I’ve had a lot of things to think about this week, so I’ve gone on a few walks. I found some geocaches along the way, but even better I think my head is a bit more sorted out now.
Category: Diary
Bendora Arboretum and Bulls Head trig
Prompted largely by a not very detailed entry in a book, a bunch of friends and I went to explore Bendora Arboretum. The arboretum was planted in the 1940’s as scientific experiments exploring what soft woods would grow well in our climate — this was prompted by the large amount of wood Australia was importing…
A quick walk through Curtin
What do you do when you accidentally engaged a troll on twitter? You go for a walk of course. I didn’t realize there had been a flash flood in Canberra in 1971 that killed seven people, probably because I wasn’t born then. However, when I ask people who were around then, they don’t remember without…
Narrabundah trig and 16 geocaches
I walked to the Narrabundah trig yesterday, along the way collecting 15 of the 16 NRL themed caches in the area. It would have been all 16, except I can’t find the last one for the life of me. I’m going to have to come back. I really like this area. Its scenic, has nice…
A quick trip to Namadgi
I thought I’d drop down to the Namadgi visitors centre to have a look during lunch because I hadn’t been there since being a teenager. I did a short walk to Gudgenby Hut, and on the way back discovered this original border blaze tree. Its stacked on pallets at the moment, but is apparently intended…
Goodwin trig
I talk about urban trigs, but this one takes the cake. Concrete paths, street lighting, and a 400 meter walk. I bagged this one on the way home from picking something up in Belconnen. To be honest, I can’t see myself coming here again.
Stromlo and Brown Trigs
So, the Facebook group set off for our biggest Trig walk yet today — Stromlo and Brown Trigs. This ended up being a 15km walk with a little bit of accidental trespass (sorry!) and about 600 meters of vertical rise. I was expecting Stromlo to be prettier to be honest, but it wasn’t very foresty….
Tuggeranong Hill (again)
I walked up Tuggeranong Hill again, this time as a geocaching run. This is the first trig I’ve visited twice!
Oakey trig
I’ve got to say, this trig was disappointing. It was a lunch time walk, so a bit rushed, but the trig was just boring. Not particularly far, or particularly steep, or in a particularly interesting area. That said, it wasn’t terrible. It just felt generic compared with other trigs I’ve walked to.
Geocaching
I’ve been trapped at home with either a sick child or a sick me for the last four or five days. I was starting to go a bit stir crazy, so I ducked out for some local geocaching. An enjoyable shortish walk around the nearby nature park.