| January 2007 | ||
| Anyone for a dip?: Sunday 7th | ||
| Meeting place: | 10th Light Horse | |
| Meeting time: | 8.30am | |
| Trip leader: | Froggy | |
| Rating: |  | |
| Details: | Got some freinds that didn't get away for the end of year 4wd trip last year and they want to do something up the beach. So Sof and I are heading up the beach somewhere for a swim and a maybe fish. Just a day trip if anyone is interested... log yaself | |
| Participants: | Radar tentative, Froggy, Bruno & Gloria visitor, Pluto, Bronky, Dave & Anne Slater visitor, Snapper & family visitor, Shane visitor, Leanne visitor, Peter visitor, Pommy Pete, Rocky - tentative visitor, Wizard, Glen visitor, Buddha tentative, Rusty, Jeff & family visitor, Tazzy, Bullet. | |
| Trip links: |  | Bronky's pics |
| Pre-lim AGM commitee meeting: Thursday 11th | ||
| Meeting place: | The swamp | |
| Meeting time: | 8.00pm | |
| Event co-ordinator: | Froggy | |
| Details: | This is just a meeting of the committee so that the coming AGM is all sorted and ready for the 20th. | |
| Participants: | Froggy, Brettski, McGyver, Fish, Captain. | |
| AGM: Saturday 20th | ||
| Meeting place: | Mawson Park - Hillary's | |
| Meeting time: | 3.30pm | |
| Meeting convener: | Froggy | |
| Participants: | Tazzy, Fish, McGyver, Pluto, Captain, Pommy Pete, Hunter, Wizard, Bronky, Radar, Slates, DNA, Jeff & Linda visitor, Ugboot, Froggy tentative, Leanne Ensley visitor. | |
| Trip links: |  | Bronky's pics |
| February 2007 | ||
| cataby - wedge: Sunday 11th | ||
| Meeting place: | 10th horse light trail | |
| Meeting time: | 7- 45 am | |
| Trip leader: | Pommy Pete | Email Pommy Pete |
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| Details: | a trip into wedge from cataby having a swim at wedge at lunch time then a play in the dunes on the way home | |
| Participants: | DNA, Pommy Pete, Slates, Tazzy, Radar tentative, Bronky, Gordon visitor, Pluto, Shane visitor, Glen visitor, Steve visitor, Wayne visitor. | |
| Trip links: |  | Pommy's pics Pluto's pics |
| Committeee meeting: Thursday 15th | ||
| Meeting place: | The Swamp | |
| Meeting time: | 7.30pm - Thursday evening | |
| Event co-ordinator: | Froggy | |
| Details: | Any items for the agenda, please forward to Captain, thanks. | |
| Extra information: | http://www.westcoast4x4.com.au/members/showmember.cgi?Id=23 | |
| Participants: | Froggy, Fish, Captain, Brettski, Pommy Pete, Pluto, Bronky. | |
| McGyvers Friday Night Nav: Friday 16th | ||
| Meeting place: | Caltex Service Station - Bottom of Greenmount Hill - Great Eastern Hwy | |
| Meeting time: | 6:45 meeting for a 7.00pm departure | |
| Trip leader: | McGyver | Email McGyver |
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| Details: | The first McGyver night nav of the year, come for a run in the hills under spotlights... | |
| Participants: | Richard visitor, McGyver, Sparky, Tazzy, Badger, Gadget, Pluto, Rooster visitor, Martin visitor, Wizard, Radar. | |
| Guilderton - Moore River: Sunday 18th | ||
| Meeting place: | Guilderton | |
| Meeting time: | 10.00am - Sunday | |
| Trip leader: | Froggy | |
| Rating: | | |
| Details: | Sofia and I are just heading up to Guilderton for a bit of a BBQ with friends and family. Meeting at Guilderton itself and all are welcome. Froggy go for his first drive in 2007 just North up the beach, some of you have already been up this way this ye | |
| Participants: | Froggy, Danny visitor, Bronky, Sofia's Uncle & Antie from Italy visitor, Jonesy visitor. | |
| Trip links: |  | Froggy's pics |
| Bush Winch Demo: Sunday 25th | ||
| Meeting place: | 10th light horse | |
| Meeting time: | 8.30am | |
| Event co-ordinator: | Froggy | |
| Rating: | | |
