Back on the horse!

Posted on November 2, 2025 by marilyn

MOUNT WILSON – 2 November 2025
After my fall a few months ago, I haven’t had the opportunity or the inclination to get back on the horse so to speak.  And in the back of my mind was David saying I should “reassess my life choices”, but with no abseiling trips on the calendar, there hadn’t been the need to do any reassessing. And then this trip came up, just a day, not too far to walk, and I’d done at least one of the canyons before.  Continue reading →

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A mini adventure off the Wish List

Posted on October 26, 2025 by marilyn

CENTRAL WEST, NSW – 26 October 2025
We were out in the Lithgow/Oberon area for the MSS 60th Anniversary Celebration for the weekend.  On Saturday we checked out the Lost City ½ day walk, so I thought “why waste a Sunday” and decided that we’d do a short walk to check out another ½ day walk, Slavens Cave. As most of you know, I rarely get out of bed for a day walk, so driving that far for a ½ day walk was just not even conceivable.  But, we were only 30 minutes away so, the trip was ON. Continue reading →

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Suppose you’ve been wondering where I’ve been???

Posted on October 25, 2025 by marilyn

NEWNES PLATEAU – 25 October 2026
Yes, it’s been a while since I last posted, August 10 in fact, but I’m baaack!!!  Had a bit of a fall whilst doing some SRT training back in at the end of August and it took a long time for me to recover even though it was only soft tissue damage – my sons want me to reassess my life choices and cut out the more adventurous activities LOL.  So, to get back on the horse I selected a very civilised 1/2 day walk to the Lost City! Continue reading →

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Escaping the Rain – Plans A, B, C & D

Posted on August 10, 2025 by marilyn

GOULBURN RIVER NP – 9-10 August 2025
After almost a week of rain (and more forecast up and down the coast), Trish M and I decided that the walk I’d planned in the Mangrove Creek area (Plan A) wasn’t an option and we’d consider looking for a walk further inland … we’re all over the weeks of rain we’ve all endured.  So, we settled on Goulburn River NP (Plan B) where years ago I’d found a  “beautiful creek that needed to be explored”.  So, we set the wheels in motion. Continue reading →

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Caving in the Wilderness

Posted on July 11, 2025 by marilyn

FAR NORTH-WEST WESTERN AUSTRALIA – 22 June – 11 July 2025
Caving in such a remote area, in my opinion, is the Last Frontier.  When we find a new cave, in the middle of no-where, it is almost guaranteed that we will be the first humans to enter the cave (although geologists have been
walking over the area for a long time sampling the area for mining companies!). We’ve been told that the First Nations people weren’t keen to enter caves. Continue reading →

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