b'June 2022 Trackwatch.qxp_Trackwatch Layout 119/06/20226:41 pmPage 72 4WDs were committed to carryingthe camp equipment and the hikerspacks, while the rest only carried thedrivers overnight camp gear, whichwas kept as light as possible,and asmany as 3 passengers. This was toensure vehicle GVM (Gross VehicleMass) weights were not exceeded. The Tali Karng Walk.The walk to Tali Karng was fromMacFarlane Saddle through the valleyand down to Lake Tali Karng and thenback up the mountain to Millers Hut,not an easy walk at all. It was about an8 hour walk. The 4WDers earlier in theday picked up the walkers overnightpacks from the Licola Lions Village andtransported them across Mt Wellingtonto Millers Hut. After setting a fire andcamp kitchen we waited for the walkers Bushwalkers setting their camps at Millers Hut.to arrive and setup their own campswith the packs we had carried in for 4WDs, and so the journey out of the and there we sat for nearly an hour tothem.We had wine and cheese as bush began. share the tranquility, the sun, the viewspre-dinner nibbles. This gave us time We stopped on top of Mt Wellington and lunch. It was paradise. The rest ofto prepare the hot meal for the entire (1660 metres), where the temperature the drive back to McFarlanes Saddlecompany, and after dinner we sat by was a little chilly (11deg), however the was without incident and afterthe fire and enjoyed the evening. Many sun was shining and the 360deg views removing the walkers packs to theirdiscussions were had about all things could not have been better. As it was own vehicles they said farewell and webushwalking, 4WDing, camping, etc. close to lunch time we looked for a headed for home. Some of the walkersMany walkers were in bed by about place just over the edge and behind a were facing another 4 hour plus drive9.30pm with the last of the camp low rock wall out of the cold breeze, to their homes throughout the state.retiring as late as 11.30pm.Up atsunrise and after a quiet night, the4WDers had a continental breakfastready for all to enjoy, before thewalkerspacked up their gear andplaced it ready to be loaded onto a4WD packhorse for the ride out. Thewalkers also prepared a light lunch forthemselves with produce laid out in thekitchen, and stowed their lunches intheir day packs. While the walkers wentfor a short walk to Taylors Lookout, totake in some views, the 4WDersstowed the rest of the camp and waitedfor the walkers to return. By 11.00am Getting the fire going to cook a 4W Drivers enjoying the viewswe were ready for the drive out, so the meal for the walkers from Mt Wellingtonwalkers were distributed between theTRACKWATCH JUNE20225'