"Hells Bells"

G'day guys.

Just recently returned from a 5 day stint,around Bullumwal/Bairnsdale area here in Vic with a mate of mine.The going through some of the off road 4x4 tracks to get into some of the upper tributaries surrounding the creeks and feeders (such as that of Store,Boggy(Prospect)Merijig,2 mile creek,and the sisters),I can say are not for the faint hearted.Currently all places we entered through old timers tracks,were well over grown with ferns,trees and shrubs of all sorts,not to mention some of the steep gradients of water worn tracks we encountered,making them lets just say,difficult to traverse through. Anyway to cut a long story short,most our time was spent climbing and ducking/weaving our way through overgrown shrub & fallen trees,exploring hard to get to ground,but did get the chance to detect a couple of days (12hrs all up) for 16.2 grams of color before the showers set in good and proper.

Cheers all kon61.

Nice gold there Kon61, sounds like it was tough going to get to the spot, imagine how it was for the original old timers chopping their way into there, makes the mind boggle and we have 4x4s and chainsaws. Congrats on your finds.

Cheers.

Mike.

well done kon
bit of an effort to get there but very nice pieces
dave

G'day Kon,

Interesting looking nugs...A rewarding trip

Cheers
A

Thanks for your appreciative feedback and comments gents.It was tough going and I can only hope not to see a bushfire go through this sort of lush dense shrub when dry in the near future,for It'll be like the fireworks on the 4th of July.Although I noticed the wildlife back in full swing,after the 2007 fires,the rate of dense regrowth due to the last couple of years rain,is disturbingly alarming.

Cheers kon61.

very nice mate, that's the way to find the good spots that have never been found or forgotten gold fields...
cheers
stoppsy

Great effort there kon

Hi Kon61,

I know that area and even the mountain goats detest going into it so you have done bloody well.

I to agree about the regrowth of the areas burt out in the fires and nothing is being done about it, you would think they would learn?? Oh that's right the manual does not tell then that they can you common sense

Anyway great finds fella.

Pete

very very nice kon61, very nice indeed

fantastic! well worth the effort

G'day kon61

Nice reward for the effort you put in, well done.

cheers dave

well done Konner - Cant keep a mountain goat like you out of the rugged county. Looking forward to the stories.
Well worth the effort and you deserve it.
cheers vasilis

Thanks again people.Appreciate your kind comments.Your right there Pete,some tracks leading into the major creeks and feeders were strictly meant for goats. My only regret was the slow drizzly rain and the slippery conditions.Even the Red Back boots went for the odd skate over some of the flatter smoothed sections of exposed slate and rock.One thing that did frighten the life out of me out there was,once when under the tarp late afternoon and once again around midnight snuggled up in my tent,only to hear the thunderous,crashing down,of two very large trees a couple of hundred meters or so away from camp,shaking the very ground beneath me,knowing very well I was completely helpless in the dark to even know where it be coming from.I thank my lucky stars I'm still here to tell my story. Now would I venture out again to a similar looking place for a whole new adventure?,you bet I will.

Cheers guys.kon61.

great stuff ,terific results Kon good to see other people head to hard to get places , same problem here in Tas bloody rain again but hope good weather next week and hopefully next month F150 4x4 be here to replace the bundy swb as its gone now



c

Great little adventure that you had there kon and good to see you were rewarded for your efforts with some lovely gold ..sounds like that area made you earn it too well done. My AU Ford would definitely not even dream of going there,only for fully fledged 4x4s

Cheers Bill

Well worth the effort, congrats Kon61
Cheers
Goldquest

nice collection kon61, congrats!
bedrock

that is nice colour , pretty rough going out that way i know .

how many leeches for those nuggets?

I didn't mention leeches and mosquitoes.With the drizzly and humid conditions we encounted at the time,both the leaches and mossies were in abundance(much more so the mossies than the leeches).For every mossie squatted,ten more would hover and land for a transfusion.Better off hitting these places during the cooler months,that's if you can ever find it dry enough.

Cheers kon61.