Gallery of log for Mount Holland
Holland Track Adventure
This trip had been on my 'Wish List' for some years
The problem was Logistics
I had to get the timing right...…….So many Variables!
Weather
The best time of year is after winter to avoid the very worst of the cold and wet, and before the weather gets too hot in summer
We were very fortunate to get nice warm sunny days and mild nights with no rain, the track was mostly dry and the deep mud puddles could easily be skirted around on dry tracks
Company
I did not want to tackle the track on my own as my vehicle is not fully set up for hard core 4 wheel driving, no winch or high lift kit which would be advisable, especially after rain
Luckily I found a group of other geocachers who were planning to tackle the track and I quickly agreed to join in the group
Today was the day
After spending many hours the previous afternoon removing all my work tools and other stuff out of my vehicle and packing in all my camp gear, I was ready to go early in the morning
Stopping to fill up with fuel on my way out of town then continuing on to pick up my passenger Mistraluna
While we had discussed a rough plan of finding caches on the way to Hyden I was not prepared for the coming adventure that this day would prove to become
Luckily we had all day today and tomorrow to get to Hyden where we would meet up with the other members of our party
On the way we stopped to top up with fuel and headed for our first cache of the day
From the fuel station we drove east to Pinjarra then on Pinjarra - Williams road, through Dwellingup, continuing east until we reached the power line road just past East Boundary rd. We made a left turn here and started heading north
The road was quite good and I did not need to use 4 wheel drive
I was thrilled to see a great number and variety of wild flowers along the roadside which I had not seen before
Our journey continues
Day 4
Another early wake up for us this morning, we had had our breakfast and were completely packed up our campsite before some of the other travellers had even got out of bed.
I think some had enjoyed the drinks by the fire a bit too much the previous evening.
We help the others where we could to pack up as we were keen to get on the road again as there was another big day of driving ahead of us
Once we were all packed up the convoy was ready to set off once more
Mistraluna and myself actually took off a bit ahead of the other so we could stop and take photos along the way without holding up the convoy
We stopped for a photo at Wattle Rocks and continued on negotiating one muddy puddle after the other. We were fortunate that at the time we chose to drive the track it was relatively dry so we were easily able to drive around the worst of the mud holes
It was amazing to see how deep some of them were. If you were to drive into some while at its fullest you could easily submerge your vehicle
Along the way we enjoyed wonderful scenery and views of the countryside. The vegetation constantly changing and negotiating many more mud holes
We came to the intersection of the Holland track and the Marvel Loch Forrestania road and the track joins the road for a short distance then diverts once again with the track passing Mt Holland.
We stopped here and made the short walk up the rocky gravel track to the top of the hill to find a trig point at the top and wonderful 360 degree views of the surrounding countryside
We found the trig point to get photos of to log on GCA
This trip had been on my 'Wish List' for some years
The problem was Logistics
I had to get the timing right...…….So many Variables!
Weather
The best time of year is after winter to avoid the very worst of the cold and wet, and before the weather gets too hot in summer
We were very fortunate to get nice warm sunny days and mild nights with no rain, the track was mostly dry and the deep mud puddles could easily be skirted around on dry tracks
Company
I did not want to tackle the track on my own as my vehicle is not fully set up for hard core 4 wheel driving, no winch or high lift kit which would be advisable, especially after rain
Luckily I found a group of other geocachers who were planning to tackle the track and I quickly agreed to join in the group
Today was the day
After spending many hours the previous afternoon removing all my work tools and other stuff out of my vehicle and packing in all my camp gear, I was ready to go early in the morning
Stopping to fill up with fuel on my way out of town then continuing on to pick up my passenger Mistraluna
While we had discussed a rough plan of finding caches on the way to Hyden I was not prepared for the coming adventure that this day would prove to become
Luckily we had all day today and tomorrow to get to Hyden where we would meet up with the other members of our party
On the way we stopped to top up with fuel and headed for our first cache of the day
From the fuel station we drove east to Pinjarra then on Pinjarra - Williams road, through Dwellingup, continuing east until we reached the power line road just past East Boundary rd. We made a left turn here and started heading north
The road was quite good and I did not need to use 4 wheel drive
I was thrilled to see a great number and variety of wild flowers along the roadside which I had not seen before
Our journey continues
Day 4
Another early wake up for us this morning, we had had our breakfast and were completely packed up our campsite before some of the other travellers had even got out of bed.
I think some had enjoyed the drinks by the fire a bit too much the previous evening.
We help the others where we could to pack up as we were keen to get on the road again as there was another big day of driving ahead of us
Once we were all packed up the convoy was ready to set off once more
Mistraluna and myself actually took off a bit ahead of the other so we could stop and take photos along the way without holding up the convoy
We stopped for a photo at Wattle Rocks and continued on negotiating one muddy puddle after the other. We were fortunate that at the time we chose to drive the track it was relatively dry so we were easily able to drive around the worst of the mud holes
It was amazing to see how deep some of them were. If you were to drive into some while at its fullest you could easily submerge your vehicle
Along the way we enjoyed wonderful scenery and views of the countryside. The vegetation constantly changing and negotiating many more mud holes
We came to the intersection of the Holland track and the Marvel Loch Forrestania road and the track joins the road for a short distance then diverts once again with the track passing Mt Holland.
We stopped here and made the short walk up the rocky gravel track to the top of the hill to find a trig point at the top and wonderful 360 degree views of the surrounding countryside
We found the trig point to get photos of to log on GCA
Rated: for Overall Experience.
