Camping on an 18 Million year old Extinct Volcano that is, Mount Kaputar! | Part 2

G'day all!
Part 1 of this trip: Barrington Tops: • Barrington Tops & Glou...
Touring seasons resumed, and its Back on the road for the first big trip of 2024! Bit of a change of direction this time round, Literally! We've done the South, We've done the west, and we've done the far western NSW. So it was time to head North! Barrington Tops, Mount Kaputar and The Pilliga (More on that later)!
For the second part of this trip, Our intention was to head into Mount Kaputar National Park and the Pilliga.
Mount Kaputar is an incredible National Park in North Eastern NSW, only 45kms from Narrabri, offering spectacular mountain views, dramatic, 360 degree views, clean, crisp air, and cooler weather. The peace and serenity was awesome. That was until the resident Kangaroos had other ideas. Perhaps one of the most Sleepless nights we've ever had when camping. To label the Kangaroos as an absolute Nuisance and menace is an understatement. A Very large population of Roo's inhabits the areas surrounding the campground, and so at night You're surrounded by constant footsteps (sounds like other campers, but its actually the roos). All through the night they would bump into the guy lines of my tent, shaking it about, Knocking over pots and pans at other campgrounds, the constant grunting they are known for, and one of the other boys even saw them getting busy! What are the chances.
Last time i was here, about 3 years ago, this was not an issue. The only thing i can think of is that since then, they've been constantly fed by other campers, and have become WAY to comfortable around humans, and so they're now sticking around the campsites all the time. That's why ya Don't feed wildlife.
Other than that, the place is awesome!
In the morning, our plans changed a bit. Some mechanical issues from one of groups vehicles meant having divert from going to the Pilliga, and instead heading to Gunnedah to find a mechanic that can diagnose and fix the issue. After all, the Pilliga is one of the last places in NSW You would want to head into with mechanical issues. Its practically a Labyrinth of gravel roads with little to no reception, and very easy to get very lost, very quickly. And the Yowie! However, this diversion actually wasent much of a problem, because it meant we could watch the ANZAC match (I don't know how i forgot about the match when i initially organized this trip). The Chookies getting a massive win!
We then headed home through Quirindi, checking out another awesome Silo, and then the scenic route through the Cessnock Wineries. All in all, another fantastic trip in the mountains.
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