Iron Range to Moreton
Frenchmans Track saves 66 kilometers northbound for the Cape, but has a hazardous ford.
Fateful turnoff to Frenchmans Track
We decided to at least inspect the Pascoe River ford.
Plunge to the Pascoe
Peter tests the bottom
Fearless Richard magically appears
Here comes Richard
Bouncing on the boulders
High-water mark on Richard's truck
Richard says we can make it.
Richard's wife records our descent
Our "Sun Bird" made it
Fearless Richard got us through!
Steep climb out
Lunch on the Wenlock, Frenchmans Track
Wenlock crossing
Looking up the Wenlock
Looking down the Wenlock
During "the Wet" the Wenlock's waters can rise 20 meters higher than pictured here.
Camp above the Wenlock, Telegraph Road
This is the third place we have encountered the Wenlock in recent days.
Flat tire!
Veteran tire changers
Tightening the lugs
Stowing the flat
Moreton Telegraph Station
Moreton to Eliot Falls
North of Bramwell Junction various bypass routes intertwine with the most difficult sections of the Old Telegraph Track.
Bramwell Junction
Because of recent grading, the petrol attendant here was telling everyone, the best route north was via the Southern Bypass and Heathlands Ranger Station to the Old Telegraph Track, then north on it to Eliot Falls.
Bramwell Roadhouse
Lunch at Bramwell
Camping permit, Heathlands Ranger Station
Notorious Gunshot Creek looking south
We side-tracked a few kilometers to inspect the most spectacular challenge on the Old Telegraph Track.
Plunge into Gunshot from the south
Climb out of Gunshot going north