Easter Long Weekend- What are YOU doing?

Anyone hiking anywhere interesting this weekend or over the next week?

[flyfisher]

Probably not much hiking---taking my wife to Mt. William nat park and probably a few 4wd tracks in that area. She's not much of a walker but likes to get out into the bush.
FF

Probably not much hiking---taking my wife to Mt. William nat park and probably a few 4wd tracks in that area. She's not much of a walker but likes to get out into the bush.
FF

I haven't gotten to Mt William yet.

We're supposed to be camping in Freycinet, but everyone except for me is sick

[Crum]

Going to attempt Reynolds Falls up near Cradle Mt as a long day walk

[Clownfish]

Just going to be lazy, and do a car-camping trip to Marrawah on Saturday (or somewhere nearby, if it's too crowded).

[alliecat]

I've been a bit crook too this week so, if i feel fine tomorrow morning I'll be off to do Cape Pillar via Mt Fortescue as a casual two-night trip. If I don't feel up to that a single overnighter at Hartz Mtns. Either way I plan to take bucket loads of photos and have an easy casual time of it

[corvus]

I hope to(with assistance) find a track that I looked for some years ago and have a nice overnighter ,sadly the outcome will remain off forum
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[lyndoor]

Three "Mums" & I are walking into New Pelion via Arm River. We have two "virgin-walker/campers" with us so it could get interesting!
(We have wine & chocolate!!!)

Heading in on Monday, walking to Mt Oakleigh Tuesday or even Mt Ossa again & then out on Wednesday. Weather looks okay. It is going to be crowded!

Trying out my newly purchased One Planet Cocoon 500 sleeping bag.

lyndoor

[NickD]

Just got back from leading a tour in at the Walls from the 5th till yesterday. Was a fantastic trip, i laugh at the fact that that was work!!
Summited Temple, Jerusalem, King Davids, Solomons and Rogoona. Beautiful weather.

Only downfall, I've been smacked with Giardia, probably not picked up at the walls though, and now i'm house bound for a while.

[olblackbilly]

i was feeling a bit lazy too actually, went down to Mt Bobs ,good weather although a bit cloudy, couldn"t see much,just doing a bit of a reci for vanishing falls...

Just got back from leading a tour in at the Walls from the 5th till yesterday. Was a fantastic trip, i laugh at the fact that that was work!!
Summited Temple, Jerusalem, King Davids, Solomons and Rogoona. Beautiful weather.

Only downfall, I've been smacked with Giardia, probably not picked up at the walls though, and now i'm house bound for a while.

You were't with the group that lost all those kids were you? LOL

[NickD]

No, arrived at car park whilst the second search was happening. Helicopters flying over us for the first day quite regularly.

Met one of the team leaders from that school at the car park, I can't believe how that unfolded, i've only just read about it today.

Kid was lucky

[dee_legg]

Got back from a two night trip to Frenchmans last night.... was a great trip!!

[ben.h]

Got back from a two night trip to Frenchmans last night.... was a great trip!!

Busy?

[ 10 Apr 2009 ]
Frenchmans Cap car park.

[dee_legg]

YES! haha theres our car... undamaged on return thankfully.
We started walking at 10:15 on friday and figured out from the rego book that 12 people had left before us, with 7 in the car park preparing to leave. Hut was full at Vera both nights with lots of tents too but didn't actually feel that busy on the track.. or maybe i was just too distracted by the mud, views, pain etc to notice.

[kramster]

I returned from a couple of nights in Pine Valley (which was bursting at the seams) - campsites were pretty tricky to pick (we had 2 tents in a boggy spot in the "outer suburbs") - there were a few 1-person tents pitched in "I didn't think a tent would fit in there" places.
Nice weather on Saturday, but Sunday - Monday were a tad foggy and soggy

[Speculator]

Well, I didn't know until the weekend had started, but the sad answer was... gardening, and lots of it.

That just means that I'm going to have to reward myself with a walk this week (don't have to go back to work until Monday), or this weekend.

L8r.

[woka]

Shadow Lake and surrounds, just for a night - and we had the place to ourselves! A few day walkers, but surprisingly quiet for the Easter weekend.

I showed my daughter two films on Lake Pedder, and now she is champing at the bit to go and see "Fake" Pedder. Neither Helen or I want to go there- it feels haunted/wrong, and I haven't even been there. But I might take her down there and to Mt Field.

[MrCAMEL]

I had a good weekend. With a mate, stayed at Dixon's Kingdom Hut on Friday night then pansied about and walked out Lake Myrtle track again. We planned to stay at Junction Lake, but could not be bothered and called it quits a day early, for some reason. I forget why now.
Then on Sunday Mother, Father and 6 of my siblings and I went out and headed for Cradle. But it was wet. So I instructed Father to head to Queenie. From there we went to East Pillinger. They had not heard of the place before and I had not done the walk. So we all did that. Which was nice and pretty and funny with my feral brothers!

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[corvus]

I hope to(with assistance) find a track that I looked for some years ago and have a nice overnighter ,sadly the outcome will remain off forum
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Did the walk!!
The "secret track" information is available from me PM unless soab gives the OK to post on Forum as this is a well used rough scrubby not easy track which I think some wish to selfishly keep to them selves, this track does not save you much in effort 150m of the 200m climb at the start of the Arm River Track however IMHO it is so much nicer especially the magnificiant mini Pencil Pine Forest that you walk through and the Valley is just as you can see it on Google Earth it is one of those not so easy but nicer walks .
Thanks to my guide Nathan and Driver Paul good couple of days
P.S. it is scrubby and not easy, daylight only navigation.
c.

Ohhh- I'll have one of those PM's Corvus

[MJD]

Had Lake Daphne to myself. I did see two other people on the slopes of Wylds Craig who started heading out to Lake Daphne but they turned around.

[under10kg]

I just returned from doing the western arthurs with a 10 to 11 gm pack with 9 days food and wearing runners.
The weather was pretty good including one majic day.

[flyfisher]

I just returned from doing the western arthurs with a 10 to 11 gm pack with 9 days food and wearing runners.

My word you have got rid of a bit weight there
Lets know the secret or is that a misprint
FF

[under10kg]

I took some heliam balloons and they took my 10 Kg pact to 10 gms
I will post my complete gear list in a day or so.

[jules21]

i walked to the lighthouse at wilsons promontory, victoria. that's not in tassie but for a few minutes, i was the closest person in victoria to tassie.

[corvus]

i walked to the lighthouse at wilsons promontory, victoria. that's not in tassie but for a few minutes, i was the closest person in victoria to tassie.

Wow that was you who I was waving to
c

[lyndoor]

Hi Corvus

I know you gave me details when we met up at NP but we both had wines in our hands, remember... ...so could you PM the detour to me aswell, please!

lyndoor

[Son of a Beach]

I went up to the central plateau (not walking this time) and came back with more food than I took with me!