Our Doorway To Camping OZ

We are currently camping at the old townsite of Mary Kathleen. Graeme my friend wanted to go on a trip to lake Julius to check it out. I personally don't need to be asked twice as I love exploring. As we left Mary Kathleen the turn off about 20klms up the road, heading towards My Isa, a brown sign tells you to turn right and you drive over a grid. The first section of the road is bitumen, then becomes gravel road in good condition as it was being graded at the time of our travel, which leads in about 70 klms North before a turn off to the left which leads into the dam. The gravel road leads passed many rock mountains crossing the  Leichhardt  River which is currently dry as a bone. Traveling north we found signs along the way. Up the road we came to the turn off to the dam, heading west to the dam 14klms up the gravel road. The gravel road starts, climbing through the rock mountains towards the dam. The gravel road now bitumen heading into the entrance of the dam. Some building

Well we made it to the Old town of Hightville as it was known in the 1915, an only a few concrete slabs left. The information board states the tunnel ahead and the MacGregor Mine are classed as extreme 4wd tracks ahead. My friend Graeme decided he was up to the challenge. Well now in the mighty Ford Ranger we started to climb the hill. Graeme said the sign said follow the red stakes, obviously something I missed. The track up the hill is the track where the old railline use to rest. This track is very narrow and washed out in section's of the track, also the edge of the track rest on the side of the mountain a steep drop off. We made it to the top of the mountain where a sign was posted at the entrance to the Old tunnel. Graeme's good driving up the hill got us too this point safely. The exert from this information board for easier reading. Wee MacGregor Rail Line Rail Tunnel The rail tunnel ahead is unique to Western Queensiand and represents the only example of a rail tunnel