9th May

Leader:  Jill Maw

Nine people chose to join me to walk up into the hills behind Thames. The day was overcast but not cold, the car shuttle went smoothly and we were off up the old old logging road, maybe it was used for access to gold seeking areas also as we saw shaft along the way.

Up on the ridge the views were impressive over the Firth of Thames but the wind a little chilly to stop there for morning tea. Further on we met a man with a locator device telling him where the dogs were with the pig they had caught. We came across many areas of pig damage and appreciated the importance of hunters.

From the back ridge were panoramic views of the ranges then Table Mountain  came into view and what we thought could have been the Pinnacles( just tiny pimples on the skyline).

Downhill through beautiful bush to follow first a tributary and then the Karaka stream back to the car. Thanks everyone for a good day's tramping.

Jill Maw