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Thanks for that. I'm planing a trip from a southern winter in SA to QLD leaving Fri and wondered whether it was worth taking the SDC for a walk.Possibly of interest to Qld or travelling members:
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I have tried a few times with my Monster and only found very small amounts of gold. If you are lucky like me Cous n Cous may be there when you visit one day and you will be amazed what you can find. Happy hunting, Gold and relic hunting for me is just like Fishing I don't catch every time I go fishing, I tell my wife she can go shopping any time she likes just don't go buying Dif you are fit enough to work the angles of the mullock heaps ,you may find some colour or maybe not that would be up to the gold gods, but you will need a rake and a pelican pick would come in handy
as working those angles with a crook back and stuffed hips believe me i was looking for some level ground just to even everything out a bit ,but alas there is none there
i worked the hills up and down for about 3 hours straight but that was my limit ,the hips were screaming and the back was not to good
marked area is the creek that pic was taking about 100 meters from the creek the next one pic is a bit closer to the creek (i was told they do find some colour in the creek)
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most of those wash outs would be 3 to 4 feet deep and in one area there is plenty
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there is some water at campsite 24 but is is stagnant so it will be a mozzie motel
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i was told i you can get water from the dam to pan but it is not a large dam, and it is the water for the toilets and showers ,so if i was to do any panning i would dry pan it and either take it home or bring my own water.
With how dry everything is at the moment around the wide bay area i could not bring myself to take the water from the dam' i know some people would say it is only a bucket or two but i think we have to do the right thing as that bucket of water could be the straw that breaks the camels back so to speak
more level ground to wonder over my hip joints were loving it
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i would have spent a hour at least when i first got there just scoping the area out and getting pics
so to answer your question i think you would have to flip a coin mate
extra fuel,(the price of it at the moment) camping fees and whatever
as i found no gold but it was the first trip with the new detector and believe me i have not got to kindy with it at this stage ,there is still a bloody lot to learn
but as getting away from the rat race and having a rewind i would highly recommend the place as the sites are big and i mean big you could easily put 4x 20 foot caravans on each site with room to spare, and if you do go mate don't forget a apple or a carrot for marty don't worry he will make himself known when he is ready, he is a retired trotting horse and apparently not shy
ps and $5.00 for the fresh bumnuts for a dozen
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