Training Log Archive: jools

Heavy weights session. Used 5kg and 6 kg weights...

Good session on a very warm evening at the oval. Lots of agility and endurance work... very sweaty.

From our campsite we headed out along Riggals spur, down to Lake Tali Karng. Did a bush bashing detour along the end of the spur to Echo Point in order to get a view of the lake below us. The view just showed that the lake was a long way down very steep slopes.
Back to the track and down...
The lake itself had a low water level and it appeared that there were no creeks running into it; both feed in creeks were dry. Despite this, the water was clear. It was a very isolated peaceful place; one which, if you had time, would be great to just soak up the atmosphere. Camping there these days is discouraged due to Aboriginal cultural preferences.
Next was the massive climb back up. We decided to climb up Gillio spur as it is the steeper one and our knees are getting old. So glad that we'd left our packs up top. The climb back to our packs took 1.5 hours, and we had lunch when we reached the packs. Then came another slogging climb up and over Spion Kopje, which had multiple 'false' summits, each of which was very rocky. I was exhausted already from the previous climb. Now we had packs on and were suffering from the old post lunch lethargy as well. From the top we had amazing views though, so the climb was rewarded. The walk back to the car took another couple of hours. Pretty tired! We drove down to find a car camping site along the Wellington River.

C • Great bush walk 1

After driving from Drouin that morning, we headed out for a 2 day hike from McFarlanes Saddle, along high country snow plains and through groves of re-growing snow gums (burnt in 2006). Took a packless detour to the top of Mt Wellington, at 1634, a rocky and very windy mountain top. Back to the packs and continued walking to our campsite at Nyimbo, a new camping area located between Millers hut and Riggals hut. We had to walk out to get water, a significant walk down a track to a watercourse. Decided to walk from there to check out Millers hut, where we found 3 x 4WD pop top campers (there is 4WD track access and a woman sitting on a chair knitting in the most idyllic location amongst big trees and soft grass.... the old hut was a classic.

Morning run up and down the creek. Back was feeling stiff at the start and left foot still feeling jarred after Monday’s rough terrain.

Heavier weights: 2x5kgs session.

Easter Day 3; the map was a mixed rough forest and adventure park.
The rough forest was extremely rough underfoot; rocky with bracken and knee high scrubby grass and prickly bushes. There was a very high risk of falling and twisting ankles.