Make the Most of Whats Left of Summer With MVB
Hi all
Wednesday Feb 15th is an easy after work evening 3km walk/bbq event led by Hans at the beautiful Chiltern Valley Dam No 2 in theChiltern Mt Pilot National Park. Eileen Collins reports in the Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP newsletter that there are
"Plenty of waterbirds at the Valley Dams including Baillon’s Crake. Beeeaters are calling overhead and a few White-throated Needletails have been seen on stormy days"
Thursday evening after work paddling is on again Feb 16th - Members are encouraged to book in early to ensure a safe and enjoyable paddle. Late bookings make it much harder for Dave from Murray River Canoe Hire to make the necessary transport and canoe hire arrangements. We would rather you book in and then cancel if you cant make it than book in late.
Saturday 18th Feb Hans is leading a 16km day walk around Mt Jim - features of this walk are the incredible snow gums on the south east side and the amazing "rivers of rock" that seem to flow off the summit of Mt Jim.
The MVB committee will be meeting this Friday evening at 6-30pm at the Commercial Club - we will have dinner and then meet to discuss agenda items. Members are welcome to join us for the meal and / or the meeting. Also feel free to suggest items that you would like to see the committee address. Contact Tony for more details.
What Weve Been Up To
The Waterfall Mission - I was remiss in not advertising the walk that Hans led to the falls on the High Plains Creek last weekend. This has proven to be elusive in the past - a combination of weather conditions (fog), problematic navigation circumstances and plain old bad luck had foiled previous attempts to find these falls. But a determined effort by a group of 4 members had success last weekend.
Iris Joss from Corryong led a walk last Saturday from Tooma Dam to Wheelers Hut and the Snakey Plain Fire trail
The cycle/walk event in Chiltern on Wed Feb 1st was a lot of fun - about a dozen of us stayed for dinner at the Barnawartha Hotel afterwards and all agreed we should repeat this event.
Note that there are events scheduled through February and March - you can view these by advancing the calendar on the home page by a month at a time or by choosing Future Events from the Program menu on the home page.
As always you can use the booking enquiry link on the right of event details pages or contact leaders by any of the ways listed in the event details if you wish to join an event.
Regards
Tracey Barkley
The Last Gasps of an Amazing Summer
The evening walk last Wed Feb 15 was at the Chiltern Valley Dam number 2 in the fabulous Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park and was led by Hans
The 12th evening paddle on the Murray was held on Feb 16 and attended by 12 members
On Sat Feb 18th Hans led a Mt Jim day walk enjoyed by 6 members - the walk featured incredible snow gums and amazing rivers of rock that seem to flow from the summit and show lots of evidence of glacial striation.
The clubs 4th committee meeting was held on Friday 17th Feb - you can access the minutes here - in which we
- welcomed 14 new members to the club
- defined a strategy to develop potential event leaders in the club
- confirmed various policies
- received reports and
- planned a public meeting to be held on Friday May 11 2012
Whats on This Week
Wednesday Feb 22nd easy evening Tuan Track 7km walk in the Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park
Thursday Feb 23rd - relax with another easy evening after work paddle and bbq
Sat Feb 25th - join Hans for an easy tour of the impressive Rocks of Mt Buffalo
Note that there are events scheduled through February and March - you can view these by advancing the calendar on the home page by a month at a time or by choosing Future Events from the Program menu on the home page.
As always you can use the booking enquiry link on the right of event details pages or contact leaders by any of the ways listed in the event details if you wish to join an event.
Regards
Tony Marsh
The Last Gasps of an Amazing Summer
Wednesday Feb 22nd saw Hans out and about on the very popular Tuan Track for an easy evening 7km walk in the Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park
On Saturday 25 February Hans led a walk at Mount Buffalo which took in some of the rock formations for which Mount Buffalo is well known.
Thursday 23 Feb once again delivered fine weather for paddling which has become one of the most popular activities in the club, this week saw Hans come along for the first time after much encouragment from members
Whats on This Week
Wednesday Feb 29 after work evening walk will be at Budginigi Hill near Ettamogah
Thursday March 1 - relax with another easy evening after work paddle and bbq
Sat March 3 - join Hans for series of easy walks on the bogong high plains to check out some of the huts South of Rocky Valley
Note that there are events scheduled through February and March - you can view these by advancing the calendar on the home page by a month at a time or by choosing Future Events from the Program menu on the home page.
As always you can use the booking enquiry link on the right of event details pages or contact leaders by any of the ways listed in the event details if you wish to join an event.
Regards
Tracey Barkley
Confined to Barracks
Not surprisingly we had to cancel three events last week - but I did manage to squeeze in a trip to Chiltern on Sat morning (before the next deluge a few hours later). The forest floor was scoured by run off. Click the photo below to see more Chiltern forest photos.
We checked some nest boxes with the Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park
This Week is Huge!
Wednesday March 7 after work easy evening stroll along the Murray River meeting at the information centre on the causeway
Thursday March 8 - relax with another easy evening after work paddle and bbq - if you havent joined us for this iconic activity yet there are only 3 more events after this Thursday. By the way an astonishing 60% of our membership have joined us for a paddle at some stage this summer. If you were booked in last week you will still need to get a message to me confirming a place for this week.
Sat March 10 - the Cobungra Ditch walk on Mt Hotham is not to be missed - this is a fantastic opportunity to delve into our gold mining past and experience one of the most extraordinary engineering feats of the gold mining era
Sun March 11 - the Big Walk on Mt Buffalo - when it comes to iconic walks of the North East this one has to be top of the list
As always you can use the booking enquiry link on the right of event details pages or contact leaders by any of the ways listed in the event details if you wish to join an event.
Having trouble with the Booking Enquiry form? - if you cant see or get to the Submit button try this - hold the Control key down and tap the Minus key a couple of times. You should then see the button.
Regards
Tony Marsh
Secretary Murray Valley Bushwalkers Inc