| Details: | I've organised with Alison a demonstration of the Bush Winch system for a Sunday up the beach. I've already seen this system in practice and its not bad. Anyhow, since its still hot I thought we go straight to the beach and say go for a swim after we'v | |
| Extra information: | http://www.bushwinch.com.au/ | |
| Participants: | Rusty, Froggy, Slates, Bronky, Wizard, Tonka, Pommy Pete, Tazzy, Glen visitor, Mark, Iceman, Buddha tentative, Hunter, Pat & Alison from Bush WInch visitor, Cactus Jack tentative. | |
| Trip links: |  | Mark's pics Sofia's pics Bronky's pics Wizards pics |
| March 2007 | ||
| Lake Jasper long weekender: Saturday 3rd - Monday 5th | ||
| Meeting place: | tba | |
| Meeting time: | 8:00am | |
| Trip leader: | Captain | Email Captain |
| Rating: | | |
| Details: | A family trip to Lake Jasper for the long weekend. The plan is to travel down to Lake Jasper on Saturday, set up camp and for those with Kayaks, have a paddle around the lake. On Sunday, a trip to out to Black Point with plenty of time on Sunday arvo t | |
| Participants: | Captain, Liz and family visitor. | |
| Rocks, Ruts and Redgums: Sunday 4th | ||
| Meeting place: | Sawyers Vally Tavern rear car park | |
| Meeting time: | 8-30am | |
| Trip leader: | Slates | |
| Rating: | | |
| Details: | Starting in the Sawyers Valley old Jarrah forrest and meandering through the historic and picturesque woodlands.Then head eastwards along the power line track (approx 24km) Then a scenic run through the Mundaring catchment erea and National Park to the | |
| Participants: | Tonka, Sparky, Slates, Mark, Tazzy, Wizard, Gadget, Cookie, Bronky, Radar, Mat. | |
| Trip links: |  | Wizard's Pics Marks' photos Bronky's pics Slates pics |
| Traditional night nav: Saturday 10th - Sunday 11th | ||
| Meeting place: | 750mtrs down the gravel section at the end of Archibald rd Muchea | |
| Meeting time: | 6:00pm - 6:15pm 6:30 start | |
| Event co-ordinator: | Gadget | Email Gadget |
| Rating: | | |
| Details: | Back to the original night nav trips that this great 4wd club use to run. Course length 27km, time to run 2½ - 3hrs. There will be trip notes issued on the night. To get to starting point if comming from Wanneroo rd - turn into Pinjar rd and continue t | |
| Extra information: | http://www.couper.com.au/froggy4x4/trips/night_nav_2007/ | |
| Participants: | Froggy, Captain, Fish, Wizard, Sparky, Bronky tentative, Shane visitor, Gadget, Tazzy, Radar, Tonka, Styx visitor, Slates, Ugboot tentative, Glen Moroni visitor, DNA, Pommy Pete, Pat & Doris visitor, Iceman, Big Pete visitor, Chris visitor, Rooster visitor, Logan visitor. | |
| Trip links: |  | Bronky's pics Froggy's pics |
| Dryandra Woodland: Saturday 24th - Sunday 25th | ||
| Meeting place: | Off Albany Hwy - oppsite Pioneer Village in the car park | |
| Meeting time: | 9.30am | |
| Reccie leader: | Pommy Pete | Email Pommy Pete |
| Rating: | | |
| Details: | Ok folks, we now have enough members for the Reccie - so the Reccie is closed to everyone. The trip itself will be run the following month, so if you want to go please consider putting yourselves down for this one, visitors still need to get in touch w | |
| Participants: | Tazzy, Pommy Pete, Bronky. | |
| Trip links: |  | Dryandra reccie |
| McGyver Mystery Night Nav: Friday 30th | ||
| Meeting place: | BP service station on Wanneroo Rd crn of Ocean Reef rd | |
| Meeting time: | 6:15pm for a 6:30pm departure | |
| Trip leader: | McGyver | Email McGyver |
| Details: | It is no longer a mystery trip, we will be heading out to Wilbinga for beach run, some sand hills and any other thing we can find | |
| Participants: | Craig (Nissan Navara) visitor, McGyver, Sparky tentative, Tazzy, Slates, Richard (Toyota Pardo) visitor, Badger, Radar tentative, Rusty. | |
