Author Archives: marilyn

How could one forget about Ettrema’s Hakea?

BOOLIJAH CREEK, ETTREMA WILDERNESS – 11 – 12 March, 2017 Well, if you’re me, you can!  Dressed in short sleeved t-shirt and shorts, I was joined by the “cover every square inch of skin” group (aka the “smart ones”), Melinda T, … Continue reading

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Squeezy caving with Bailey

PILCHERS MOUNTAIN – 5 March 2017 Due to too much rain, the planned trip canyoning with Bailey and David was canned.  So, when a trip to Pilchers Mountain with Newcastle / Hunter Valley Speleos (NHVSS) came up, Bailey and I decided to … Continue reading

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Wotta Day, Wotta Canyon

WOTTA & BIRRABANG CANYONS – 25 February 2017 Only “true believers” according to Steve R would go out canyoning on a day like Saturday but mist and drizzle weren’t going to deter Steve, Trish M and me from checking out Wotta.  … Continue reading

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Sliding into John’s Mystery Canyon

CANYONING – NEWNES VALLEY – Log Slide – 19 February 2017 After our Big Day in Looking Glass, we were hoping for a much easier day.  John was being very mysterious about the canyon for the day.  Apparently, years ago, … Continue reading

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Famous last words “probably not as big a day as C—r Canyon”

Canyoning – Newnes Valley, Looking Glass Canyon 18 January 2017 John G put Looking Glass plus a “mystery” canyon on the MSS calendar last November.  I’d always wanted to do Looking Glass but had never gotten around to it and … Continue reading

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