- Mark and Arie (Cubiod)
- David & Debbie (Puma)
- Alan (Boxy)
- David and his 3 boys, (Dave)
- Tom and Jules, and 1 daughter (Neuvotech)
From the BP, we headed out to Sandy Creek day use area where we met up with Neuvotech. At this time it was pointed out that 1 vehicle didn't quite blend in with the others ...... it was the red one as all the others were white.
Ok - it could also have been the Toyota Prado as all the other vehicles were Nissan Patrols. 
As we hit the tracks, it wasn't too long before we aired-down to make a ride a lot smoother. The tracks were dry, and in relatively good condition.
After having some fun driving around various tracks, we thought it would be good to stop at the old saw mill for lunch, and to take a photo of the Patrols (and the Toyota recovery vehicle
)
After lunch, it was time test out a few more tracks. We eventually found a track that had a steep descent, and was badly rutted. Though completely dry now, the ruts were deep and without underbody protection, there was a chance of vehicle damage. So we turned around and went back up the track.
By mid afternoon, Tom and Jules' daughter had enough 4 wheel driving, so they headed home. The rest went on to try a couple more tracks. But Tom and Jules didn't get a chance to try their chainsaw.
After a while, we found ourselves on the loop that had some steep descents, and good hill climbs. Mark and I had good memories of this track. At the two third point, Mark found a smallish tree across the road. Thankfully Puma had his small folding saw, and it wasn't too long before we were on the road again.
Minutes later on another steep descent, Mark found another tree across the road. But this time is was a little bigger ... well, a lot bigger.
After evaluating various options, including backtracking, we decided to have an attempt to cut through the log with a small folding saw.
After around 15 to 20 minutes, the "fresh" log was cut, and the vehicles carefully manoeuvred around the tree. It was a massive tree.
Then it was one more steep climb up another ridge, before finishing the loop and airing-up near the main dirt home, and then heading home.
There was no vehicle damage on this trip. It was a great day out, and still my favourite National Park, and is only just over an hour from Brisbane.. There were still many tracks to explore, so a return trip will have to be planning in 2014.
