It was Sunday the 31st August Misha, Ross and myself met up at Flying Tarts in Kinglake.

After some tasty breakfast we headed over to Toolangi. We arrived at the base of Rocky track were we aired down and disconnected.

Rocky track was quite tame, mind you we all took the easy way as there was no hope of getting up the middle with our rigs.

At the top we trundled down flat track were there were bog holes a plenty. At the a large section of track there were a choice of three bog holes to take. I went left and made it through no problem. Misha went through the middle with no problem and Ross took the right. Lets say we spent the next half hour helping him with a self recovery, please see the photos on line as Ross was very close to rolling.

We made a few new friends during the recovery process as another convey of vehicles caught up to us. Later on we met again.

After flat track we headed back down the mountain to come back up another steep track that links Marginal Rd and Wee Creek Tk.

After lunch we head headed further into the forest to explore what was available. After getting to Aeroplane Tk and heading north along it I decided to take a short cut down Reds East Tk.

We all know a short cut doesn’t always mean a short cut. Well this was no exception to the rule. This track was tight with no where to go on the left and a HUGE drop off to the right and we were committed. The track progressively became steeper and track was made up off very loose rock and rock step offs. At one stage the track reached a decline of 35 degrees, combined with ledges and loose rock the back of the car wanted to dance in every direction. I took the middle track while Misha and Ross took a slightly easy line to the left. Once at the bottom it was 4pm and time to air up and head home.

I would really like to thank Misha and Ross for helping with everything you guys really made the day enjoyable but more importantly safe.

Arron.