Googs, day 1

Day 15 - Googs, day 1

Friday, 8 November 2013

Leaving cactus on to Penong to fuel up. HH also took the opportunity of a flat surface to rotate the tyres (after all the rough work they had done over the trans access road).

A bit more Tarmac before turning off again up to Googs Track.

All stations up to the track, the last one lone Pine where "Goog" had lives before he opened up his track in the 70s. Opened up the gate, read all info signs, channel 18 for radio, a quick lunch and we were off. Strangely looking forward to this, I am usually apprehensive when my HH is leading me off the beaten track :)

Sign says over 300 dunes, less than half of the canning Stock Route, but it is only 150km compared to 2000km. This is beautiful, so green, mulga trees everywhere, literally forested.

Did hear someone else on the radio, but quite crackly, but don't think they can give out our safety 'announcement' (this is a one lane track).

Turned of at the Googs Lake and memorial. How sad son first and then Goog himself died in accidents. The lake area has recently been 'restored' - looking good. Bollards around to stop people driving all over the place. Lots of newly plants trees. Great camp spot. The lake it's is worthy of some Anthony Gormly statues :)

Wish we had our geologist friend Chris here to 'educate' us on the geology of this fabulous place. Walking out on to the lake at the south end, although dry it was still damp, small salty crust here and there. Could see it was drier and saltier further out, but it did look water on the far horizon. Quite a lot of black rocks laying around in one corner. Could see people had been playing and rearranging them into 'fortresses' and initials. Walking on we came to similar shape rocks but these were white. I was fascinated, other than these two areas it was smooth sand. Was even more amazed when we started to 'play'. These rocks are flat bottomed, just sitting on the surface of the sane, nothing buried! Chris tell me about this please.

Sun setting, time for my favourite part of the day, dinner, and of course a nice cold 'mug' of wine.

	Monster or the Outback [Map]		Sunset over looking Black Rocks [Map]
	Stone in HH's Shoe [Map]		White Rocks [Map]
	Colour hiding under a Rock [Map]		Black Rock [Map]

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