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"Easy medium....no need for tents...suit beginners" | "Easy medium....no need for tents...suit beginners" | ||
- | Some time later we arrived at the outlet, breathless but reasonably intact. Morning tea on Booligah Creek, in a forest of wattles heavy with flowers, sitting on soft grass and befriended by the occasional leech. | ||
- | Packs weighted with water for lunch; | + | Some time later we arrived at the outlet, breathless but reasonably intact. Morning tea on Boolijah Creek, in a forest of wattles heavy with flowers, sitting on soft grass and befriended by the occasional leech. |
- | Hole. "I can't get in there" said judy, eyeing | + | |
- | BLAYDEN' | + | |
- | BLAYDEN' | + | |
- | THE 1ti' | + | |
- | -:? | + | |
- | EASY. MEDIUM | + | Packs weighted with water for lunch; we began the slow ascent |
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- | I should have kept | + | A warm, lazy lunch in the sun, with views over Danjera Creek. Fortified, we plunged into the flowering scrub and scrambled across |
- | to my diet.. | + | |
- | liarris must have been | + | More scrub, combined, with careful |
- | a lot thinner | + | |
- | than I am..., | + | For the third time that day, we towed our packs through a crevice and then went down to the beautiful Discovery Cave. Definitely worth the effort. Having booked our accommodation, |
- | where was the slot? More | + | |
- | last - Gemma' | + | All except yours truly, who collected water and stayed to enjoy the sunny overhang in peace. Close to dusk I lit a small fire, just as Greta and Patrick returned. The others returned about dark, a trifle muddy but |
- | A warm, lazy lunch in the sun, with views over. Danjera Creek. Fortified, we plunged into the flowering scrub and ' | + | |
- | two dry and one with deep water.' | + | |
- | More scrub, combined, | + | |
- | navigation. "I know it's here," muttered,George, as we battled through the. scrub along the cliff edge....; John Peeredover | + | |
- | .cave!" Our leader agreed. But | + | |
- | searching an&More Scratches.;. then at-last,at | + | |
- | SEPTEMBER 1993 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER PAGE 3 | + | |
- | For the third time that day, we towed our packs through a crevice and then went' | + | |
- | effort. Having booked our accommodation, | + | |
- | All except yours truly, who collected water and stayed to enjoy the sunny overhang in peace. Close to dusk I lit a small fire, just as Greta and | + | |
- | Patrick returned. The others returned about dark, a trifle muddy but | + | |
well satisfied with the Passage - Timely or otherwise. | well satisfied with the Passage - Timely or otherwise. | ||
- | whisk wattle blossoms through the' | ||
- | George had intended to return via Danjera Creek, but it-was very slippery. Peter said, " | ||
- | Trustfully, we trotted along behind George and Greta, his 2 IC. for navigation. Heavy clouds above, while below the scrub bloomed and the wind blew - hard enough to | ||
- | Across the saddle was easy enough, but the long, curved escarpment with its | ||
- | many gullies and little noses was a navigational trap. "I think this is | ||
- | it," said George looking hopefully through the scrub. But after a short | ||
- | distance, Greta began' | ||
- | " | ||
- | compasses. Peter murmured, "I seem to remember we had; same trouble | ||
- | last time": (NoW he tells us!) | ||
- | The next nose was nice and open. The sun popped out and George,. declared lunch. Fed and tea7ed, we wandered along. - only to be confronted by a sheer drop. Another consultation, | ||
- | The flowers bloomed and the wind blew - and George' | ||
- | The spur curved in the right direction, growing thinnr and thinner, with' cliffs on both sides.. The end at last - a tangle of mighty rocks and crevices. On the left was a sheer drop with a large cairn - (interesting | ||
- | Perhaps | ||
- | they used parachutes.. | ||
- | On the right were no markers, but Peter said."Itm sure we went down' on the right" | + | George had intended to return via Danjera Creek, but it was very slippery. |
- | _a choice | + | |
- | all dgainl | + | |
- | ....and I should have put my pack on a diet | + | |
- | Boolijah Creek at lasts. A well earned rest and drink, followed by a steep climb and the reverse-wriggle up Blaydents Pass. With packs only slightly tattered, we meandered back to the cars. Close to dusk, George led the cavalry charge back to Nowra and fbod, glorious food... | + | |
- | A great walk George, | + | Trustfully, we trotted along behind |
+ | Across the saddle was easy enough, but the long, curved escarpment with its many gullies and little noses was a navigational trap. "I think this is it," said George looking hopefully through the scrub. But after a short | ||
+ | distance, Greta began to mutter and shake her head. A consultation, | ||
+ | The next nose was nice and open. The sun popped out and George declared lunch. Fed and tea-ed, we wandered along. - only to be confronted by a sheer drop. Another consultation, | ||
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+ | The flowers bloomed and the wind blew - and George' | ||
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+ | On the right were no markers, but Peter said." | ||
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+ | Boolijah Creek at last! A well earned rest and drink, followed by a steep climb and the reverse-wriggle up Blayden' | ||
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+ | A great walk George, lets go back and do it all again! | ||
===== Travelling in Alaska ===== | ===== Travelling in Alaska ===== | ||
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