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|The Great Zig Zag (Lithgow)|David Ingram|Page 18| | |The Great Zig Zag (Lithgow)|David Ingram|Page 18| | ||
- | ==== The Golden Anniversary of Blue Gum Forest ==== | + | ===== The Golden Anniversary of Blue Gum Forest |
by Jim Brown | by Jim Brown | ||
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S.B.W. of Portion 7 at Era - and when that was resumed, to the attempt in 1964 to buy land at Bendethera, and later still at Coolana? The purchase of land to preserve a lovely place is not a novel idea nowadays.... but I think it may have been in 1932. | S.B.W. of Portion 7 at Era - and when that was resumed, to the attempt in 1964 to buy land at Bendethera, and later still at Coolana? The purchase of land to preserve a lovely place is not a novel idea nowadays.... but I think it may have been in 1932. | ||
- | === Obituary - Charles Kilpatrick === | + | ===== Obituary - Charles Kilpatrick |
It has been reported that Honorary Member Charlie Kilpatrick, the first Secretary of the S.B.W., and a member of the Mountain Trails Club, died on 9th August, aged 78. | It has been reported that Honorary Member Charlie Kilpatrick, the first Secretary of the S.B.W., and a member of the Mountain Trails Club, died on 9th August, aged 78. | ||
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Kilpatrick Causeway, leading from Kanangra Walls to Craft' | Kilpatrick Causeway, leading from Kanangra Walls to Craft' | ||
- | ==== Social Notes for October ==== | + | ===== Social Notes for October |
by Jo Van Sommers | by Jo Van Sommers | ||
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|September 24th|Bushwalkers Ball - Lane Cove Town Hall - $6 single. B.Y.O. also bring a plate - Contact Barbara Bruce 546 6570 (H) or Denise Shaw 922 6093 (H) for further details. Join the Club party.| | |September 24th|Bushwalkers Ball - Lane Cove Town Hall - $6 single. B.Y.O. also bring a plate - Contact Barbara Bruce 546 6570 (H) or Denise Shaw 922 6093 (H) for further details. Join the Club party.| | ||
- | ==== Obituary - Ray Kirkby ==== | + | ===== Obituary - Ray Kirkby |
by Alex Colley | by Alex Colley | ||
- | Few members have contributed more to the spirit of good humour and | + | Few members have contributed more to the spirit of good humour and companionship which have made the Club what it is than Ray Kirkby, who died from a heart attack on August 31st after a short illness. |
- | companionship which have made the Club what it is than Ray Kirkby, who died from a heart attack on August 31st afterz | + | |
- | Although afflicted by an ankle injury, incurred in his babyhood, | + | Ray was Editor of the Magazine in 1948, Social Secretary for a time, and a member of the Committee, but it is probably for his very original humour that he will be remembered. I can well recall when Neil Schaefer came before the Committee as a prospective, |
- | and often painful, Ray joined the Club in the early 'forties and became one of its most active members, always keen to explore new country. He led some of the earliest trips into the Budawangs, and the first S.B.W. trips to the Western Macpherson Range and the Hastings River, as well aS | + | |
- | many well attended programme walks. | + | |
- | Ray was Editor of the Magazine in 1948, Social Secretary for a time, and a member of the Committee, but it is probably for his very original | + | |
Ray married a fellow club member, Jean Thirgood, bought a block of land at Castlecrag, and after manually removing several hundred tons of rock, built a lovely home there. In later years the urge to explore took them to places such as Afghanistan, | Ray married a fellow club member, Jean Thirgood, bought a block of land at Castlecrag, and after manually removing several hundred tons of rock, built a lovely home there. In later years the urge to explore took them to places such as Afghanistan, | ||
- | He joined the Dungalla Club and contributed to its activities much as he had in the S.B.W. He was President and Social Secretary for a time, organised and led many outings, wrote for the " | + | |
- | Ray will be sadly missed by all who knew him, but he leaves lovely | + | He joined the Dungalla Club and contributed to its activities much as he had in the S.B.W. He was President and Social Secretary for a time, organised and led many outings, wrote for the " |
- | memories. Our deepest sympathy to Jean, Christine and Craig. | + | |
- | * * * * * * * * * * | + | Ray will be sadly missed by all who knew him, but he leaves lovely memories. Our deepest sympathy to Jean, Christine and Craig. |
- | Page 6 THE SYDNEY HUSHRALKER Sep-bon-loom., | + | |
- | HANDY HINTS FOR SWITZERLAND. | + | ===== Handy hints for Switzerland ===== |
