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.
Command and Control
I finished this book a while ago and it appears that I forgot to write it up. This book is by the author of Fast Food Nation and it is just as good as his other book. The history of America’s nuclear weapons and their security (or lack thereof) is as compelling as it is…
Forster trig
Its been too long since I’ve attempted a trig walk — 15 days to be exact. That’s mostly because I’ve been really busy at work these last couple of weeks. That said, it was time for another trig, and this one was a bit of an adventure. Forster Trig is in the Bullen Nature Reserve…
Confessions of a middle aged orienteering marker
I was an orienteering marker for the kid’s scout troop tonight — I guess it could have been a trick, but I think they were genuine. The basic idea was I went and stood at where the mark on the map was, and then noted which kids found me. Nice little hill in MacArthur, with…
Little Black Mountain
I went on a walk on Monday with the Canberra Bushwalking Club up Little Black Mountain. Its a nice area and I mostly enjoyed the walk. I say mostly because the walk leader was quite un-welcoming. There was the lecture about emergency beacons, and then the lecture about how he’s never been bitten by a…