| April 2007 | ||
| Easter Trip: Friday 6th - Monday 9th | ||
| Meeting place: | Hoffman Mill | |
| Meeting time: | Thurs night or Friday am | |
| Trip leader: | Bronky | |
| Details: | Harvey it is for Easter then... see more information pages. Trip is now closed | |
| Extra information: | http://www.couper.com.au/froggy4x4/trips/easter2007/ | |
| Participants: | Jeff Seach & family visitor, Bronky, Wizard, Tazzy, Gadget, Radar, Cookie tentative, Captain tentative, Tonka, DNA, Buddha, Slates, Fish, Hunter, Rusty, KC tentative, Cleo, Pluto, Toolman tentative, McGyver, Seachie. | |
| Trip links: |  | Fish's pics Seachie's pics WIZARDS PICS seachies pics. updated link |
| McGyver Night Nav: Friday 20th | ||
| Meeting place: | Caltex service station, Great Eastern Highway, at the bottom of green mount hill on your left hand side | |
| Meeting time: | 6:45pm for a 7:00pm departure | |
| Trip leader: | McGyver | Email McGyver |
| Rating: | | |
| Details: | With all the rain we have had I thought it was time we went back to Mundaring. But we are not doing the power line track, We will be doing other tracks around the dam area. Gear to bring. All your recover gear, air compressor, tea or coffee and chocola | |
| Participants: | McGyver, Glen (eyeball) visitor, Sparky, Tazzy, Frosty, Buddha, Badger, Bushy visitor. | |
| Anzac Day 4wd Trip: Wednesday 25th | ||
| Meeting place: | 10th light horse car park | |
| Meeting time: | 9.00am | |
| Trip leader: | Bronky | |
| Tail end: | Pluto | Email Pluto |
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| Details: | Anzac Day falls on a Wednesday this year - Bugger! Thought I'd take you all up to Moore River. Anyone that would like to join me and Froggy at Guilderton for a late afternoon barby we'd .really like your company and a chat. THIS TRIP IS NOW CLOSED, c | |
| Participants: | Patrick & doris Russell visitor, Andrew & Sue & kids the last ones visitor, Tony & Jill visitor, Bronky, Fish, Mark, Wizard, Cactus Jack, Slates, Buddha, Radar tentative, Froggy, DNA, Pluto, Rocky, Rusty. | |
| Trip links: |  | Fish's pics Bronky's pics Mark's pics Froggy's pics & trips report SLATES PICS |
| May 2007 | ||
| Dryandra Woodland: Saturday 12th - Sunday 13th | ||
| Meeting place: | Off Albany Hwy - oppsite Pioneer Village in the car park | |
| Meeting time: | 9.30am | |
| Trip leader: | Pommy Pete | Email Pommy Pete |
| Rating: | | |
| Details: | Putting this up for Pommy, I'm just helping out. Pommy and I are going to be doing a reccie on the 24th and 25th of March 2007 for this one and see whats down there. Pommy knows someone that has done this trip and they have given it the thumbs up. Bo | |
| Extra information: | http://www.couper.com.au/pommy/trips/dryandra/ | |
| Participants: | Pommy Pete, Bronky, Slates, Fish, Rusty, Shane visitor, Glen visitor, Mark visitor, Froggy, Cleo. | |
| Trip links: |  | Froggy's pics Slates Pics Fish's pics |
| Harvey returns, hills 'n' mud (and for those that missed out...): Saturday 12th | ||
| Meeting place: | Opposite Caltex Service Station (Harvey) | |
| Meeting time: | 9.00am | |
| Trip leader: | Buddha | |
| Rating: | | |
| Details: | This is for all those who didn't get a chance to enjoy Buddha's day trip on the Monday of the Easter weekend (or missed out on all the other great days out). This trip has a bit of everything, steep hills, rutted hills, mud in a few places and one ste | |
| Participants: | Buddha, Tony & Jill Perfect visitor, Seachie, Gadget, Sparky, McGyver, Badger. | |
| Trip links: |  | McGyver Harvey Hill Video seachies pics. updated link Buddha's Pics |
| Canteen 4wd trip: Friday 18th - Sunday 20th | ||
