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Small cave rock formation on way outBUNGLEBORI CREEK – OCTOBER 2015
Waratah Ridge > unnamed spur > Bunglebori Creek > Jeff’s Pass > Secret Campground #4 > unnamed ridges > Bunglebori Creek > Fire Trail #1 > Waratah Ridge
I had visited this campground twice before back in the dark ages and had remembered it as a fabulous walk with a great campsite and I wanted the A Team to visit it with me before I hung up my walking shoes.  Continue reading

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Exploring Aladdin & Mammoth Squeeze

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?

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

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

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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