- | by Owen Marks. | + | |
- | Having just returned from a four-weeks holiday in Switzerland, | + | by Owen Marks |
- | Buy a 4-week Swiss Pass for $140 the minute you enter Swiss territory- | + | |
- | Food in supermarkets is certainly cheaper than Australia, but only if you buy sensibly and change your diet radically, of course. Cafeterias in department stores are less than Sydney prices and cleaner too, I might add. Ordinary restaurants overlooking stupendous views can be pricy, but all - eating establishments have menus outside and you can judge for yourself. | + | Having just returned from a four-weeks holiday in Switzerland, |
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+ | Here's what you can do:- | ||
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+ | Buy a 4 week Swiss Pass for $140 the minute you enter Swiss territory - from then on all trains (government or private), country buses, boats (river and lake) and the occasional cable car are at your disposal. The cost amounts to less than $5 per day. | ||
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+ | Food in supermarkets is certainly cheaper than Australia, but only if you buy sensibly and change your diet radically, of course. Cafeterias in department stores are less than Sydney prices and cleaner too, I might add. Ordinary restaurants overlooking stupendous views can be pricy, but all eating establishments have menus outside and you can judge for yourself. | ||
The Swiss Pass works in two Italian valleys that jut into Switzerland, | The Swiss Pass works in two Italian valleys that jut into Switzerland, | ||
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Accommodation is also no problem. .There are youth hostels that take any age sprinkled all over the place from little chalets with cows underneath (immelwald) to converted Hapsburg castles (Brug - added interest is that it was built on the camp of the Vth Roman Legion). The price varies from $3 to $5 per night and there are some which have no curfew and hardly any visitors between seasons either. In nearly every village you see signs " | Accommodation is also no problem. .There are youth hostels that take any age sprinkled all over the place from little chalets with cows underneath (immelwald) to converted Hapsburg castles (Brug - added interest is that it was built on the camp of the Vth Roman Legion). The price varies from $3 to $5 per night and there are some which have no curfew and hardly any visitors between seasons either. In nearly every village you see signs " | ||
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That disposes of TRANSPORT, FOOD & ACCOMMODATION. | That disposes of TRANSPORT, FOOD & ACCOMMODATION. | ||
- | PEEN to go? Obviously if you are a ski-nut, winter is perfect. If you like walking down passes with wildflowers underfoot and cow bells up the valleys, summer is what you need. In autumn and spring when the locals don't travel is the best. Spring is ideal - still freezing at night and days go up to 15 to 18 degrees but this has its advantages. Every house has to be heated.throughout and that means either a boiler room or hot water radiators everywhere. (Swiss money means everyone can afford it, has to have it and can't survive without it.) Following on, you can wash your clothes at night and they are always dry at dawn. Every train, bus, waiting room, even public -ballets are heated. Yet in summer, if there is a cold snap, nothing is . | + | |
+ | KEEN to go? Obviously if you are a ski-nut, winter is perfect. If you like walking down passes with wildflowers underfoot and cow bells up the valleys, summer is what you need. In autumn and spring when the locals don't travel is the best. Spring is ideal - still freezing at night and days go up to 15 to 18 degrees but this has its advantages. Every house has to be heated throughout and that means either a boiler room or hot water radiators everywhere. (Swiss money means everyone can afford it, has to have it and can't survive without it.) Following on, you can wash your clothes at night and they are always dry at dawn. Every train, bus, waiting room, even public -ballets are heated. Yet in summer, if there is a cold snap, nothing is . | ||
switched an. " | switched an. " | ||
- | . WHERE to go? You can travel forever. Mountains along the southern border with plains stretching to the Rhine River covered with medieval towns, snow-white villages and the modern cities. There are lakes everywhere with white swans gliding everywhere and the rivers are always crystal clear. My favourite spot vas south of Interlaken in a valley underneath the Jungfrau | + | |
