Exploring Aladdin & Mammoth Squeeze

Posted on September 21, 2015 by marilyn

alladin 2JENOLAN CAVES – SEPTEMBER 2015
This weekend, Rod took five beginners plus Cat O and me through Jenolan’s Aladdin Cave and Mammoth Squeeze, two short trips.  Both caves had some challenges that tested our upper body strength and ability to squeeze through small places (I failed both tests!). Continue reading →

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Is this really a beginners walk?

Posted on September 1, 2015 by marilyn

thumbnail1000 MAN CAVE – SEPTEMBER 2015
Kanangra Walls > Stormbreaker > Rip Rap Roar & Rumble > Cloudmaker > TiWilla Plateau > 1000 Man Cave & return
A few years ago I’d made my first trip out to 100 Man Cave and couldn’t find the way down to 1000 Man Cave (ran out of time), Jeff said he knew roughly where it was, why didn’t we take it off the Wish List.    Continue reading →

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Exploration of Nayook Creek looking for the YAH Hut ruins

Posted on August 9, 2015 by marilyn

Trish and Jeff on a small climb downNEWNES – NAYOOK CREEK – AUGUST 2015
Mt Cameron Fire Trail > unnamed ridges and spurs > Nayook Creek > more unnamed ridges and spurs > Mt Cameron Fire Trail
We did the car shuffle and left my car at Deep Pass and then when we left the vehicles I very carefully hid my keys in one of the Mt Cameron vehicles.  All I can say is that it was just fortunate that we cut the walk short and exited at Mt Cameron because if we’d gone all the way to Deep Pass, I would then have had to walk (a very long way) to get my car keys! (Doh!) Continue reading →

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Moonshine Creek – sounded more romantic than it actually was

Posted on June 9, 2015 by marilyn

Crossing the KowmungYERRANDERIE – KOWMUNG RIVER – JUNE 2015
Oberon Stock Route > Moonshine Creek > Waterfall Creek > Kowmung River > Carkeneller Spur > Mt Hub > Oberon Stock Route
I’d been pouring over the Yerranderie Map for some time now thinking that it would be a good place to go and had spotted this big sandy area (about 400m long) that was on the old series map in Moonshine Creek, plus, the creek had such a cool name. Continue reading →

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Where did all the campsites go?

Posted on May 17, 2015 by marilyn

Greg on the banks of the KowmungBOX CREEK FALLS & THE KOWMUNG – MAY 2015
Box Creek Falls > Box Creek > Kowmung River > Tuglow Falls > Tuglow Caves > Kowmung
A hidden gem in Kanangra, used by most for a “bludge” weekend, this was my third visit to the Falls, we weren’t staying here though, we were on a mission to walk the length of Box Creek and explore upstream on the Kowmung.  Continue reading →

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