Author Archives: marilyn

Do you think we should take a rope?

Posted on July 14, 2019 by marilyn

MORTON NATIONAL PARK – 13 & 14 July 2019 Tail Race Creek > Shoalhaven River > unnamed spur > unnamed side creek > Water Race Creek “Do you think we should take a rope” – that’s Murray questioning me as … Continue reading →

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I’m really over commercial snack bars!

Posted on July 7, 2019 by marilyn

DEHYDRATING SNACK FOODS – With a couple of multi day trips coming up, I decided it was time to get the dehydrator out to see if I could come up with some light weight snack foods as I’m well and … Continue reading →

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Walking in the Wollemi isn’t a piece of cake

Posted on June 30, 2019 by marilyn

WOLLEMI WILDERNESS – 29 & 30 June 2019 Putty Road > Kooroo Creek > Tinda Creek > Culoul Creek > Culoul Range Fire Trail I’ve always admired those early bushwalkers who explored the Colo/Wollemi Wilderness without a GPS to back … Continue reading →

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FreezeFest – Sil’s introduction to canyoning

Posted on June 23, 2019 by marilyn

NEWNES PLATEAU 22 – 23 June 2019 Yes, I know, it’s the Winter Solstice, what was I thinking going canyoning? The idea for the trip was circulated three weeks ago, when the weather was amazingly mild, but then, a week … Continue reading →

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Colo Madness – another IYDM trip.

Posted on June 16, 2019 by marilyn

COLO WILDERNESS – 15 & 16 June 2019 We had heard about an unpublished abseil trip which ended at the Colo River.  Not many people had done it before, probably because it was a full day just to get to … Continue reading →

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