Weekend of Jul 10/11.  New I was up for a big hike on Sunday so I did a bit of training on Saturday - Big mistake.  Did a 11.5km walk from home to WestonPark (cache) the over near Albert Hall (cache maintenance) then across Parliament House to the top of Melbourne  Ave and another cache.

Sunday, up at 5:00 am for an assault on the sides of Mt Tennent, my favourite mountain.  Very tricky puzzle needed solving first.  Picked up Jeremy and Chris and set off on waht turned out to be a 20.8km walk in drizzle at first.  Great trails, beaut views along the way but I fear I won't be able to walk tomorrow. 

After dropping Chris, Jermy's phone buzzed with news of a brand new fresh cache  not too far away.  Whoot, did I mention I won't be able to walk tomorrow ?

Camelback Fire Trail - where the sun don't shine

A 9:00 ish start, the carpark was about 3 C and I was going upwards.  A loose plan was to scale Tidbinbilla peak but I couldn't find the route (there is no trail as such), and it was quite dense and steep and a bit silly for a solo walker.  So I headed off the fire-trail to where I new there was a cache though I didn't have all the information.  The climb was steady, the cold increasing and  many parts of the trail were covered in snow.  Finally got to Pierces Trig Point but the cache was hidden on the side of a cliff and I felt quite dizzy near the edge so I enjoyed the views instead.  All up, a 17.1 km hike but worth every step for the breathtaking views.