b'June 2022 Trackwatch.qxp_Trackwatch Layout 119/06/20226:27 pmPage 25Saturday morning we headed north Casuarina Campground where thereout of the park and then west to re- are Casuarina pines, river redgumsenter on our first MVO track, and blackbox. It was a relatively easyUnderbool Track. After deflating tyres days travel and we arrived back atand confirming that the key would camp around 3pm so some of theactually open the gate (which we younger members (and young atnever doubted!), it was south down heart) grabbed a toboggan, which arethe track through the central part of supplied at the Lodge, and headedthe Park into territory which was new off to play on the nearby Snowdriftto us all. The track was sandy and sand dune. Fortunately all returnedmeandered gently through low Mallee intact with no injuries reported.scrub. The base was generally firm Sunday was to be a longer day withwith only occasional soft sections so was back north along the wooded more ground to cover. We set offtravel was quite easy. Cameron Track and then onto The south down the Freeway, through theAfter a lunch stop, we continued Freeway. The Freeway is quite sandy Wonga campground and then to thesouth on Nine Mile Square Track and with the potential to be soft, but some north end of Lake Albacutya. In viewthen east in the general direction of recent rain had left some moisture in of recent rain it was with somethe main Wonga Campsite at the the track, which made for relatively trepidation we decided to take thesouthern end of the park. The easy travel. The vegetation is track across the dry lake bed. Thevegetation here is woodland with constantly changing with lower tea- track was soft and a little muddy inMallee eucalypts, blackbox and tea- tree scrub along The Freeway places but was negotiated withouttree providing shade. From there it becoming wooded again towards the incident.TRACKWATCH JUNE 202223'