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- | THE RIDGE - JIM DROWN | + | =====The Ridge.===== |
- | There is a ridge that runs out from the Dudawang | + | |
- | a ridge: rather it's a series of mountains indifferently stuck together | + | Jim Brown. |
- | by a spine of quartzite. Between the Dudawang | + | |
- | Yadbora Creek is spawned, and runs north for a few miles before it turns eastward below Tog Tog Mountain. | + | There is a ridge that runs out from the Budawang |
- | If you look across to the south-west from Mt. Renwick, or better | + | |
- | still to the south from Admiration Point just below Corang Trig, you will see the Ridge, but you will get a quite erroneous impression of it Apart from the final plunge into Yadbora Creek it appears quite a reasonable example of the ridge-maker' | + | If you look across to the south-west from Mt. Renwick, or better still to the south from Admiration Point just below Corang Trig, you will see the Ridge, but you will get a quite erroneous impression of it. Apart from the final plunge into Yadbora Creek it appears quite a reasonable example of the ridge-maker' |
- | The proper angle for viewing is from the Dudawang | + | |
- | saddle, then sweeps up 600 or 700 feet to a square forested top. | + | The proper angle for viewing is from the Budawang |
- | TWO big spurs drop away from the northern face of this bluff. | + | |
- | One - the nearer - the westerly - The Ridge - falls quickly at first, then flattens out (flattens: - that's a lie!) and continues to urdulate along beyond the upper end of Yadbora Creek. After a couple of miles that look | + | Two big spurs drop away from the northern face of this bluff. One - the nearer - the westerly - The Ridge - falls quickly at first, then flattens out (flattens! - that's a lie!) and continues to urdulate along beyond the upper end of Yadbora Creek. After a couple of miles that look tolerably flat it falls into another saddle, goes up 300-400 ft on to hump-backed Sugarloaf, drops 300 ft and promyny rises 500 ft to another square block of mountain. At this point the elevation is about 2600 ft, something over 1000 ft below Currockbilly and 2000 ft above Yadbora. Several ridges plunge off into the creek which has now changed to an easterly course. |
- | tolerably flat it falls into another saddle, goes up 300-400 ft on to hump- | + | |
- | backed Sugarloaf, drops 300 ft and promyny rises 500 ft to another square block of mountain. At this point the elevation is about 2600 ft, something over 1000 ft below Currockbilly and 2000 ft above Yadbora. Several ridges plunge off into the creek which has now changed to an easterly course. | + | When I traversed the Ridge - or rather, traversed part of it - early in April, I was in a good position to make comprrisons, |
- | When I traversed the Ridge - or rather, traversed part of it - early in April, I was in a good position to make comprrisons, | + | |
- | There is another important distinction. Gangerang has been trodden by many feet, so that even in the unrelievedly rocky spots you can follow | + | There is another important distinction. Gangerang has been trodden by many feet, so that even in the unrelievedly rocky spots you can follow the scraps |
- | the scraps | + | |
- | little evidence of their passage so picking the way was a " | + | Before tackling The Ridge, of course, it was necessary to get to the vicinity of Currockbilly. You may assault it from the rear, coming in off a timber cutter' |
- | Before tackling The Ridge, of course, it was necessary to get to | + | |
- | the vicinity of Currockbilly. You may assault it from the rear, coming in off a timber cutter' | + | With a 3 a.m. departure from Sydney, and using back roads from Marulan |
- | 14. The Sydney Dushwalker July, 1966 | + | |
- | sneak up on it from the north, using another timber trail that leaves the Mongarlowe Road near a property called Tilloween and following along the-crest of Dudawang | + | It is not much of a climb to the top of Budaway |
- | With a 3 aim. departure from Sydney, and using back roads from MerUlan | + | |
- | It is not much of a climb to the top of Dudaway | + | For something |
- | For sotething | + | |
- | south along the crown of the range, ascending gradually. Then$ just before | + | At this point the vegetation on Budawang |
- | the ridge narrowed and became rocky, the road ended, and it was a slow scramble through fairly dense undergrowth, | + | |
- | At this point the vegetation on Dudawang | + | Higher and near Currockbilly even the sally gum ends and there is a faintly |
- | The range begins to rise steadily towards the south, and there are glimpses to the barren tops towards Currockbilly. On the ight the fairly level farm land along the Mongarlowe Rd is about 1000 ft below: to the left the slash | + | |
- | of Ysdhora | + | By 11.30 the ravine of Yadbora Creek had become a gentle-looking |
- | Higher and near Currockbilly even the sally gum ends and there is a faintly | + | |
- | miles an hour less if you stop much. | + | I made it a quick meal. Counting up on my fingers I calculated |
