OUR LATEST TRIP TO THE OUTBACK

Begining of the trip

Harrison Hot Springs to Pemberton (Forrest Service Road)
Level of difficulty: 1-3
Time spent in drivers seat : 8 hours
Names of participants: Kyle, David, J.T., Rob, Roger, Brent
Amount of Vehicles for this trip: 3
Make of Vehicles: Toyota 4x4, Nissan Pathfinder LE, Ford F-150 Extended Cab

Destination Site: HOT SPRINGS NEAR INDIAN RESERVE (36 km out from Pemberton)

We have planned the trip from Harrison Hot Springs to Pemberton now for almost 2 weeks. Roger and I have sat down and gone over maps of the area and sites we will want to see on the way.
The allocation of time was planned over a two day period starting November 19,1999 and lasting to November 21,1999. The off road adventure was to be only a two vehicle ride; however, in the end a few friends from work heard about it and wanted to join the convoy. Roger has a Toyota 4x4 and myself, a Nissan Pathfinder LE while Rob has Ford F150 Extended Cab. The Ford didn't stand up to the rigors of entering the snow line with Perelli tires. On the other hand our other two vehicles were ready and able to continue on to much more challenging climbs. I specifically noted with my vehicle that I had used no other range except my straight out gears and I was hauling over snow, wash board underneath and obstacles like rocks and trees. We as a group, being tiny with but three vehicles and not having winches, we were cautious in many of the areas that I would like to have taken. I find many of the scenes are more than breath taking as well as feeling my adrenalane come on a certain part of the course where challenges became greater. On our trip we took with us the most important items such as: stove, lay down beds, chain saw, dry wood, shovels, rope, food, extra clothes, shorts for the hot springs and all the other items needed for your personal hygeine.We brought along two guns, as one of my friends would like to have done a little bit of BEAR hunting. Unfortunately he had no luck, except for seeing a pile of fresh bear feces on a side trail.Not only was the thrill of the trails ammensly exciting but bedding down for the night, planning our next days journey, hoping for the chance to see animal signs and being able to follow through. Our weather was miserable for the first day and night. Yet, that did not deter from our fun and plans. The weather did improve over the night as we slept which gave us better trails to follow on the remaining day.

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