Chasing Adventure Ep 4 - Millstream National Park | George Gorge | Python Pool | Pilbara 4WD
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- Episode 4 of the Pilbara series - Chasing Adventure
We spend 3 weeks exploring, 4WD'ing and camping in remote areas of Western Australia's Pilbara region in search of true adventure.
In this episode we head off from Python Pool to make camp at George Gorge in a remote location of the Millstream National Park. The track starts to get a little wet, however the river beds are still dry as the storms closes in.
We 4WD through some rocky river beds, only to find out we took the wrong track…. Back on route on the correct track and we wind ourselves into a spectacular gorge backdropped campsite! We couldn’t ask for anything more.
Although we had forecast rain on the way, we had no idea what was in store….
An early wake up the following morning revealed a river that was significantly higher than when we head swags! We move to higher ground and observe a powerful river flowing in full force and we are officially stranded, surrounded by cliffs and blocked off by a 2 meter high river.
The rain continues to fall as we wait for the river to subside.
We make the most of our time in the amazing part of the country and decide to hike/swim/climb to a nearby waterfall.
We can’t say enough how fortunate we were to be able to be present in a area like this at the time we were, with the correct gear and supplies to get by comfortably.
Join us as we travel these remote lands and discover what this area has to offer.
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Dude 🤦♂️ Glad ur all still smiling 😂
Maybe stuck and helpless, but still having a heck of a lot of fun!
Worse places to be stuck 😆
Epic trip guys & so cool you have your Dad with you 👍 🍻
Sure was! It was great to have him along. Not many opportunities these days have a family of 4 myself now 👍
What an epic trip you guys are having Nathan, very jealous and what a beautiful country
Cheers mate, this was an absolutely awesome trip and one that won't be forgotten!
I'm thoroughly enjoying these adventure vids you're producing Nathan. Definitely upper shelf quality and I'm loving the storylines - warts and all. Thanks so much for making the effort to share. Stay safe.
Cheers Jim 👍 Few nervous moments in these episode 😬 A whole lot of fun though!
What a excellent video loved every minute
Cheers mate! Its hard to fit a multi-week trip into just a few episodes, but hopefully I'm able to convey some of the trip's 'feel' across in these videos. Was such a great adventure!
Great to see you getting out there, as you say it’s when plans change that the trip becomes truly memorable. A tip, the Crashpad swag works great on one of their stretchers - super comfy, stays dry when the ground is sodden and easier to get in/out of. Mind you the swags haven’t seen much use since we got our TVAN ;-)
Absolutely, agree with you there mate!
Yes, I have used stretchers before and I think I might go back to them for the single swag. The CrashPad was good, but certainly not perfect!
I did enjoy the simplicity of a minimalistic setup though 👍
How good are the TVAN's though! Couldn't believe how easily it conquered everything!
Great videos of your trip. Dealing with adversity and having fun together is what all these trips are about. Hope you came back with great memories. We thoroughly enjoyed the videos.
Absolutely, came back with some great memories and plenty of stories to tell around the campfire on the next one 👍
Looks good great vid
Thanks mate, appreciate it.
Loving this series. Looms le you all had a ball, even though the water logged clths and bedding would have put a dampener on things for a few days. L9ve how you went hunting the waterfall to stave off the cabin fever..
How good are the Cruisers. And those Tvans are brilliant. I know why my uncle bought one years ago...
Thanks mate, glad to hear you enjoyed this series, it was fun to put together and review now!
The cruisers and TVAN performed so well, very impressed!
Great vid
Thanks mate, appreciate it 👍
Damn! The production quality of your videos are top notch! Just had a super productive Friday at work watching this series!! Can't wait the next ep!!
Thanks mate, glad you are enjoying the series 👍
Haha, hopefully you'll have another productive shift when Ep.5 is released 😉
Wow. Mother nature does not muck about. Tough trip but the scenery and drone footage was amazing. Thanks for sharing.
For sure, our big V8 cruiser were not match for this weather!
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it.
Cheers, Nathan.
Amazing drone photography. Love watching these.
Great adventure, love seeing the Pilbara in the rain....
Absolutely, very special sight to see!
Great scenery/trip Nathan crazy weather in the Western & Eastern states especially being winter...arrh don't you love doing a throw n go in pouring rain done a bit of that at Fraser Is over the years never gets any easier. The Pilbara certainly threw up adventure.
For sure, not the weather we were expecting, but sure added to the experience!
We'll have a few stories to tell around the campfire 😆
stunning mate, absolutely stunning! I hope you get I bit more sunshine on the next trip. cheers mate 🤙🏼
Cheers Simon! The sun does come back out for us in the next episode luckily! Was definitely a great and very picturesque place to be stuck for a little while 👍
@@XploringOz good to hear, can't wait for the next video! 🤙🏼
Great video quality and editing ! Keen to see what is causing your electrical systems to fail. Hopefully just a bad earth.