| Meeting place: | Botanic Golf Car Park | |
| Meeting time: | 6.30pm | |
| Trip leader: | Froggy | |
| Tail end: | Pluto | Email Pluto |
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| Details: | Canteen would like to head to Lancelin this year to fit in with their 'Healthy Living' campaign of 'Feed Your Soul'. | |
| Extra information: | http://www.couper.com.au/froggy4x4/trips/canteen2007/ | |
| Participants: | Froggy, Pluto, Bronky, Tazzy, Radar, Ugboot, McGyver, Tonka, Fish, Buddha, Cactus Jack, Sparky, Brettski, Seachie, Chris visitor. | |
| Trip links: |  | Fish's pics Brettski's pictures Froggy's pics & trips report Canteen's appreciation certificate Froggy's movie seachies pics. updated link |
| June 2007 | ||
| COLLIE/WELLINGTON DAM: Saturday 2nd - Monday 4th | ||
| Meeting place: | ODIN RD TAVERN CARPARK | |
| Meeting time: | Fri night 6:00pm -- Sat with Pluto 8:30am for a 9:00am start. | |
| Trip leader: | Gadget | Email Gadget |
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| Details: | Long Week End -- Time to visit the Collie region again. Will hopefully be camping around the back of Wellington Dam on the foreshore (so to speak), so bring your bathers and canoes. Need to verify with ranger as it draws closer. Please be aware - th | |
| Participants: | Pommy Pete, Gadget, Buddha, Tonka, Tazzy, Radar, Mat, McGyver. | |
| Collie/Wellington 2: Saturday 2nd - Monday 4th | ||
| Meeting place: | Odin Tavern and along the way | |
| Meeting time: | 8:30am for a 9:00am start. | |
| Trip leader: | Pluto | Email Pluto |
| Rating: | | |
| Details: | OK. So your 4by doesn't have a 19" lift, 42" tyres and you're not interested in climbing overhangs in it. Come along to Collie anyway and enjoy the camaraderie of the camp fire. There's still plenty of good driving in the region to be experie | |
| Participants: | Pluto, Slates, Rusty, Sparky, Ozzie visitor tentative. | |
| Trip links: |  | Slates pics |
| McGyver Mystery Night Nav: Friday 22nd | ||
| Meeting place: | BP service station on Wanneroo Rd crn of Ocean Reef rd | |
| Meeting time: | 6:15pm for a 6:30pm departure | |
| Trip leader: | McGyver | Email McGyver |
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| Details: | McGyver need to go 4WD and the only time he can is on a Friday, so this Friday Macca going 4WD, please join him as he loves company. Were he going. Moore river to do some water crossing as everybody knows Macca loves water. What to bring, a night snack | |
| Participants: | Radar tentative, McGyver, Buddha, Ozzie visitor, Laz visitor, Sparky, Bushy. | |
| Trip links: |  | McGyver pics |
| Powerlines: Saturday 23rd | ||
| Meeting place: | Chicken Treat (Red Rooster?)/Caltex - bottom of Greenmount Hill | |
| Meeting time: | 09:00 | |
| Trip leader: | Brettski | Email Brettski |
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| Details: | This will be an easy trip as I don't have recovery points on my Jeep yet and a few visitors who might be attending won't either. The plan is to start from the far end of the powerlines track (Flynn Rd), work our way back up to Mundaring and then off to | |
| Participants: | Brettski, Hendo visitor, Mark, Pommy Pete, Rusty, Slates, Seachie, DNA, Froggy, Duckie, Bronky, Bulljoe tentative. | |
| Trip links: |  | Brettski's pics Bronky's pics |
| July 2007 | ||
| Committee Meeting: Tuesday 3rd | ||
| Meeting place: | Macca's place | |
| Meeting time: | 19:00 | |
| Meeting convener: | Froggy | |
| Participants: | Froggy, McGyver, Captain, Fish, Brettski. | |
| Term 2 school holidays: Saturday 7th - Monday 23rd | ||
| Event co-ordinator: | Froggy | |
| Bush Observation Run: Sunday 8th | ||
| Meeting place: | Tenth Light Horse Heritage Trail Car Park | |
