Day 151 Horse Swamp Creek

The morning view

NSW Day 9 (151) Thursday 21st October, 2021 15.2km

2979.7/2119.2km

Even with a full belly I had a restless sleep. Up early and ready to go at 6.30am but I waited a little so I could say goodbye to Duncan and thank him again for the hospitality. 

The shed the boys were building on the river flats

The trail follows Grasstree Creek which is one side of Fort Danger Ridge with the Rocky Creek as they call it but officially Timbarra River going the other side. After about 3 kilometres the track comes around the Ridge and I follow the river again. 

Just a spot to look across the valley

It definitely rained much heavier just the 3 or 4 kilometres from my camp. The road is covered in sand and debris washed down. I come to a locked gate which takes me onto Moogem. It was locked as motorcycles following the road easement annoyed the owner. I can see a neighbourly dispute coming as the shed Duncan is building is for a camp for motorcycle riders.  He has plans on having some events here having hosted one event recently.

The creek obvisouly gets a flow up at times
However after walking over the Moogem property I can see his trouble with his soil being a sandy clay which has eroded severely in parts. Where the water is able to get to bare dirt it scores it very quickly. So keeping the grass cover seems important. However after walking past one eroded gully filled with rubbish and another over 10 metres deep where the road has been diverted the land care seems to be lacking for a long time in the past.

Rainbow bee-eater
I was intending to walk into the next property and stay at Jack's Hut but as I was getting close I spied a quad bike upturned in a gully. I walk over expecting to find somebody but came across a traffic cone with a bunch of flowers in it. Seems I might have been late. Belinda later found the accident was two weeks ago with the gent dying.  At Jack's hut the ramps to load the quad on a trailer were still there so I decided to go up Dry Creek and find a spot. 

The rubbish in the gully. This flows directly 
into the creek.
The creek proved quite wet so I was happy to go up and shorten tomorrow. I found a spot just inside the National Park. I also found a patch of that plant that has given me a couple of bites. Why wasn't I told (number 96). Got me again on the foot. I will wear my wet pants for the rest of the creek walk.