bigkev wrote:I decided to do a water dump near my first nights camp at Yellowgums
andrewp wrote:bigkev wrote:I decided to do a water dump near my first nights camp at Yellowgums
Where did you drive to for the water drop and do you need a 4wd or could you get there in a subaru or equivalent?
bigkev wrote:I did my water drop where the Desert Discovery Walk crosses Dahlenburg Mill Track near Yellowgum Camp. Unfortunately you wont get in there in a subaru as the sand is deep and soft in some sections and you need high clearance. If time is on your side you could get in contact with the rangers at Wail who in my experience are top blokes, they may be able to drop some water off for you when they are out there......maybe? The photos on my blog of the track are typical of the soft sand, but there are a few spots that are a lot softer and deeper.
bigkev wrote: . . . I'll probably send the photos to the rangers but I don't want them (the rangers) to think that I'm criticising them. From everything I could see they are doing what they can with signage to keep these tools off the tracks and I'm conscious that they are probably over worked and under resourced. Over the years I've had a bit to do with the rangers at Wail and they seem like great people who are really proud of their park.
I suspect a lot of the dodgy 4WD and dirt bikes are coming into the national park from surrounding areas . . .
I thought about ringing the police at the time but really by the time they arrived finding these blokes would be like a needle in a haystack . . .
.I have a sneaking suspicion that your idea of a GPS type device reporting back to a central data base may be closer to reality than you may realise, I suspect that in the years to come governments will want to move to a more user pays system for roads (a road tax) and the only way to efficiently collect that tax will be via a system like you suggest, of course not only would it collect tax but it would obviously know where you've been (slightly scary when you think about it)
The problem with that though is these trail bikes aren't even registered from what I could see.
. . . Interestingly one of my mates at work, a young bloke that works in the office beside mine, is a dirt bike rider and was making jokes about taking his bike up there and checking out the tracks, when I talked to him, explained the issue and showed him the photos it was like a penny dropping as he realised that there were ramifications for his actions, maybe education is the answer but there are a lot of tools to educate!
Cheers Kevin
indented wrote:This is one of those rare occurrences where Parks have actually got good info on their page. Walk notes, map etc can be found here - https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/little-desert-national-park/things-to-do/walks-in-little-desert-national-park/little-desert-discovery-walk
peregrinator wrote:Seems it is an out-of-date link. Exemplifying what electricmonk and others have commented on regarding the *&%$#! of the PV website by the "corporate types" currently mismanaging the department
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