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Geocaching with TheDevilDuck

In what amounts to possibly the longest LAX layover ever, I've been hanging out with Chet at his place in Altadena for a few days on the way home after the Nova mid-cycle meetup. We decided that being the dorks that we are we should do some geocaching. This is just some quick pics some unexpected bush land -- I never thought LA would be so close to nature, but this part certainly is.

         

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Related posts: A walk in the San Mateo historic red woods; First jog, and a walk to Los Altos; Goodwin trig; Did I mention it's hot here?; Big Monks; Summing up Santa Monica

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Syndicated 2015-07-26 13:52:00 from stillhq.com : Mikal, a geek from Canberra living in Silicon Valley (no blather posts)

Casuarina Sands to Kambah Pool

I did a walk with the Canberra Bushwalking Club from Casuarina Sands (in the Cotter) to Kambah Pool (just near my house) yesterday. It was very enjoyable. I'm not going to pretend to be excellent at write ups for walks, but will note that the walk leader John Evans has a very detailed blog post about the walk up already. We found a bunch of geocaches along the way, with John doing most of the work and ChifleyGrrrl and I providing encouragement and scrambling skills. A very enjoyable day.

                                       

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Related posts: Goodwin trig; Big Monks; Geocaching; Confessions of a middle aged orienteering marker; A quick walk through Curtin; Narrabundah trig and 16 geocaches

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Syndicated 2015-07-18 15:35:00 from stillhq.com : Mikal, a geek from Canberra living in Silicon Valley (no blather posts)

Wanderings

I am on vacation this week, so I took this afternoon to do some walking and geocaching...

That included a return visit to Narrabundah trig to clean up some geocaches I missed last visit:

               

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And exploring the Lindsay Pryor arboretum because I am trying to collect the complete set of arboretums in Canberra:

                   

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And then finally the Majura trig, which was a new one for me:

   

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I enjoyed the afternoon. I found a fair few geocaches, and walked for about five hours (not including driving between the locations). I would have spent more time geocaching at Majura, except I made it back to the car after sunset as it was.

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Related posts: Goodwin trig; Big Monks; Narrabundah trig and 16 geocaches; Cooleman and Arawang Trigs; One Tree and Painter; A walk around Mount Stranger

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Syndicated 2015-07-15 14:30:00 from stillhq.com : Mikal, a geek from Canberra living in Silicon Valley (no blather posts)

Quartz trig

A morning of vacation geocaching, wandering, and walking to quartz trig. Quartz was a disappointment as its just a bolt in the ground, but this was a really nice area I am glad I wandered around in. This terrain would be very good for cubs and inexperienced scouts.

                                       

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Related posts: Goodwin trig; Big Monks; Narrabundah trig and 16 geocaches; Cooleman and Arawang Trigs; One Tree and Painter; A walk around Mount Stranger

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Syndicated 2015-07-13 00:06:00 from stillhq.com : Mikal, a geek from Canberra living in Silicon Valley (no blather posts)

Hunting for GC1D1NB

I went for an after work walk to try and find GC1D1NB on Tuggeranong Hill yesterday. It wasn't a great success. I was in the right area but I just couldn't find it. Eventually I ran out of time and had to turn back. I am sure I'll have another attempt at this one soon.

   

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Related posts: Goodwin trig; Big Monks; Geocaching; Confessions of a middle aged orienteering marker; A quick walk through Curtin; Narrabundah trig and 16 geocaches

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Syndicated 2015-07-01 15:52:00 from stillhq.com : Mikal, a geek from Canberra living in Silicon Valley (no blather posts)

30 Jun 2015 (updated 1 Jul 2015 at 02:08 UTC) »

Percival trig

I had a pretty bad day, so I knocked off early and went for a walk before going off to the meeting at a charity I help out with. The walk was to Percival trig, which I have to say was one of the more boring trigs I've been to. Some of the forest nearly was nice enough, but the trig itself is stranded out in boring grasslands. Meh.

   

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Related posts: Goodwin trig; Big Monks; Narrabundah trig and 16 geocaches; Cooleman and Arawang Trigs; One Tree and Painter; A walk around Mount Stranger

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Syndicated 2015-06-30 04:08:00 (Updated 2015-07-01 02:08:08) from stillhq.com : Mikal, a geek from Canberra living in Silicon Valley (no blather posts)

29 Jun 2015 (updated 1 Jul 2015 at 00:06 UTC) »

A team walk around Red Hill

My team at work is trying to get a bit more active, so a contingent from the Canberra portion of the team went for a walk around Red Hill. I managed to sneak in a side trip to Davidson trig, but it was cheating because it was from the car park at the top of the hill. A nice walk, with some cool geocaches along the way.

 

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Related posts: Goodwin trig; Big Monks; Narrabundah trig and 16 geocaches; Cooleman and Arawang Trigs; One Tree and Painter; A walk around Mount Stranger

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Syndicated 2015-06-29 15:38:00 (Updated 2015-07-01 00:06:00) from stillhq.com : Mikal, a geek from Canberra living in Silicon Valley (no blather posts)

Yet another possible cub walk

Jacqui and Catherine kindly agreed to come on another test walk for a possible cub walk. This one was the Sanctuary Loop at Tidbinbilla. To be honest this wasn't a great choice for cubs -- whilst being scenic and generally pleasant, the heavy use of black top paths and walkways made it feel like a walk in the Botanic Gardens, and the heavy fencing made it feel like an exhibit at a zoo. I'm sure its great for a weekend walk or for tourists, but if you're trying to have a cub adventure its not great.

                                       

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Related posts: Goodwin trig; Big Monks; Geocaching; Confessions of a middle aged orienteering marker; A quick walk through Curtin; Narrabundah trig and 16 geocaches

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Syndicated 2015-06-20 02:20:00 from stillhq.com : Mikal, a geek from Canberra living in Silicon Valley (no blather posts)

Further adventures in the Jerrabomberra wetlands

There was another walk option for cubs I wanted to explore at the wetlands, so I went back during lunch time yesterday. It was raining really quite heavily during this walk, but I still had fun. I think this route might be the winner -- its a bit longer, and a bit more interesting as well.

                                       

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Related posts: Goodwin trig; Big Monks; Geocaching; Confessions of a middle aged orienteering marker; A quick walk through Curtin; Narrabundah trig and 16 geocaches

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Syndicated 2015-06-18 16:01:00 from stillhq.com : Mikal, a geek from Canberra living in Silicon Valley (no blather posts)

Exploring possible cub walks

I've been exploring possible cub walks for a little while now, and decided that Jerrabomberra Wetlands might be an option. Most of these photos will seem a bit odd to readers, unless you realize I'm mostly interested in the terrain and its suitability for cubs...

                                 

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Related posts: Goodwin trig; Big Monks; Geocaching; Confessions of a middle aged orienteering marker; A quick walk through Curtin; Narrabundah trig and 16 geocaches

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Syndicated 2015-06-16 21:35:00 from stillhq.com : Mikal, a geek from Canberra living in Silicon Valley (no blather posts)

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