My last Wednesday walk

2003 was a bit of a difficult time. Dick was working in Emerald a bit and I was doing up the house for sale. His job was in doubt but we couldn't talk about it.
The Wednesday walkers kept me together this year. I was able to report on my progress at home, a lot of this time spent on my own. I started washing on the front verandah around Anzac Day and continued around the house removing casement windows to sand and repaint, washing walls as I progressed.
We went to Lighthouse Rock although several people were up at Home Rule, past Cape Trib at Mt Pieter Botte and Cedar Bay for a week.
Phil Murray came back early to come on this walk and they took me to Mt Molloy pub for a beer after it.
I think these photos date from this walk. [first time I went]

View south from the rock, 

to the road we came in on from Mt Molloy.

Trish Veivers, Sue Soda, ?, Jan Lewis

We went up here again on Wednesday 3rd September with Bob Lewis. A few of the regulars, including Sue were away on a trip to Mt Pieter Botte and Cedar Bay, south of Cooktown. Kathy was overseas on her trip. Phil Murray came back and camped overnight at Mt Molloy [Rifle Creek] to join us. The orchids in the dry creek on the way back were really good, some 6 feet high or so. Others on this walk - a young ambulance guy from Atherton, ..

After the walk, Bob and Noel, Phil and Valda took me to the pub for a beer which was really nice. It was my last walk before we moved.

Stannary Hills Dam to Rocky Bluff

features dam, walk along old tramline, Rocky Bluff stamper, swim in Walsh River. This is a long day, 4-WD only - pre-arrange lifts.
Leave 7.15 am Old Post Office Gallery Atherton; 7.30am MSB turn off Herberton
Grade is moderate-Hard. Length is long, 12 km. Duration: all day. Track type: old tram line, one steep descent/ascent. Contact KATHY KILPATRICK
I enjoyed this walk with a water aqueduct cut along the track at one stage.
We walked up to the stamper along the Walsh River in September 2011 with the Wednesday group when we revisited FNQ for the first time since leaving 8 years earlier. Trish Veivers was still in the group.

Kathy Kilpatrick at Rocky Bluff 

Kingsborough car camp

June Long Weekend, Saturday 7th, Sunday 8th, Monday 9th June 2003 Car camp
Features: historic mining area.
Leave: 8am Ant Hill Park, Mareeba; 8.35 Dimbulah Hotel. 2 hours drive from Mareeba. Camping fees
Colin and Jean Wilson.

General Grant mine

Ike's place where we camped.

Spring Creek/Black Mountain

Bob Lewis led us on this walk. Features; rainforest, creeks, swimming hole. Medium length 10 km undulating track.

Twin bridges at Black Mountain

Lunchtime

Emu Creek Outback Station

Easter Car Camp Friday 1th-Monday 21st April 2003
Meet 10 am Friday. 70.2 km from Mareeba, 24 km from Dimbulah, 7km from main road.
Friday - 1pm walk to Sue's Hill
Saturday 8 am walk to Lyn no. 2 waterfall
Sunday 8 am walk to Kev's waterhole and Sue & Kev's falls
Monday 8 am walk to table hole.
Camping fees.
Colin and Jean Wilson.
Henry West and his wife were there.

Mt Emerald through to January Creek

Features: small creeks, waterfalls, gorge area. Leave 8 am Tolga Post Office.
Grade is hard. Length is medium 10 km. Duration all day. Track type: Cross country.
KATHY KILPATRICK

Mt Emerald

Ho Chi Minh Trail

Wednesday 18th September 2002. HO CHI MINH TRAIL.  Features: good views, big rocks and orchids. Leave: 8.00am.  Standard requirements. Grade is moderate/hard.  Length is 6-8km.  Climb: 500m.  Max. elevation: 900m.  Track type: old trails and foot track.  Contact Sue SODA on 40922283.
This bike trail climbs up from Station Creek between Mt Molloy and Mary Farms. there is interesting vegetation and granite rocks on the way, then Mt Lewis road is reached with an old mining hut, remains of a water race for tin mining, and two dams in rainforest. An interesting walk with varied vegetation.

 Ian Cunningham during a rest break uphill.

Betty, Gillian, ?, Sue Soda, ??? Bob Lewis

  

Lunchtime at a dam before descending.