"A day of driving on winding mountain roads, mostly unsealed. Drove from home to Trafalgar and then north to Icy Creek and towatrds Tanjil Bren. Up the Link road to Mt Toorongo Road to the locked gate and then walked up the track and a final short scrub bash up the hill to the summit of Peak 1258 m VK3/VT-026. Activated for SOTA by making 5 contacts on 2 m FM after finding a fault with the HF radio. Packed up and returned to the car. Drove back to the link road and headed towards Matlock and up to Mount Matlock VK3/VC-001. Activated the summit on HF. Returned to the car and drove down to Matlock, then south to Aberfeldy and to the cemetery car park. Activated Mount Lookout VK3/VT-030. Packed up and drove home via Thomson Dam, Rawson & Moe." — peterfreeman • Sep 16, 2020

"The forecast was a nice Spring day. I travelled to Willow Grove, Icy Creek and around to Tooronga Link Road, then around to the locked gate on Mt Tooronga Road to park. I walked up the track to the high point, then ascended up to the summit of Peak 1258 m VK3/VT-026. I set up the radio gear on the summit and made 5 contacts before packing up and retracing my approach route to the car. I then drove back to Link Rd, then north and around to Corn Hill Road and up to Mt Matlock VK3/VC-001. I set up the radio gear near the trig, making 11 contacts. I packed up and headed down to Matlock, then south to Aberfeldy and to the cemetery car park to set up on Mount Lookout VK3/VT-030, making 13 contacts. I packed up and drove back onto the main road, heading south and across the Thomson Dam wall to Rawson, then home. A lovely day out," — peterfreeman • Sep 16, 2020

"A long day driving around the Thomson River catchment. Drove to the locked gate on Mount Tooronga Road to park. Walked up the road and climbed to the summit of Peak 1258 m VK3/VT-026. Set up the radio gear and made 10 contacts. Packed up and returned to the car. Drove around to Mount Matlock VK3/VC-001 and set up close to the trig. Made 15 contacts before packing up. Drove around to Aberfeldy and up to the cemetery car park. Activated Mount Lookout VK3/VT-030, making 12 contacts before packing up and heading home via Rawson." — peterfreeman • Oct 3, 2019

"This a long route variant trip back home from Wodonga. Drove down the Hume Highway to Benalla, south to Mansfield and then towards Jamieson. Took the Eildon Road and tehn lake 1 track up to Bald Hill. Parked just off the summit and walked to the high point. Set up the radio gear nearby to activate VK3/VE-137, making 16 contacts. Packed up and returned to the Eildon Road, then headed towards Mount Terrible on Mount Terrible Track. Stopped near the top of Peak 1021 m and parked. Climbed to the peak and set up the radio gear to activate VK3/VE-134, making 4 contacts. packed up and returned to the car and drove to Mount Terrible. After parking, I walked to the high point and set up the radio gear to activate VK3/VE067, making 4 contacts. Packed a up and drove south along the track. Stopped at the summit of Peak 1261 to inspect the area at the summit obviously used by campers. Continued south, stopping at Corn Hill for a short break. COntinued on to Mount Matlock. Set up beside the trig to activate VK3/VC-001, making 11 contacts. Packed up and drove to Matlock and then to Aberfeldy and around to the Cemetery, the high point of Mount Lookout. Set up the radio gear one last time to activ..." — peterfreeman • Feb 7, 2018

"A long day of SOTA with an unexpected surprise. Left home and drove towards Tanjil Bren and up to Mount Toorongo Track, parking near the locked gate. Walked up the track to the high point and climbed up to the summit of Peak 1258 m / Mt Toorongo Range VK3/VT-026. I made 30 contacts over 2 hours. I packed up and walked back to the car. I drove back to the link road and headed north, making my way to Mount Matlock VK3/VC-001. Walked up to the summit and set up the gear, making 12 contacts. I packed up and headed back to the car, and drove around to Mount Selma VK3/VT-013. I again walked up to the summit and set up the radio gear, making 26 contacts. I returned to the car and drove to South Road and headed south. Along the way, I hit one pothole (of many) and soon after the engine started sounding rough. The engine temperature rose rapidly and the engine stopped, all very rapidly. I disengaged the gears and coasted to a stop at a wider point of the road close to a road junction. After engaging the hand brake, I jumped out of the car. As I exitted, I noticed burning oil dropping from the right hand side of the engine behind the front wheel. i quickly alerted a fried who was about 10 ..." — peterfreeman • Sep 26, 2015

"A long day. Travelled to Erica, tehn Thomson Valley Road, Nine Mile Road, to The Springs. South to Cream C an Hill and into close to Peak 1115 m. Walked to peak and set up. Back to car and around to Mount Matlock, then south to Aberfeldy and Mt Lookout. Then headed for home." — peterfreeman • Apr 6, 2014