Ethereal Canyon – who thinks up these names!

Posted on March 19, 2016 by marilyn

Photo opportunity for Bailey!NEWNES FORREST – ETHEREAL CANYON – MARCH 2016
Back in October, when we were walking out from the Mini Western Arthurs along an old dis-used fire trail, Trish N and I both looked up a creek on the left and said to each other, I wonder if there’s any canyon up there?  I looked on my map when I got home and sadly discovered that I had a pencil route marked on it. Continue reading →

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Freshwater Canyon – who’s idea was this?

Posted on March 4, 2016 by marilyn

Capture00GLEN DAVIS – FRESHWATER CANYON B BRANCH – MARCH 2016
As we were climbing up yet another hill in the stinking heat and I said to Aine G “who’s idea was this anyway”, she reminded me that it was a comment from me to Julie B about Freshwater Canyon “let’s do it Julie B, I’ve got 4th March free”!  And so, Julie organised a trip out to Freshwayter Canyon, Glen Davis way.  Continue reading →

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Deanes Creek & Searching for The Folly #2

Posted on February 27, 2016 by marilyn

Heather on walking the logDEANES CREEK – DECEMBER 2015
Tiger Snake Carpark > unnamed ridge > unnamed side creek > Deanes Creek > unnamed side creek > Deanes Creek > Tiger Snake exit track
A year or so ago, John L’E and I had done a recce of Deanes Creek as an overnight walk.  It was a great walk and we had a lot of fun but it wasn’t the full walk … we had to go back.  Continue reading →

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Seven days in NZ with 8 people I hardly knew, this could go one of two ways

Posted on February 14, 2016 by marilyn

The beach with the Sea CavesNEW ZEALAND – THE HEAPHY TRACK – FEBRUARY 2016
I had caved with David S a couple of times and he knew I was a bushwalker so when he was making plans to go over to NZ in February and walk the Heaphy Track (80k) he asked me if I’d be interested. Straight away I said “yes”, didn’t even need to think about it! Continue reading →

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Yeah, there’s been a bit of rain, but we should be ok!

Posted on January 27, 2016 by marilyn

Jeff in the ColoCOLO WILDERNESS – ANGOWARA CREEK – JANUARY 2016
Drip Rock Fire Trail > Angowara Creek > Colo River > Clews Cave > Drip Rock Fire Trail
I had read about a trip years ago to the bottom section of Angowara Creek which had lovely large flat slabs of rock that made the creek walking easy, it had been on my bucket list for years and with 3 days at our disposal, seemed like the right time to do it.  Continue reading →

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