The Season Opener overnight walk

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

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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The day we were almost eaten by the scrub

BEROWRA – 28 May 2020
Berowra > Waratah Track > Windybanks Ridge > Waratah Gully > Berowra
Whilst this walk didn’t devolve into being an epic (as predicted by David), it was unanimous agreed that we loved the beginning and the end – but the middle bit was horrific and that Windybanks Ridge was a one off, never to be repeated. Continue reading →

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248 High Point – don’t go there!

POPRAN NP, Hominy Creek – 21 May 2020
I felt like an off track walk in an area that hadn’t been impacted by bushfires, but didn’t feel like doing too much research so I pulled out a trip that I’d done about 12 years ago to Hominy Creek.  I had a pretty good recollection of some parts (the easy bits), so thought it would be ok to put it on the BWOC calendar. Continue reading →

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In search of the elusive Watagans Canyon – #3

WATAGAN MOUNTAINS – 16 May 2020
Yes, still looking for a canyon closer to home, and whilst Heather had warned me that there wasn’t a canyon in this unnamed creek, I was still hopeful.  It was a nice walk in a lovely creek with a Hole in the Rock in an almost-canyon section. Continue reading →

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