[SUBW-A] trip report: pbt scouting trip

[P Harvey]

trip members: Tom Murtagh, Dan Ryan, Denis Hinds, Pete Harvey

It was raining steadily as we left Sydney on Friday night. Arriving at the
campsite just off the Boyd Range fire trail, Hughie didnt let up in the
slightest. In fact it poured continuously the entire night and well into the
next morning. For almost three hours we sat in the car before the rain eased
slightly and so we set off walking down the Uni rover trail. After a late
start we didnt end up making it to the Kowmung and so set up camp along the
ridgline midway between Mt Lannigan and Murdochs Spur. A morning
reconnaissance mission down to the Kowmung was made by Tom, Dan and Myself
in order to collect water and inspect for campsites around Church Ck.
Unfortunately we were running short on time and slowed down by the fact that
the Kowmung was massively swollen (and thus somewhat difficult to cross) due
to the recent rain. This left insufficient time to make an
adequate assessment of the area around Church Ck; my brief impression was
that it was not as promising as i had hoped from looking at the map.  After
refilling water bottles and eating a quick breakfast we retraced our steps
back up Murdochs Spur to where Denis was waiting at our campsite. The walk
back to the car took a little under five hours from where we set course to
the Gardeners Inn for dinner.
Thanks to Tom, Dan and Denis for a good walk.

Pete