Up the Gog...Author: jawapro
Date: Mon 26/09/2011 01:47 PM
Just over a year ago, I was camping out near the Gog, and we cleared the track up to the summit.
Now that Oscar was back together again, I decide it was time to revisit the Gog again (I like it up here and have been back a few times).
A nice easy run up to the summit (technically the ‘Fire Tower’ location, the Summit is further along and surrounded by trees.
The old Fire Tower has been long since removed - but there’s still a trig point to announce that you’ve made it.
From here you can see all the way to the coast - pretty awesome view.
So I decided I’d have a look at the track from here to the Tarns (small mountain lakes). I’d walked the track last time as there were too many trees over the road. Well - someone has cleared most of it - so I was able to drive a lot further.
That was until I lost traction on this uphill section. Forwards or backwards - I was sliding sideways and that wasn’t good. So it was time to break out the trusty hand winch and pull Oscar up the hill.
On further investigation, it appears I was only in Two Wheel Drive. All the indicators said I was in Four, but only the rears seemed to be spinning. It’s obviously something I screwed up when I put Oscar back together - the front hubs aren’t’ engaging.
So sadly I turned around and abandoned my assault on the lakes. I’ll be back again - and with a working car hopefully.
Still - it was an awesome afternoon. It’s amazing how much fun you can have achieving nothing!
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