Late night lesson

driving home late last night I decided to venture down the top end of a new track I had been eyeing for ages. It wasn't in the 4wd earth forum so I thought I was onto something awesome and new.

The track drops down from a ridgeline along a spur then down into a valley. I should have realised that the lack of online listing and vehicle wheel tracks was a sign that this was bad news.
Track twisted down the side of the hill, cut into the slope and was very narrow and rutted, small trees on three track and a few washouts made it exciting. After about 20 minutes the excitement was gone and the reality of having to reverse back the entire way set in. bugger.

Scratched car, dinged sills, smoked clutch.

Moral: it pays to go second.