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<p class="MsoNormal">I would be interested in hearing from people who have organized LFG bushwalks, been on a significant number of them, or who have strong opinions for some other reason. The problem is the weather; it will be winter, and Canberra is colder
than other places in Australia where LFG has been held. You can expect a daily high between 8 and 12C, surprisingly tolerable if the sun is out and it is not windy, but it can be pretty bad otherwise (Scandinavians will have no problems, I have heard winter
in Canberra described as ‘a cabin summer in Sweden’, but I recall people complaining about the weather in Brisbane in 1998; Canberra is considerably chillier).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The two main possibilities for an outdoor activity are:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">1) The Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, which has paths of various lengths, animal enclosures and a pond-system with a hide for water-birds (and a very modest admission charge). A point against this is that it is one of the options for the
ICHL excursions on Wednesday, and outdoor-preferring people who are going to both ICHL and LFG might want to do something different.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">2) A 'real' bushwalk in the Namadgi reserve, for which the best candidate is probably the Yankee Hat walk, which has nice views of plains and mountains, and a rock painting at the end (same path out and back). This would be warmer than
Tidbinbilla on a nice day, and also than the other reasonable length walks, being more open and at a lower altitude (but would be a bit of an ordeal if there was rain and strong wind ...).
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<p class="MsoNormal">If the weather is bad, it would probably best to forget about either of these, and break up into smaller groups to go to some of the local museums, or a shorter outdoor activity such a walk in Mulligan's Flat, a reserve much closer to town
with a focus on conservation of local plants and animals.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Avery Andrews, for LFG-19 Organizing Committee<o:p></o:p></p>
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