| Meeting time: | 8-30am | |
| Trip leader: | Slates | |
| Rating: | | |
| Details: | This trip is designed to test drivers and or, their passengers observational skills along bush tracks. A trip sheet will be given to each driver. On that sheet there will be observation points identified along the way. Drivers have to locate those poin | |
| Participants: | DNA, Radar, Froggy, Fish, Tonka, Slates, Paddy, Pluto, Frosty, Sparky. | |
| Trip links: |  | Fish's pics Froggy's pics Bronky's pics Frosty's pics |
| Holland Track - last minute trip plan: Friday 13th - Monday 16th | ||
| Meeting place: | through discusion.. Perth Friday, Hyden Saturday morning | |
| Trip leader: | Toolman | |
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| Details: | This is really a last minute trip to get away over the holidays and take the two boys away to check out the stars and escape the city for a few days. We will be heading out on Friday, checking out the rock and a few other sights around Hyden then maki | |
| Participants: | Toolman. | |
| McGyver Mundaring Track Exploring: Saturday 21st | ||
| Meeting place: | Caltex service station, Great Eastern Highway, at the bottom of green mount hill on your left hand side | |
| Meeting time: | 8:50am for a 9:00am departure | |
| Trip leader: | McGyver | Email McGyver |
| Rating: | | |
| Details: | The McGyver has withdraw symptoms. He needs to go 4WD. So McGyver is off to Mundaring to do some exploring, no set route so if you come along expect to get lost with some U-turns. Bring all recovery gear. McGyver will pack the club recovery equipm | |
| Participants: | McGyver, Laz (nissan Patrol) visitor. | |
| Icy Creek trip: Friday 27th - Sunday 29th | ||
| Meeting place: | North Dandalup | |
| Meeting time: | 7.00pm | |
| Trip leader: | Froggy | |
| Rating: | | |
| Details: | We’ve just checked up with CALM to see if there has been any cancellation for Icy Creek this year and blow me down there has been. The dates are perfect for us right in the middle of the coldest time of the year in July. We’ve done thi | |
| Extra information: | http://www.couper.com.au/froggy4x4/trips/icycreek2007/ | |
| Participants: | Chris Higgins visitor, DNA, Slates, Radar, Froggy, Tazzy, Paddy, Wizard, Tonka, Cleo, Laz & family visitor, Gadget, McGyver, Pommy Pete, Jonesy visitor, Paj, David Cowdell visitor. | |
| Trip links: |  | Froggy's pics Pat & Doris's photo's McGyver pics |
| August 2007 | ||
| Dryandra: Saturday 11th - Sunday 12th | ||
| Meeting place: | Albany Hwy, opposite Pioneer Village | |
| Meeting time: | 7 pm | |
| Trip leader: | Pommy Pete | Email Pommy Pete |
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| Details: | We are leaving friday night. Those who can't make it can leave saturday morning. It took me 2 hrs to get back to Wanneroo, so it is not far. There will be some bush walking; site seeing and bush cooking on the fire. I hope most of us can cook something | |
| Participants: | Pommy Pete, Froggy, Paddy, Tazzy, ozzie visitor, Cleo, Paj, Duckie, Harry& Wendey visitor, Darren & Clhoe pommys brother & sister from pommy land visitor, Tonka tentative. | |
| Trip links: |  | Paddy's Pics Sofia's photos Pommy's pics |
| Mud Reccie: Saturday 18th | ||
| Meeting place: | Caltex Service Station - Gt Eastern Highway | |
| Meeting time: | 12:45pm | |
| Trip leader: | Buddha | |
| Rating: | | |
| Details: | Heading out past Yarra Rd to find some mud holes I originally located about 7 years ago, ha,ha. Before I had a GPS. I have some basic directions that I kept but otherwise were on our own. Looking for no more than 3 cars plus me so that we can keep m | |
| Participants: | Buddha. | |
| September 2007 | ||
