Here Dave had a good at one of the tracks, and made it up with only one* hit on the left front recovery point.
Cos then tested the next track, but the ground was so powdery dry, even a rear locker didn't help in one location.
But this presented an opportunity to test the new winch.
Don had a go on the same track. Traction control helped, but was still a bit of a challenge due to the slope and powdery dirt on the surface.
After bypassing a track that had some smelly mud holes, we faced a few more challenging tracks. The vehicles seemed to like some rocks, with Don testing his rock sliders on one particle rock. With a bit of road building, Don vehicle easier climbed the rock. You can see the size in the photo. Naturally, photos don't show the true slope or depth of the ruts.
We ended up having a late lunch at the top of hill in the shade of a few tall trees. A gentle breeze helped, but it was still relatively hot and humid.
It was another interesting trip to the Glasshouse mountains, and everyone appeared to enjoy the challenges.
* At the end of the trip, Cos's running board had a couple of tears in the rubber, Don's rock slider had a few scuff marks, and Ben had few new scratches on the rear bumper. Dave thought his vehicle made it without any new scratches. But while washing his vehicle, he noticed a sizable scuff mark on the left side of the bulbar. It must have happened on that first track in the playground. So it was definitely a typical Glasshouse mountains trip.
