Category Archives: Bushwalking

Return to Mary Jane with the UBMBC eco warriors

“MARY JANE” CANYON, Blue Mountains NP – 2 November 2023 In 2019, I did an exploratory canyon with Anna O-B and Rod S.  It was the first time any of us had done this particular canyon (the actual name of … Continue reading

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Another Bang for Bucks Trip

DHARUG NP – 16-17 September 2023 This trip was one of those trips that were on my wish list, then off, then on again.  Trish and I had often walked past this creek and thought of going downstream to see … Continue reading

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An adventure with Shane

BRISBANE WATER NP – 5 August 2023 It has to be at least 15 years since I first heard of “the biggest overhang” on the Central Coast.  That’s how it was described in NPWS Discovery Walk to Mooney Cave. But it … Continue reading

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This is what happens when I don’t take my compass!

HAYSTACK RIDGE – 23 July 2023 I’d used this ridge when we accessed the lower part of South Bowen Creek and John G had told me that there was a great geographical feature further along the ridge.  So. it went … Continue reading

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Next Level Surveying

NING BING RANGE, WA – 27 June – 13 July 2023 Surveying caves in the old days was pretty hard, using a compass, fabric tape measure, graph paper and clinometer.  The introduction of a DistoX (laser) was a game changer, … Continue reading

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