b'We reached heights of 1050m hoping our convoys safely down that sectionfor snow, but were disappointed. This of track. track goes for about 20kms and by It was just after 12.00pm and we keptthe time we made it to the end we on going back onto Abbeyard Roadstopped for a break for about 20mins and back into 2wd. We drove throughand it just started to snow a little, with the valley of Abbeyard which isflakes of snow floating through the private property, but you can accesstree tops.it via cattle grids. Then we turned leftIt was getting colder, so we jumped onto East Buffalo Road, veering to theback in the vehicles and started to left again onto West Humphrey Track.head along Abbeyard Lake Cobbler When we reached the Canyon RoadTrack. Then the fun started and thank around 1.00pm, we stopped for lunchgoodness we were going downhill for about 30mins, and it started toand not climbing this track as it turned snow very lightly again. into a rutted slippery red clay bit of Canyon Road is the last little sectionAbbeyard Road. After about 5kms we fun. You just had to let the ruts do the of track up to Mt Selwyn, and it has aaired down, shifted into low range, talking and go for that free ride, going couple of steep sections which wereand headed up Dandongadale- down in 1st Low Range with the rear rocky with plenty of traction. As weBuffalo Divide. The first bit of the track diff lock in just to try and keep your got a little bit higher (about 800m) itwas actually quite slippery and steep, vehicle in some sort of a straight line. started to look like a Winterand the track kept on climbing until At the bottom we pulled up at McIver Wonderland with just enough snow towe got to the top of the Spur. picnic area and waited for everyone change the landscape by decorating to get down as it took a while to getTRACKWATCH SEPTEMBER 2021 11'