Category Archives: Bushwalking

IYDM Trip #12 – Canyoning with the Dream Team

Posted on January 13, 2024 by marilyn

MOUNT WILSON – Gobsmacker Exit >  > Waterfall Creek > Happy Valley Exit – 13 January 2024 When planning this trip, I sure that it wouldn’t be a “we’ll just” trip, so I measured out the distances, 3k on fire … Continue reading →

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Lawyer (blood sucking leeches) Creek

Posted on January 2, 2024 by marilyn

WALLIS CREEK, WATAGANS NP – 2 January 2024 Once we decided to decamp our Canyoning Extravaganza at Mt Wilson due to too much rain, we headed back to the Central Coast.  So, our list of canyon trips had to be … Continue reading →

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Undaunted Buswalkers in the Mist

Posted on December 31, 2023 by marilyn

MOUNT WILSON – 31 December 2023 On the third night of our Canyoning Extravaganza, the predicted rain set in at Mount Wilson.  When we woke next morning, the campground was shrouded in mist with a steady drizzle.  Our planned departure … Continue reading →

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A little gem – exceeding all our wildest expectations

Posted on December 29, 2023 by marilyn

BLUE MOUNTAINS NP – 29 December 2023 Some time ago, when walking down a creek, John G and I spotted a side creek with a waterfall.  We agreed that it was definitely worth exploring, so I put it on my … Continue reading →

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I should rent myself out as a rain-maker

Posted on November 30, 2023 by marilyn

NSW SOUTH COAST – 25 – 30 November 2023 Pretty much every multi day trip I’ve been on in the past year we’ve had a massive rain event, and this trip was no exception … more about that later.  Driving … Continue reading →

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