Thanks mate 👍
For sure, have finally had these issues sorted and plan on doing a follow up video to explain the issues and how I went about fixing them up.
Cheers.
I live in port Hedland, we have had a lot of rain this week. Usually only rains for a day or two but we had a few weeks of rain this year.
Good for the farmers as they say
Yeah, for sure mate! Looks like we were around for the start of it and got a bit more later on in the series. Was great to see, too bad the farmers weren't around 😆
nice video , nice trip , well done!
Cheers mate, appreciate it 👍
Another great instalment mate, looks like an epic trip. Cheers Steve
Cheers mate, was an absolutely ripper of a trip!
Epic adventure! We dragged our 21'6 in there around this time last year, one of the best camps we have ever stayed at, ended up chilling there for a week and only saw a few others. No rain though! Glad u got out safe. 👍🍻
Thanks mate, it sure was one heck of an adventure!
Wow, that would have been interesting with a van that large! Nice work!
Sure is a special little place 👍
Awesome, if I was there in that I would be counting myself lucky. I love that stuff. Really enjoying this series - thank you!
Absolutely mate, we weren't complaining just a little nervous about the uncertainty.
Glad you're enjoying it, cheers 👍
Great episode boys 🇦🇺👨🌾
Why is it when you are at home your equipment work every time even when you check it 100 times. And when you really need it , it doesn’t work 😳😳👍🇦🇺
Yes! I hear you! Ah well, I guess these trips test all our gear to the limits.
Most of the issues are fixed now and I'll run a follow up video to talk about why they failed soon 👍
Another great Vid mate.. Due to watching this before work it was a case of shower in a can .. loved the scenery and the aerial shot.. I hope at the end of the series you are going to do a run down on the cruiser and the faults you had to repair.
Cheers mate 👍 Thanks, the scenery around here made the drone work easy 😆
For sure, will be following up with a video regarding the electrical issues which are now finally fixed 👍
well done again Nathan .. i think that video is equal or better produced than Ronny's Ashburton trip when the river came up into their camp you do it very well ..your only problem you have set the bar high :) what a great part of the country that would have been very difficut to maintain moral duing that wet but it came across well i think you might have had a small smile on the your face at one stage there :) very looking forward to the last episode . YOU HAVE TO LUV THE 200 .. :)
Thanks mate, really appreciate the comments there!
Haha, I have to try and maintain this standard now 😬
Yes, we were still happy enough, a little nervous about the uncertainty though...
The 200 is very impressive, no doubt about that 💪
@@XploringOz you make it look easy .. looking forwad to to last installment .. :)
Thanks!
Thanks Tom! Always much appreciated 🙏
No fires in national parks
Beautiful footage mate. How on earth do you control that drone and drive at the same time?? We have just returned from George River Gorge after spending a week at Millstream exploring the area, including Red Dog Gorge and Horseshoe Gorge. Plenty of water at the moment and all crossings were flowing well. Keep up the great work!
Cheers mate, sure is an awesome and underrated part of WA!
Ahh, yes my secret filming weapon 😉 Check out the Skydio 2 drone!
Cheers.
@@XploringOz .. thanks mate, appreciate the reply. I have been checking out the Skydio 2+ drones since your reply and wholey moley are they dear! Can I ask if you got yours in Australia as they only seem to sell them here with the 'Enterprise' kit for commercial use ... $6743.00 is the cheapest bundle. Any help would be much appreciated :)
Cheers
@@jase2537 Yeah, they aren't cheap by any means. if you send me a message through our XO Facebook page I'll explain what I was going to do and how I managed to get my one 👍
Have you sorted your ongoing electrical problems
Finally sorted them recently mate, I'll be doing a follow up video to explain what went wrong and how we went about fixing it up 👍
Just outta curiosity, why not get a hardshell RTT?
Personally I prefer the simplicity of the ground swag when I'm travelling solo. Super easy and convenient and the biggest benefit, nice and light weight compared to a RTT 👍
@@XploringOz Fair play! I’m just scared shitless of critters and keeping thinking crocs would eat me up in a Swag 🤣 Soo I stick with RTT’s 🙃
@@DriveLikeShana Yeah, definitely pays to be aware of your surroundings. No crocs on this trip fortunately 🙏 An RTT may be something I'll look into in the future again 👍
Didn't you sell your 200 mate ??
Good video but thank for sharing
Cheers mate, negative. Still have the 200, no plans to sell anytime soon 👍