| Terrain Tamer Mud Guts N Glory Competition: Saturday 8th - Sunday 9th | ||
| Meeting place: | Popanyinning | |
| Meeting time: | 9am | |
| Event co-ordinator: | KC | |
| Tail end: | Maverick | |
| Details: | Hi guys, hope some of you can come down to Popanyinning over this weekend and Cheer for Maverick, Crawford and Kelly, (mad as i am, i am the only female competitor and navigator) take on this course. There are over 40 different cars competiting, so pl | |
| Extra information: | http://www.adrenalin4x4.net | |
| Participants: | KC, Maverick, Wizard, Froggy tentative, Rusty. | |
| Trip links: |  | Froggy's pics KC at Popanyinning 4wd Maverick at Popanyinning 4wd |
| Sunday Stroll - Powerlines: Sunday 16th | ||
| Meeting place: | Caltex Service Station - Gt Eastern Highway | |
| Meeting time: | 12:00pm | |
| Trip leader: | Buddha | |
| Rating: | | |
| Details: | I am heading out to the Powerlines for a bit of a play on Sunday, starting at Flynn Road to West Talbot. If there is time left will go for a scenic mud drive. This is a casual day out, no planning, just take things as they come. BYO recovery gear. | |
| Participants: | Buddha, Laz, Sparky, Radar tentative, Wizard. | |
| Balingup here we go!!: Friday 28th - October Tuesday 2nd | ||
| Meeting place: | TBA | |
| Meeting time: | TBA | |
| Trip leader: | McGyver | Email McGyver |
| Rating: | | |
| Details: | Buddha cannot make the trip any more. Please refer to email forwarded to group. The trip will be run as planned with Macca running a trip on Saturday and Gadget on Sunday...enjoy!! Thought we would head down to Balingup for the September long week | |
| Participants: | Bronky, Alan Stott & Family visitor, Bulljoe tentative, Gadget, Sparky, Tonka, Froggy, Radar, Maverick, Slates, Pommy Pete, Wizard, Tazzy, Captain tentative, Duckie, Laz, Cleo tentative, McGyver, Pluto, KC, Matt visitor. | |
| Trip links: |  | Sofia & Froggy's photo's Slates Pics Froggy's trip report Bronky's photos Laz's pics |
| Term 3 school holidays: Saturday 29th - Sunday 30th | ||
| Event co-ordinator: | Froggy | |
| October 2007 | ||
| Term 3 school holidays: Monday 1st - Sunday 14th | ||
| Event co-ordinator: | Froggy | |
| Ranger Camping Trade Night: Tuesday 9th | ||
| Meeting place: | Ranger Camping Cnr Wanneroo Rd & Amelia St Balcatta | |
| Meeting time: | 6 pm to 8 pm | |
| Event co-ordinator: | Slates | |
| Details: | I have arranged a trade night with Ranger camping for our club. Ranger will give a 20% discount on all products excluding fridge/freezers, GPS, generators and kayaks. The store will be open exclusively for our club members. The more people attend the b | |
| Participants: | Tazzy tentative, Rusty, Fish, Paddy tentative, Slates, Captain, Brettski, Froggy, Pluto, Laz tentative, Bronky, Frosty, Paj, Maverick, Toolman, KC tentative, Wizard, McGyver, Bushy. | |
| collie: Friday 12th - Sunday 14th | ||
| Meeting place: | bp servo just north of waroona | |
| Meeting time: | 8- 15 pm | |
| Reccie leader: | Pommy Pete | Email Pommy Pete |
| Rating: | | |
| Details: | camping near the dam . no facilities. self sufficient looking for some old places. | |
| Participants: | Pommy Pete, Maverick, KC tentative, Buddha tentative, Gadget tentative, Laz. | |
| Trip links: |  | Pommy's pics |
| McGyver Mystery Night Nav: Friday 12th | ||
| Meeting place: | BP service station on Wanneroo Rd crn of Ocean Reef rd | |
| Meeting time: | 6:30pm for a 6:45pm departure | |
| Trip leader: | McGyver | Email McGyver |
| Rating: | | |
| Details: | McGyver been asked by a few riends to take them 4WD this Friday night. So why not but it up as a late trip for West Coast Members as well. Were we are going, not sure. Maybe Moore river or Wilbingo. Bring all you recover gear as the Macca found out las | |