- | Page 7 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER Septegber, | + | WHERE to go? You can travel forever. Mountains along the southern border with plains stretching to the Rhine River covered with medieval towns, snow-white villages and the modern cities. There are lakes everywhere with white swans gliding everywhere and the rivers are always crystal clear. My favourite spot vas south of Interlaken in a valley underneath the Jungfrau with villages like Murren, Wengen, Gimmelwald all with no motor cars, with incredible views and all accessible with cog trains or by aerial gondolas. ALL FREE, once you have your Swiss Pass. |
- | with villages like Murren, Wengen, Gimmelwald all with no motor cars, with incredible views and all accessible with cog trains or by aerial gondolas. ALL FREE, once you have your Swiss Pass. | + | |
LANGUAGE PROBLEM? None: Everybody speaks a smattering of German, Italian or French. Anyway you can always find somebody that speaks English, like in cuckoo clock shops or railway stations. | LANGUAGE PROBLEM? None: Everybody speaks a smattering of German, Italian or French. Anyway you can always find somebody that speaks English, like in cuckoo clock shops or railway stations. | ||
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BEWARE OF | BEWARE OF | ||
1. Railway conductors who make you close the windows even though the carriage is 40 deg and full of smoking Skiers. | 1. Railway conductors who make you close the windows even though the carriage is 40 deg and full of smoking Skiers. | ||
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7. Of buying a house. NOthing under $250,000, and for: | 7. Of buying a house. NOthing under $250,000, and for: | ||
8. The art gallery in Zurich. Woeful. ' | 8. The art gallery in Zurich. Woeful. ' | ||
- | This article is dedicated to Margaret Reid, for without her encourage- cent, this would not have been written. | + | This article is dedicated to Margaret Reid, for without her encouragement, this would not have been written. |
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parka-chewing German shepherd. " | parka-chewing German shepherd. " | ||
flidk cigarette ends at you or safety pins in their ears. | flidk cigarette ends at you or safety pins in their ears. | ||
- | BUSHWALkER RECIPE | + | |
- | Bran and Apricot | + | ===== Bushwalker Recipe |
- | 1 oup chopped dried apricots | + | |
- | 1 cup brown sugar | + | by Jill Cahn |
- | 1 cup bbiling | + | |
- | by Jill Cahn. | + | __Bran |
- | , Place in basin and soak overnight. | + | |
- | , Add 1i cups S.R. 'Flour, pinch salt, teaspoon vanilla. Bake in greased | + | 1 cup chopped dried apricots\\ 1 cup All-bran\\ 1 cup brown sugar\\ 1 cup boiling |
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+ | Place in basin and soak overnight. | ||
loaf tin, moderate oven - 30 minutes. | loaf tin, moderate oven - 30 minutes. | ||
- | X!..XXXXX**" | + | |
- | eastwood | + | |
- | cam ing | + | Advertisement |
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- | ICAMPING EQUIPMENT Large Tents Stoves | + | ===== The Third Walk ===== |
- | DISTRIBUTORS OF: | + | |
- | Paddymade | + | by Bill Gamble |
- | BUSHWALKERS | + | |
- | 1 Lightweight Tents Sleeping Bags Rucksacks | + | (This completes the walks reports of seven members in the Dart-Rees, Routeburn |
- | /" | + | |
- | Sales Manager: David Fox | + | |
- | Rowe Street | + | |
- | EASTWOOD CANVAS GOODS & CAMPING SUPPLIES 3 Trelavvrey St Eastwood NSW 2122 Phone: 858 2775 | + | |
- | Rutledge Street | + | |
- | Page 9 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER September, | + | |
- | THE THIRD WALK. by Bill Gamble. (This completes the walks reports of seven members in the | + | |
- | Dart-Rees, Routeburn | + | |
- | Island, between 12 March and 12 April, 1982. Accounts of the first and second walks were contributed by John Newman and Keith Docherty in the July and August issues of the magazine.) | + | |
Climatically, | Climatically, | ||
- | - After a damp night tenting in the campground at West Bay near Park Headquarters, | + | |
- | John Newman and Keith Docherty waited for StaftMadden and Bill Gamble to | + | After a damp night tenting in the campground at West Bay near Park Headquarters, |
- | park the mini-bus back at the campground, near to where the walk was planned | + | |
- | to end, and return an foot. At noon everyone had gathered at Lake Head Hut for lunch in overcast weather. A cracking pace had been set along the lake's edge which was not sustained in the afternoon. | + | After lunch, the party crossed the dry bed of the Travers River (near the mouth the water went underground due to its low level - by N.Z. standards that is) and walked up the centre of the valley through long, dry grass,' |
