How could one forget about Ettrema’s Hakea?

Posted on March 12, 2017 by marilyn

BOOLIJAH CREEK, ETTREMA WILDERNESS – 11 – 12 March, 2017
Well, if you’re me, you can!  Dressed in short sleeved t-shirt and shorts, I was joined by the “cover every square inch of skin” group (aka the “smart ones”), Melinda T, Steve D, Steve R and Jeff B. Continue reading →

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Squeezy caving with Bailey

Posted on March 5, 2017 by marilyn

PILCHERS MOUNTAIN – 5 March 2017
Due to too much rain, the planned trip canyoning with Bailey and David was canned.  So, when a trip to Pilchers Mountain with Newcastle / Hunter Valley Speleos (NHVSS) came up, Bailey and I decided to take the opportunity to visit this unusual caving area. Continue reading →

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Wotta Day, Wotta Canyon

Posted on February 25, 2017 by marilyn

WOTTA & BIRRABANG CANYONS – 25 February 2017
Only “true believers” according to Steve R would go out canyoning on a day like Saturday but mist and drizzle weren’t going to deter Steve, Trish M and me from checking out Wotta.  It wasn’t on our wish lists but was “tacked onto” a canyon that we were going to do on Sunday, seeing we were going to be up at Mt Wilson, to justify the drive up there. Continue reading →

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Sliding into John’s Mystery Canyon

Posted on February 19, 2017 by marilyn

CANYONING – NEWNES VALLEY – Log Slide – 19 February 2017
After our Big Day in Looking Glass, we were hoping for a much easier day.  John was being very mysterious about the canyon for the day.  Apparently, years ago, around the date of his birthday John would put on a mystery canyon where you knew nothing about the day (not even the name or whether or not to bring a wetsuit).  So, we didn’t have a clue what to expect. Continue reading →

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Famous last words “probably not as big a day as C—r Canyon”

Posted on February 18, 2017 by marilyn

Canyoning – Newnes Valley, Looking Glass Canyon 18 January 2017

John G put Looking Glass plus a “mystery” canyon on the MSS calendar last November.  I’d always wanted to do Looking Glass but had never gotten around to it and the thought of a mystery canyon where we wouldn’t know what we were doing until half way through the trip was intriguing. Continue reading →

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