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I recently picked up copy of Graeme Barrow’s excellent guide book, Exploring Namadgi and Tidbinbilla. While flicking through the pages I stumbled across Smokers Trail, a 10km walk with the possibility of finding an old plane crash wreckage not far off the beaten track. Perfect!

Not more than 5 minutes into the walk the trail turned to snow, a surprise considering I was only 30 minutes out of Canberra. Nevertheless, I continued down the trail determined to find the elusive plane wreckage.

Fallen trees were scattered along the walk as a result of the recent blizzards crossing the region.

The snow stopped very suddenly at this point…

I reached the area where I knew the plane wreckage was and left the trail to make my way through the thick bush. Unfortunately the bush was a lot thicker than I expected, and I quickly found myself running out of sunlight with no sign of the wreckage.

Not wanting to spend a night in the Namadgi, I made the decision to call it quits and try another day. My sources tell me I wasn’t far off the wreckage, so I’ll be making another attempt within the next few weeks.

For those interesting, more information on the plane crash is available at Johnny Boy’s Walkabout Blog.

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