When you don’t know what you don’t know

Posted on June 14, 2020 by marilyn

NEWNES PLATEAU – 14 June 2020
I’ve been to Ethereal Canyon twice over the last three years, and I thought I’d pretty much nailed it, mind you, I didn’t have any track notes at the time, but I found sections of canyon, so I assumed I’d seen everything that this little creek system had to offer.  Just goes to show, you shouldn’t assume anything. Continue reading →

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Bunglebori Unfinished Business

Posted on June 13, 2020 by marilyn

NEWNES PLATEAU – 13 June 2020
Cerberus Creek – when we did this back in March before the Lockdown, we were stopped by a waterfall that we couldn’t get past without ropes, unfinished business … so we determined that we’d come back with ropes and finish the creek.  So, here we were, on a very cold weekend and the aim of the weekend was to keep dry! Continue reading →

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An adventure with Brad

Posted on June 11, 2020 by marilyn

BOUDDI NP – 11 June 2020
I didn’t even take my camera on this fitness day walk, after all, it was just a rock-hop along the rocks and a walk on the beach, not really blog-worthy.  But then we discovered that even though it was an hour after low tide the waves were about 6′ and trying to negotiate around a rock where the waves were breaking, suddenly made the trip blog worthy! Continue reading →

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The Season Opener overnight walk

Posted on June 7, 2020 by marilyn

MANGROVE CREEK – 6 & 7 June 2020
A few of us wanted an easy overnight walk, relatively close to home to avoid long weekend traffic, plus I wanted to see what damage the fires had done in this area, so Trish and I came up with a short walk to a camp cave … with gourmet food for dinner. Continue reading →

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4 Watagans creeks – 0 canyons

Posted on June 4, 2020 by marilyn

WATAGAN NP – 4 June 2020
As some of you may recall, I’ve been searching for some elusive canyons in the Watagans alluded to by the (late) legendary Dug Floyd in a Facebook post many years ago.  This was to be my fourth foray into the wilderness, and I almost didn’t make it! Continue reading →

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