Monthly Archives: October 2019

What else can go wrong? Plans A – G

Posted on October 30, 2019 by marilyn

WOLLEMI NATIONAL PARK – 26 – 30 October 2019 This was to be my epic Rambo Creek Expedition …  if nothing else, this trip proved the value in continually reassessing the situation, being flexible and on-the-spot quick thinking.  But sometimes … Continue reading →

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Bull Ant – another canyon off the wish list

Posted on October 29, 2019 by marilyn

WOLLEMI NP – 29 October 2019 I’d seen lots of photos of Bull Ant but had been put off by photos of an exposed looking climb (we all know I’m not fond of climbs), but John G reassured me with … Continue reading →

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The Fabulous Falls Abseil Trip

Posted on October 20, 2019 by marilyn

NEWNES PLATEAU – 20 October 2019 A new off the beaten track abseil trip pioneered by Mike B and Lozz C of Upper Blue Mountains Bushwalking Club.  I felt so fortunate … I was on a trip with the pioneers, … Continue reading →

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Sharing the Love

Posted on October 19, 2019 by marilyn

BLAXLAND – 19 October 2019 As Kenneth Grahame said in The Wind in the Willows “believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about” well,  it was “in … Continue reading →

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Rafting the Snowy River

Posted on October 5, 2019 by marilyn

McKILLOP’S BRIDGE to BUCHAN – 2 – 5 October 2019 I’d always wanted to raft the Franklin River, but just lately I’d been thinking that maybe I was “past” such a big adventure.  So, when Daniel B proposed a three … Continue reading →

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