"Departed Omeo and drove around to the locked gate below Mt Livingstone. Walked up tot eh summit and set up to activate VK3/VG-045, making 15 contacts. Returned to the car and drove around to close to peak 1322 m aka VK3/VG-030. Walked to the summit and set up to activate, making 15 contacts. Returned to the car and exitted back to the Great Alpine Road. Drove to Hotham Heights to meet a friend for a coffee and chat. Drove back to Omeo and south towards Bruthen, then in to below the summit of Pheasant Hill. Walked to the top and set up and activated K3/VG-180, making 6 contacts. packed up, returned to the car and drove back to Bruthen then home." — peterfreeman • Oct 15, 2020

"Rik and I headed in somewhat different directions today, with me making my way to Wodonga and Rik returning to Melbourne. But we first activated a couple of nearby summits separately so that we could make contact with each other. I headed to Mount Livingstone VK3/VG-045. I parked at the locked gate and walked up the road to the summit. I set up and made 9 contacts, including Rik on VK3/VG-030. I packed up and returned to the car, passing Rik on his way up the hill. I headed to Mount Hotham VK3/VE-006 to park below the summit and walking up to the trig. I worked Rik on Mount Livingstone plus 8 others. I then headed to Harrietville to purchase some food, again meeting up with Rik briefly before heading up onto the ridges to the west. I drove around to Peak 1287 m VK3/VE-070 to set up and made 6 contacts. I then drove around to below Albion Point VK3/VE-080 to park and climb to the summit. I made 5 contacts before packing up and returning to the car. I then drove north to reach Peak 1255 m VK3/VE-081 to set up and make 6 contacts. I then packed up and drove out to Freeburgh and then headed to Wodonga." — peterfreeman • Oct 11, 2019

"Drove to Swifts Creek and then up to Mount Baldhead, parking below the summit. Walked to trig and set up the radio gear, making 14 contacts to qualify VK3/VG-027. packed up, returned to car and drove around to below Mount Delusion VK3/VG-026. Walked up to the summit and made 16 contacts. Again packed up and returned to the car. Drove north on Mt Delusion Road to reach Cassilis Road and moved around to the saddle below Mount Gingee Munjie VK3/VG-064. Walked up to the summit and set up the gear, making 8 contacts before packing up. Back to the car and drove around to the Great Alpine Road. I took Mt Livingstone Road to the locked gate and walked up to the summit. I set up and activated VK3/VG-045, making 11 contacts. I again packed up and returned to the car. I drove to Mount Hotham to again park. I walked up to the summit to again set up the gear and made 12 contacts to successfully activate VK3/VE-006. I packed up and walked back to the car and then drove to Wodonga for the night." — peterfreeman • Oct 2, 2015

"First summit for the day. I had John as company. Drove from Hotham Heights towards Omeo, down Cassilis Road and then onto Birregun Road. Took Zig Zag Track to Mt Phipps Track to the summit of Mount Phipps VK3/VG-015 to park. Walked down the hill before returning to the summit to set up that radio gear and made 5 contacts. Packed up and continued along Mt Phipps Track down to Birregun Road, then south to the shoulder of Mt Birregun. Parked and walked up the hill to the summit of Mount Birregun VK3/VT-020 to set up, making 14 contacts. Packed up and returned towards Omeo, then up the hill to Mt Livingstone Road. Parked at the locked gate and walked up to the summit trig and set up nearby. I made 22 contacts on VK3/VG-045 before closing and returning to the car. travelled back to Hotham for the night." — peterfreeman • May 3, 2014