Author Archives: marilyn

Exploring the Old Great North Road

Posted on April 4, 2021 by marilyn

YENGO & DHARUG NATIONAL PARKS – 2 – 4 April 2021 I’d visited the start and end of this walk many years ago and always thought it would be interesting to see “what’s in the middle”, so I put it … Continue reading →

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Sometimes you can’t even get the map names right!

Posted on March 14, 2021 by marilyn

JONES CREEK, ETTREMA TOPS – 13 -14 March 2021 This trip started out with a cast of thousands, but when the weekend rolled around we were down to just the three of us, Ali, Trish M and me.  My head … Continue reading →

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2 Stunningly Beautiful Creeks

Posted on March 6, 2021 by marilyn

NEWNES PLATEAU – 6 March 2021 Rod S put this unpublished canyon on the MSS calendar and none of us had any idea of what to expect, although, Felix O-B had told his mother that under no circumstances was the … Continue reading →

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Evel Knievel and Evel Knievel Double

Posted on March 5, 2021 by marilyn

NEWNES PLATEAU – 5 March 2021 These two minor canyons (unpublished) acquired a number of names during the course of the day, but for this post they’ll be Evel Knievel and Evel Knievel Double (aka Two Sticks canyons and Tough … Continue reading →

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White water in Dione Dell

Posted on February 21, 2021 by marilyn

KANANGRA BOYD NP – 21 February 2021 I’ve done Dione Dell three times over the last 15 years, but always as a winter (dry) trip and always wanted to do the wet trip, landing in all the pools (which look … Continue reading →

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