| Participants: | Laz, Froggy, McGyver, Sparky, Wizard, Buddha. | |
| Esperance GPS meeting: Thursday 18th | ||
| Meeting place: | The swamp | |
| Meeting time: | 7.00pm | |
| Meeting convener: | Fish | Email Fish |
| Details: | This is only a meeting with the dudes that are going to lead trips down at Esperance between Xmas and New Year so that we are all on the same page as to where we would like to take everyone that is going. We will be plotting tracks, waypoints and route | |
| Participants: | Froggy, Pluto. | |
| Golden Quest Discovery Trail: Wednesday 24th - Sunday 28th | ||
| Meeting place: | Diane & Trevs Ph 93528005 | |
| Meeting time: | 07.30 | |
| Trip leader: | Rusty | |
| Rating: | | |
| Details: | A Trip down memory lane dicovering the history of the northern goldfeilds during the gold rush days. | |
| Participants: | Rusty. | |
| National Bandanna Day: Friday 26th | ||
| Event co-ordinator: | Froggy | |
| Details: | Since we support Canteen I'm thinking its ok to make mention of Canteen's National Bandanna Day in October. For those that have a Bandanna from the Canteen trips we've run in the past, please wear it this day, if you don't have one then please support | |
| Extra information: | http://www.canteen.org.au/default.asp?menuid=268 | |
| Participants: | Froggy, Maverick, Bronky, KC. | |
| Advanced Bush Observation Run: Sunday 28th | ||
| Meeting place: | Parking bay 300m past Serpentine Falls Rd, Highway 20 | |
| Meeting time: | 8-30am Sharp | |
| Trip leader: | Slates | |
| Rating: | | |
| Details: | An advanced bush observation run designed to test the observational and navigational skills of members and their observers. The run will be conducted in a National Park and will skirt the edge of a water catchment erea, so no pets are permitted. At the | |
| Participants: | Wizard, Fish, Bronky, DNA, Sparky, Tonka, Radar, Froggy, Frosty, Paddy, Paj, Toolman, Slates. | |
| Trip links: |  | Froggy & Sof's photo's |
| November 2007 | ||
| Club Christmas party: Saturday 3rd | ||
| Meeting place: | Iceman's property - Gidgegannup. Email him for map and directions | |
| Meeting time: | 5pm onward | |
| Event co-ordinator: | Iceman | |
| Details: | OK it appears as we have a yes on holding the party here so here is some info. The event will be based on the same format as previous years, a nice feed and a relaxing night, plenty of room for caravans, tents, campers or close enough to Perth for pe | |
| Extra information: | http://www.couper.com.au/froggy4x4/trips/xmasparty2007/ | |
| Participants: | Froggy, Iceman, Tazzy, McGyver, Gadget, Bronky, Laz, Pommy Pete, Rusty, Bullet, Captain tentative, Pluto, Paj, Ugboot tentative. | |
| Trip links: |  | Froggy's pics Heather & Paj's pics |
| After party 4x4 run: Sunday 4th | ||
| Meeting place: | Iceman's place in Gidge, or contact him if you want to meet on the road | |
| Meeting time: | After breakfast, about 10am | |
| Trip leader: | Iceman | |
| Rating: | | |
| Details: | I just thought that I would try to get a trip happening Sunday after tha party. A chance to get out and have a drive mainly as I have not had a chance to get out for a while. I thought maybe just out in Mundaring hills, not sure what is left in there s | |
| Participants: | Iceman. | |
| 4wd global positioning yaself event.: Saturday 10th | ||
| Meeting place: | Pinjar - 4 hills | |
| Meeting time: | 7.30pm | |
| Trip leader: | Froggy | |
| Tail end: | Bronky | |
| Rating: | | |
| Details: | Ok folks, this is a trip/event with a navigational difference involving all the location positioning gadgetry you as a 4wdriver have at your disposal. There will be no directions given as it will be up to each of you to map a way to the next waypointa | |