- | By 11.30 the ravine of Yadbora Creek had become a gentleacking | + | |
- | treeless valley only a few hundred feet below with a small stream winking in | + | When I started on the ridge at 12.25, there were an estimated 6 hours and five minutes of day left. I had calculated the ridge as 8 1/2 miles long - six hours should do it. |
- | the sunlight. On the opposite side the Ridge ran out. Time to go down and ' | + | |
- | ,I made it a quick meal.. Counting up on my fingers-I dalaulated | + | Within two hours I should have known it wouldn' |
- | July, 1966 The Sydney Bushwalker 15. | + | |
- | When I,started on the ridge at 12.25, there were an estimated 6 hours and five minutes of day left. I had calculated the ridge as 8i. miles long six hours should do it. | + | The going was painfully slow with uneven rocky footing and small burnt-off |
- | Within two hours I should have known it wouldn' | + | |
- | The going was painfully slow with uneven rocky footing and small | + | From that point there was less scenery |
- | burntoff | + | |
- | From that point there was less scenery | + | Soon after four p.m. it was pretty |
- | photograph of Budawang, I started down to the " | + | |
- | Soom after four p m. it was pretty | + | From time to time I had lovely look downs into the headwaters of Yadbora, but the rocky spine clung steadily to the west of The Ridge and there was never a clear view to the east. Once in a fissure in the rocks I saw a few fragments of tin-foil, which at least assured me there were other people silly enough to try The Ridge. However, I said aloud to myself, they probably took a whole day over it. Now that would be the way to do it. Really shouldn' |
- | way of it at all. The " | + | |
- | the 'damned elusive Sugarloaf kept on being three or four crests away. | + | Five o' |
- | From time to time I had lovely look downs into the headwaters of Yadbora, but the rocky spine clung steadily to the west of The Ridge and there was never a clear view to the east. Once in a fissure in the rocks I saw a few fragments of tinfoil, which at least assured me there were other people silly enough to try The Ridge. However, I said aloud to myself, they | + | |
- | probably took a whole day over it. Now that would be the way to do it. Really shouldn' | + | Thirst won. I went down for forty five minutes on a very abrupt spur - no cliffs, |
- | Five o' | + | |
- | another big hill. I had not contemplated it before, but now I looked down | + | The couch of bark on the rocks was so comfortable that I wasn't about until after six o' |
- | the ridges into Upper Yadbora. If one could get down, there would be water, | + | |
- | beaut. cool, dribbling, | + | Although the day was lightly overcast, and the big hills to the north east were grey-blue silhouettes against a yellow hazy sky, I stopped for a couple of " |
- | 16. The Sydney Dushwalker , July,. 1966 - | + | |
- | Thirst won. I went down for forty five minutes on a very abrupt | + | Then I started down the hill towards Willoween and the car, noting the prints of my sandshoes from the previous morning. Going downhill had a good effect on morale: before I was back to Willoween I had worked out a way of doing only the northern end of the Ridge, and having time to look for a place to photograph The Castle and Renwick by westering sunlight. Not the whole Ridge, you know - just the unfinished business. |
- | spur - no cliffsl | + | |
- | . the stonY creek side, a twigg fire, a swift, simple meal and into the sleeping bag With a mug of cocoa and a final pipe by seven-fifteen p m. Lovely, lovely sleep while small errant gusts of a south west wind blew down the valley and stirred the trees against a moonlit sky. | + | ---- |
- | The couth of bark on the rocks Was so comfortable that ic wasn't about until after six o' | + | |
- | AlthOugh the day was lightly overcast, and the big hills to the | ||
- | *r#1 east were grey-blue silhouettes against a yellow hazy sky, I stopped - | ||
- | far a couple of " | ||
- | back at the Siagarleaf and the northern end of The Ridge. Well, my estimate of six hours was well out. In over five hours I might have traversed two- thirds of the total length, with two of the main humps still ahead. I doubted whether fld. ever tackle it again. | ||
- | Then.I started down the hill towards Willoween and the car, noting the prints of my sandshoes from the previous morning. Going downhill had a good effect on morale: before I was back to 7alloween I | ||
- | had worked out a way of doing only the northern end of the Ridge, and having time to look for a place to photograph The Castle and Reqwick by westering | ||
- | sunlight. Not the whole Ridge, you know - just the unfinished business.' | ||
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- | ....=,% embronamme | ||
COLOUR SLIDE COMPETITION - AUGUST 31. | COLOUR SLIDE COMPETITION - AUGUST 31. | ||
This year the competition will be divided into two sections : AUSTRALIAN AND OVERSEAS. | This year the competition will be divided into two sections : AUSTRALIAN AND OVERSEAS. |
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