Author Archives: marilyn

The Lost City

Posted on May 16, 2025 by marilyn

BLUE MOUNTAINS – 16 May 2025 I’ve known about the Lost City area of the Gardens of Stone NP for many years now but never visited it.  NPs have now taken this area and created a tourist destination with a … Continue reading →

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The 200 Man Cave

Posted on May 11, 2025 by marilyn

WOLLEMI NP – 10-11 May 2025 In Kanangra there’s the 100 Man Cave and the 1,000 Man Cave, both overnight walk venues regularly appearing on bushwalking club calendars.  So, when I was looking around for a cave/overhang for us to … Continue reading →

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All Trails – a love hate relationship

Posted on May 4, 2025 by marilyn

WHEENY CREEK – May 4, 2025 Most people I bushwalk with these days use an app to get details of walks, sometimes downloading the actual track.  One of the popular apps is AllTrails.  AllTrails irritates the shit out of me, … Continue reading →

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How NOT to …

Posted on April 21, 2025 by marilyn

BORENORE & GLENROCK – April 2025 I love the HowNOT2 social media posts – mainly focusing on how not to kill yourself when doing ropework.  When I coordinated some Introduction to Caving weekends for MSS to introduce those who haven’t … Continue reading →

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Breaking every single (personal) rule I have

Posted on March 25, 2025 by marilyn

BIMBERI WILDERNESS AREA – 25 March 2025 I pride myself on this blog being authentic, whenever I make a mistake, it’s published. So, here’s a story about me breaking ever single rule I have when bushwalking – it’s a story … Continue reading →

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