| Extra information: | http://www.couper.com.au/froggy4x4/trips/gps_nav07/ | |
| Participants: | Froggy, Bronky, Slates, Wizard, Chris Higgins visitor, Gadget tentative, Rusty, Radar, Rooster, Buddha tentative, Paddy, DNA, Duckie, McGyver, Zack - Laz's mate visitor, Flash. | |
| Trip links: |  | Paddy's & McGyver's Entry Trips report by Froggy Chris's pics Wizard's Pics |
| Sand & Swim: Sunday 11th | ||
| Meeting place: | 10th Lighthorse - Wanneroo Road | |
| Meeting time: | 9:15am | |
| Trip leader: | Buddha | |
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| Details: | With the temperature hot on Sunday and the navigation trip date changed I thought I would give everyone the opportunity who wanted to enjoy a day of 4WDing to tag along on a beach run. This is an informal trip but will probably head up to Wedge Island | |
| Participants: | Radar, Buddha, Wizard, Cookie. | |
| Perth 4wd Show: Friday 16th - Sunday 18th | ||
| Event co-ordinator: | Froggy | |
| Details: | Anyone wanting to head down to the 4wd show as a group, just list yaselves here. Members can then get in touch with one another and organise a time over the weekend, cheers. | |
| Participants: | Rusty, Gadget tentative. | |
| December 2007 | ||
| Mundaring Night Nav: Friday 14th | ||
| Meeting place: | Caltex service station, Great Eastern Highway, at the bottom of green mount hill on your left hand side | |
| Meeting time: | 6:15pm for a 6:30pm departure | |
| Trip leader: | McGyver | Email McGyver |
| Tail end: | Frosty | |
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| Details: | McGyver need to go 4WD and why not do a night nav. But were too is the question. Mmmmmm. Mundaring sounds good. So it is Mundaring we go and hopefuly we will find some old spots (smile). Please bring all recover gear because you never know with the McG | |
| Participants: | McGyver, Frosty, Laz, Bushy tentative, Wizard, Iceman, Radar tentative, Pommy Pete, Paddy tentative. | |
| Trip links: |  | Wizards Pics |
| Esperance beaches: Wednesday 26th - January Wednesday 2nd | ||
| Meeting place: | Make your own way down please | |
| Meeting time: | N/A | |
| Trip leader: | Froggy | |
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| Details: | Ok folks, we have a plan now and yes... Esperance is still a goer. Please click on the 'More information' link to obtain more details on this end of year 4wd trip. This trip/event is now closed. | |
| Extra information: | http://www.couper.com.au/froggy4x4/trips/esperance2007/ | |
| Participants: | Fish, Pommy Pete, Froggy, Bronky, Tonka, Slates, Rocky, Radar, Buddha, Bullet, Cleo, Pluto, Wizard, Tazzy, Chilli, Duckie, Rusty, Laz, Cookie, Screech, Greg VanDerWel & family - Screech's freinds visitor, David and Debbie Cowdell visitor, John Starr - from Eco-farm visitor, Gadget. | |
| Trip links: |  | Wizards Pics Screech's pics Cookies Pics Froggy's pics Fish's pics Video clip going down Wylie Head Rock |
| Esperance B-B-Q in conjunction with Froggy's "Esperance Beaches" trip: Sunday 30th | ||
| Meeting place: | To be advised prior to the event | |
| Meeting time: | To be advised prior to the event | |
| Event co-ordinator: | Slates | |
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| Details: | I have organised a B-B-Q on a Deer and Buffalo farm 20km out of Esperance. The B-B-Q will be held on the 30th Dec. There will be Venison (crumbed) Buffalo (T-bones and minute steak) curried Venison and Buffalo, along with sausages made from both cuts o | |
| Participants: | Radar, Slates, Froggy, Wizard, Bronky, Rusty, Tonka, Laz, Buddha, Pluto, Tazzy, Cleo, Fish, Bronky's Family visitor, Dave Cowdell & Family visitor, Pommy Pete, Cookie. | |