A Dream Walk … almost!

Posted on August 14, 2017 by marilyn

COLO WILDERNESS – Angorawa Creek via unnamed ridges and spurs from Grassy Hill Fire Trail – 12 & 13 August 2017
The idea for this walk started from an email conversation with Anthony Dunk after my 3 day trip to Angorwara Creek.  Anthony said that he’d visited Angorwara Creek on a 2 day trip from Grassy Hill Fire Trail.  I really wanted to show my bushwalking friends this spectacular area – Jeff B (trusty co-navigator), Trish M (will she walk with me again?) and Peter F (super route-finder) joined me. Continue reading →

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Caving in the snow

Posted on July 22, 2017 by marilyn

YARRANGOBILLY – July 17 – 22, 2017
A week spent with international cavers was almost a blog disaster when I discovered I’d left my camera at home!  Thankfully there were plenty of other photographers there to save the day (thanks to Cathi H-H, Sabrina, Dirk and Joxz!).  Here’s Beth scraping ice off her windscreen, it was that cold! Continue reading →

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Who says all my walks are epics?

Posted on July 9, 2017 by marilyn

GARDENS OF STONE NP – Little Capertee Creek > Newnes Plateau > Mt Dawson > Minotaurs Lair Canyon > Wolgan Road –  8 & 9 July 2017
Well, this was almost an epic but Jeff’s local knowledge saved the day … but more about that later!  Continue reading →

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Mammoth Caves Rock Pile

Posted on June 18, 2017 by marilyn

JENOLAN CAVES – Mammoth & Wiburd’s Cave – June 17 & 18, 2017
My fourth time through the Mammoth Rock Pile over the last 10 years was possibly one trip too many, or maybe I’m just getting to old for squeezing through small holes!  Nevertheless, it was a great weekend caving and we visited Wilburd’s Cave which is now one of my favourite Jenolan caves. Continue reading →

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Taking Ian out of his comfort zone

Posted on June 12, 2017 by marilyn

ETTREMA THREE CAVES WALK – JUNE 2017
Sassafras > Ettrema Tops > Waterfall Cave > Discovery Cave > Bollards Cave > Sassafras
Steve told me this weekend that I wasn’t a “normal” girl, and he must be right.  No-one in their right mind would encourage a person that has never walked with them before to go with them on an adventure into the Ettrema Wilderness.  What was I thinking?  Mind you, I’d forgotten some of the “rough” bits.  I have to say though that no matter what we threw at him, Ian kept his sense of humour and could definitely hold his own.

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