Beautiful view from Dairy Farmers Hill Tuesday 20 January: Finish the Cbr100Challenge 50km route – L/E. Not your usual Tuesday walk. Meet on Red Hill and walk Melbourne Ave, Parliament House, Commonwealth Ave bridge, north side of lake to Glen...
View from the southern flanks of Mt Majura towards Mt Ainslie Monday, 19 January 2015 – Mount Majura – S/E. This evening walk will follow the Centenary Trail to the summit of Mount Majura. After soaking in the view and...
View to Oak Hill from the flanks of One Tree Hill Saturday 17 January: Cbr100Challenge Training – Forde to Hall and return via the Canberra Centenary Trail – L/E. Join me for as much or as little as you like....
Wednesday evening 14 January: Southside Stroll – Lake Tuggeranong – S/E. Help me push my wife around. A lazy lap of Lake Tuggeranong. For extra exercise you can push Gay’s wheelchair. Prams, dogs on leash also welcome. Meet at 6.30pm...
Source of the Murrumbidgee River Tuesday 13 January: Source of the Murrumbidgee – S/M. A 10 km return walk mostly on Peppercorn Firetrail to the source of the Murrumbidgee River. A small bit of scrub bashing near the source so...
Mt Ainslie from the north Monday 12 January 2015 – Mount Ainslie – S/E. This evening walk will follow the Centenary Trail around the northern and eastern sides of the mountain, before heading to the summit and down the hill...
Mt Ainslie lookout Saturday 10 January: Cbr100Challenge Training – 40km on the 50km route – L/E. A wander along most of the 50km route for the Cbr100Challenge. LBG, Anzac Parade, Mt Ainslie, Ainslie-Majura saddle, down to Federal Highway, back of...
William Farrer’s memorial | William and Nina’s graves Wednesday evening 7 January: Southside Stroll – Farrer’s Grave – S/E-M. I first met William Farrer as a young stamp collector. Come and see where this originator of the ‘Federation’ strain of...
More huge granite tors after lunch, just before rounding back up to the crest Tuesday 6 January: Orroral Hill Outcrops, Namadgi National Park – L/R. A walk to look at some of the enormous granite slabs and tors in the vicinity...
Woden from Mt Taylor Monday 5 January: Mount Taylor Triple – M/E. The plan for this walk is to go to the summit of Mount Taylor three times via three different routes, taking in the fabulous views of Canberra, Tuggeranong,...
View from Mt Tennent – Deadmans Hill, Booroomba Rocks and Blue Gum Hill Saturday 3 January: Cbr100Challenge Training – Mt Tennent – L/E. A quick (as quick as I can go at the moment) trip up Mt Tennent. Around 14km...
View West leaving Mt Wanniassa Monday evening, 22 December: Farrer Ridge and Wanniassa Hills – S/E. We will stroll along Farrer Ridge then on to Wanniassa Hills. Return via a different route. Meet at 6:30pm on Sulwood Drive, Wanniassa, between...
Molonglo River Saturday 13 December: Geocaching the HMAS Ships series – M/E. A morning stroll east of John Gorton Drive/Coppins Crossing Rd bagging some of the 100 caches in this series. I drove along the new John Gorton Drive, which...
Scabby Range, Mts Kelly, Burbidge, Namadgi (behind tree) from Yankee Hat North Tuesday 9 December: Yankee Hat North and Middle Creek – M/R,ptX. Yankee Hat rock art, up Yankee Hat North for geocache GC33R07 Oh My Hat!. Saddle, then down...
Ducklings in the new Chinese Gardens Saturday 6 Dec 14 Lake Burley Griffin – Western Basin Loop M/E. Meet at the National Library at 0730 following the LBG walking/ bike track around the western basin. A 16 km walk for...
Murrumbidgee River Wednesday evening 3 December 2014: Southside Stroll –The dead centre of Tharwa – S/E. Instead of digging down they raised the cemetery up! A 3km round trip through an avenue of poplars will get us to this unique...
Ettrema Creek Tuesday 2 December: Ettrema in a day – M/R/W. A circuit from the Jumps (391E 201N AGD 1966), down Bullfrog creek to Ettrema Gorge (417E 193N) then back up the next side creek (419E 207N, to 406E 204N)....
Molonglo Ridge from Yarrow Pic Saturday 29 November: Woolcara’s Molonglo Ridge to Yarrow Pic – L/M. ‘Woolcara’ is a private property owned by a mate. Here’s a great opportunity to stroll along the Molonglo Ridge to the lovely cairn at...
‘Grandpa’ duties with 3 inspiring young ladies at the Canberra Lifeline Fun Run Sunday 23 November: Canberra Lifeline Fun Run (Walk) – S/E. An amble, with a few thousand others, along the new Majura Parkway. 3 of us drove in...
Westermans Homestead from the (new) Grassy Creek Fire Trail Friday 21 November: Southern Namadgi Ride – M/M. Third attempt at GC1DZYD A-Z Namadgi Tours. Will I get further than 15m this time? Combined with a project site visit. I drove...