2017-06-24 Box Forest and Mt Mitchell

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Created: Monday, 26 June 2017 08:02

Written by Colin Bridge

Walkers: Colin (leader), Margaret, Joy, Susan, Christine D, Pam, Ron, Werner & Vangie, Steve & Wendy, Helen & Grahame, Helen, Julie, Paul
Distance: 15.7k

Sixteen walkers enjoyed a beautiful day of sunshine walking the Box Forest track at the foot of Mt Mitchell and then Mt Mitchell. The views from the top were spectacular.

Adding in the Box Forest Track allowed us all to park away from the Gap Carpark which was very congested. I have never done this as a club walk before and only did it with Steve, Julie and Werner as a Larapinta training mid-week walk.

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2017-06-10 Stoker's Siding

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Created: Sunday, 11 June 2017 11:53

Written by Julie Cullen

Walkers: Julie (leader), Werner, Joy, Christine, Pam
Distance: 6.4k

Well the prediction was for rain and so we lost a few walkers straight away (well not lost in the bush they just dropped off the list). We met at Stoker's Siding about 8.45 am after a phone call from Joy as they were driving out along Tunnel Rd heading for the walk, as on the directions on the website so I asked them to come back to the park at Stoker's Siding in case any other walkers turned up.

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2017-05-27 Point Danger

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Created: Saturday, 27 May 2017 19:34

Written by Colin Bridge

Walkers: Joy (leader), Margaret, Sue, Christine D, Ron, Werner & Vangie, Helen & Grahame, Christine J, Jackie, Melissa, Paul, Colin
Distance: 11.6k

Fourteen walkers enjoyed a beautiful day of sunshine walking Point Danger surrounds.

Comments: Christine D - Just arrived home after a glorious walk. Couldn't have asked for better weather or companions. Eat your hearts out Southerners! So warm, long pants were unzipped and changed into shorts. Supposedly winter is coming but so far no sign of it.  Lovely scenic walk with great company. Probably the easiest walk I've done in ages but definitely no complaints from me.

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2017-05-13 Turtle Rock

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Created: Sunday, 14 May 2017 08:24

Written by Colin Bridge

Walkers: Colin (leader), Christine D, Melissa, Werner, Paul
Distance: 9.3k

Six walkers had a tough day finding a new route to Turtle Rock. 

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Christine De Brito - A challenging but enjoyable bushwalk today with Colin Bridge, Paul Biggs, Werner Aeschlimann and Melissa. Many years since I've had to use ropes to go up and down steep slopes but apart from lack of confidence initially, realise I can still do it. Views of Egg Rock where we ate lunch made it all worthwhile.
Werner Aeschlimann - Turtle Rock bush walk with Melissa, Christine, Paul, Colin and myself. Despite a bad forecast the five of us headed out and had a great walk with barely a sprinkle towards the end.

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2017-04-22 Mt Mathieson

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Created: Sunday, 23 April 2017 09:36

Written by Colin Bridge

Walkers: Werner & Vangie (leaders), Gary & Michele, Christine J, Jackie, Julie, Paul, Colin
Distance: 8.9k

Nine walkers today enjoyed the pleasant drive out the Cunningham Highway to Mt Mathieson.  Overcast conditions with a mist in the forest made for a magical day of walking.

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2017-04-08 Beechmont Ramble

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Created: Saturday, 08 April 2017 18:09

Written by Colin Bridge

Walkers: Peter & Leonie (leaders), Gary & Michele, Steve, Christine D, Christine J, Joy, Jackie, Werner & Vangie, Julie, Paul, Colin
Distance: 13.5k

Fourteen walkers today for the planned walk of Blue Pool via Bull Ant Spur but unfortunately all walks in Lamington National Park closed for a variety of reasons due to recent extremely high rainfall and subsequent track and road damage.  Michele and Gary came to the rescue and devised a simple country walk to admire the quiet scenery of the Beechmont hills. 

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2017-03-25 Coochie Mudlo Island

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Created: Sunday, 26 March 2017 14:28

Written by Julie Cullen

Walkers: Julie (leader) Gary & Michele, Steve & Wendy, Christine D, Melissa, Joy, Jackie, Diane, Sue, Colin
Distance: 11.3k

Eleven walkers set off on the 9 am Ferry from Victoria Point over to Coochie Mudlo Island. We walked around the Island over to the other side, where it was calmer, to have our morning tea. The Mozzies were "a bit friendly" but we all sprayed and they went away (well most of them did anyway).
My phone had rung while we were walking but I didn't pay much attention to it or have time to check it until when we pulled up for morning tea and I usually like to turn it on silent anyway but hadn't done so. I found that it was a missed call and a message from Jackie and that she had turned up for the walk as well but hadn't let anyone know that she was coming and so I got quite a surprise to hear that she was now on the island.

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2017-03-11 West Canungra Creek

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Created: Sunday, 12 March 2017 21:08

Written by Julie Cullen

Walkers: Julie (leader) Michele & Gary, Werner & Vangie, Steve, Christine D, Vincent, Christine J, Jackie, Melissa, Colin
Distance: 15.5k

We set off just after 9 am to do the West Canungra Creek Circuit. The Take a Walk book says it's 14 kms. The track was very dry this time but because of the leaves on the narrow stairs it was still very slippery. I had just called back to tell everyone to take care on the steps and then I slipped myself. Luckily I was not hurt, well only my pride!  There were a lot of dry leaves on the track as well. We had morning tea at Yerralahla (Blue Pool).  Lovely to sit by the water and listen to the sound of it while we ate and chatted.  There was also another large group sitting a bit further up and Jackie and Christine knew some of the people in the group.

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