,005 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#692649
nice hmmm i can smell that fresh air aaaaaaaaaaaah
show us your gates

rocknrob Insano Dub Head

844 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#692671
google earth is my friend 🤓 do the armchair exploring during the week then try and find it with the gps in the kombi. yes wes the queen mary fall area is next on my list..koreelah national park😉