This event will start at 5pm on the 24th April 2008. The plan is to
be back in either Yass or Canberra by no later than 12pm on the
Sunday 27th April to allow cachers time to travel home as most
people who are coming are from a distance away! For those who are
travelling and can't make the first night we will be heading off
from this location at 10am on the 25th and heading further into the
Brindabellas. Check the additional waypoints for further
information
The starting location has changed!
The published location is the starting point of a 4WD and
camping weekend. It is the Blue Range Hut camping area. Cost of
camping is $7.50 per person per night. The location for the first
night has been chosen to allow the more tractionally disadvantaged
cachers to be able to come, swap some stories and spend the night.
The road into here is dirt but all 2WD vehicles should be able to
get here. I have booked camping space for 14 people at the Blue
Range Hut camping ground, first in first served. There will be 4 of
us (and two dogs) so that leaves 10 spare spots. If I see numbers
getting over this I will try to find more space.
You must spend at least one night to be able to claim this as a
smiley! Any people wanting to get back and enjoy the Anzac Day
parades will also have time after spending a relaxing night in the
bush.
The camping location for the second and third night has been
chosen and it is the Micalong Creek Camping area near Wee Jasper it
is somewhat more remote and will involve a few km's of 4WD to get
there! (There is a soft option for any people who do not have a
4WD). Cost of camping is $7.50 per person per night. The third day
will be a bit more serious 4WDing passing areas like McIntyre's
Hut, Mt Coree, Doctors Flat Rd that would be only suitable for
4wd's with low range. This will be a loop trip returning to the
camp ground from the previous night. Soft roaders could make a trip
to Tumut and explore some of the many caches there!
Caches I am planning on visiting at this stage will include:
- GC160ND - Azzurra Appennini by SecretSquirrel-BJC
- GCHAMM - Vertigo by The Hill 4 (Depends who comes)
- GC16PH8 - Berhati-Hati by t_reez
- GC17F66 - Hume Sawmill by herca
- GCHBP5 - Lonely Cache by phantoms
- GC17F7C - Capital glimpses by djblrts
I now have a track file of the rough intended area in GPX format
that can be loaded into Ozi or Google Earth. If anyone wants a copy
please drop me an email and I’ll send it to you. Big Matt and
Shell
As usual with bush camping you must BYO everything. Enough
drinking water, food, fuel, recovery gear etc. We hope to see you
all there!