Campers Road Trips

**Camper** · 22-04-2017, 08:45 PM

Hey all,

back from my first road trip in the new car, absolutely loving it and took hundreds of photo's.

Wasn't sure where to post this so if it is in the wrong spot, mods please move it.
If people are keen I will add more in the coming days.

Any way, I knocked off work in Blackwater and decided to take the long way home...

I was meant to head straight home and do some things but could not help myself and wanted to get my new toy out on the open road for its first trip.

View is from the Blackdown Tablelands National Park, I saw a sign saying 980 m above sea level but couldn't stop as the ranger was on to me - I had been trying out my breaks and steering on the loose dirt roads. They work, real well, and I am confident in this car now.

I have some pretty shaky videos of the first creek crossing and general dirt roads around Blackdown that I will attempt to turn into Gifs and upload.

Up until the end of this trip all videos and photos have been shot on my smart phone.

I stayed 1 night in Tambo and 1 night in Mitchell, both beautiful outback towns I would recommend you visit. Kumbia in the Bunya Mountains area gets a special mention as my new prettiest town award, gorgeous town with some wonderful roads either side.

So, if it's appropriate here and you would like to see more let me know and I will post further photos.

**maxsandman** · 22-04-2017, 09:21 PM

top idea, carry on as far as i'm concerned

cheers
Max

**Camper** · 22-04-2017, 11:48 PM

Finally got a couple of Gifs to work;

**Camper** · 23-04-2017, 06:24 PM

Cool, so some more photo's;

Next day driving over the Drummond ranges, stopped at the lookout

Sneaky train tracks with bonus highway above

**Camper** · 23-04-2017, 06:50 PM

The run out to Barcaldine is fairly flat after that, with a few small creek crossings.

Had a nap just outside Alpha

Water hole just East of Jericho, turned out to be worth getting out the car for

The other (western) side of Jericho is a wonderful little spot called Redbank park, I will definitely be returning here with the fishing gear and yabbie pots

At this point I really started to feel relaxed and wasn't sure I would ever make it home.

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**Valencia** · 23-04-2017, 07:17 PM

Great camping spot

**Taily** · 23-04-2017, 07:50 PM

Nice one!

**Camper** · 24-04-2017, 08:12 PM

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and then it was in to Barcaldine;

I just cant stop taking photo's of the car

Musical Bench in the park, it plays like a xylophone

The Tree of Knowledge, it was under this tree during a shearers strike that the organisation that would go on to become the Australian Labour Party was born. Special spot for those of us so inclined.

a quick look around town and it was off to Blackall.

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