THIS WAS THE FIRST LONG DISTANCE TRIP I DID WITH MY FIRST 4WD (A 1980 FJ45 PERSONNEL CARRIER) IN JULY 1989. APART FROM HAVING MY START BATTERY COLLAPSING & CARRYING ON USING THE DEEP CYCLE BATTERY FOR THE FRIDGE (AT THAT TIME  A 40Litre ENGEL), THE GOING WAS PRETTY SMOOTH.   THE ROUTE UP TO THE MITCHELL PLATEAU WAS VIA THE ABANDONED MITCHELL RIVER HOMESTEAD WHICH IS IN RUINS & THE TRACK HEAVILY OVERGROWN WITH VEGETATION.  FROM THE MITCHELL PLATEAU WE CARRIED ON UP TO KULUMBURU MISSION FOR FUEL THEN PROCEEDED BACK DOWN SOUTH.  ALL THE FALLS IN THE GORGES WERE RUNNING (INCLUDING THE GIBB RIVER) ON THE WAY UP, BUT WERE JUST POOLS OF WATER ON THE RETURN TRIP.  THE TRIP HOME WAS VIA LAKE ARGYLE, HALLS CREEK, BUNGLE BUNGLES.

LAKE ARGYLE	SPILLWAY LAKE ARGYLE	BUNGLE BUNGLES	BUNGLE BUNGLES
BUNGLE  BUNGLES	CHINA WALL HALLS CREEK	CEMETARY OLD HALLS CREEK	POST OFFICE RUINS OLD HALLS CREEK