- | After lunch, the party crossed the dry bed of the Travers River (near | + | John Tait Hut, with its smoking stove and inability to warm, was our base for a day and another night. Our companions were two energetic New Zealanders tramping and climbing their way through the Park. Their climbs of lit.Aopeless, |
- | the mouth the water went underground due to its low level - by N.Z. standards that is) and walked up the centre of the valley through long, dry grass,' | + | |
- | of Mount Aspiring National Park which would prevent her going on | + | |
- | John Tait Hut, with its smoking stove and inability to warm, was our base for a day and another night. Our companions were two energetic New | + | |
- | Zealanders tramping and climbing their way through the Park. Their climbs of lit.Aopeless, | + | |
- | of any kind left us a little breathless, as we contemplated jagged edges of rock rising 5000 feet above the valley floor. | + | |
Our efforts in the Oupola Basin nearby on the following day included inadvertently locking Keith in the hut on the bushline so that he had to climb out a -window, and an energetic scramble on anowgrass and scree slopes | Our efforts in the Oupola Basin nearby on the following day included inadvertently locking Keith in the hut on the bushline so that he had to climb out a -window, and an energetic scramble on anowgrass and scree slopes | ||
up to .a steep saddle which gave brief views down into the Sabine Valley.' | up to .a steep saddle which gave brief views down into the Sabine Valley.' | ||
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Stan, Keith and Bill made the views at the saddle, Ian missed by five minutes, | Stan, Keith and Bill made the views at the saddle, Ian missed by five minutes, | ||
and John and Joy stayed about 3-400 feet down the scree and sheltered from the weather. We all returned to the hut for lunch, took a last look at the magnificent cirque of peaks at the head of the basin and then plunged down the track to join Lorraine at John Tait Hut. | and John and Joy stayed about 3-400 feet down the scree and sheltered from the weather. We all returned to the hut for lunch, took a last look at the magnificent cirque of peaks at the head of the basin and then plunged down the track to join Lorraine at John Tait Hut. | ||
- | Page 10 THE SYDNEY .BUSHWALKER September, | + | |
The next day dawned clear and cold and there was much anticipation in the planned walk over the Travers Saddle:to the-Sabine Forks, a long day in which 3300 feet would be gained and 3700 feet lost. | The next day dawned clear and cold and there was much anticipation in the planned walk over the Travers Saddle:to the-Sabine Forks, a long day in which 3300 feet would be gained and 3700 feet lost. | ||
The party, without Lorraine who stayed at John Tait Hut, reached Upper Travers Hut for an early Iunc, after an idyllic walk along the upper reaches of the Travers River. The location of the hut amid fine mountain scenery | The party, without Lorraine who stayed at John Tait Hut, reached Upper Travers Hut for an early Iunc, after an idyllic walk along the upper reaches of the Travers River. The location of the hut amid fine mountain scenery | ||
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but settled for a day walk from West Sabine Hut to achieve much of what we intended to do. This enabled Stan and Keith to make an early start back across the, saddle to John Tait Hut and Lorraine. | but settled for a day walk from West Sabine Hut to achieve much of what we intended to do. This enabled Stan and Keith to make an early start back across the, saddle to John Tait Hut and Lorraine. | ||
The West Branch of the Sabine is a steep-sided valley until it breaks out at the bushlifte at Blue Lake. The peaks seemed poised to fall headlong into the valley, scree slopes plunged down to the river' | The West Branch of the Sabine is a steep-sided valley until it breaks out at the bushlifte at Blue Lake. The peaks seemed poised to fall headlong into the valley, scree slopes plunged down to the river' | ||
- | The weather slowly deteriorated as the morning progressed. Claud came in from the north and one by one the tops di" | + | The weather slowly deteriorated as the morning progressed. Claud came in from the north and one by one the tops disappeared |
The hut at Blue Lake held interest with four deerstalkers showing-off a chamois, shot the night before in the upper reaches of the Waiau Valley. It was first encounter in a month of walking with an important facet of New Zealand mountain life, the deerstalker. Stan, | The hut at Blue Lake held interest with four deerstalkers showing-off a chamois, shot the night before in the upper reaches of the Waiau Valley. It was first encounter in a month of walking with an important facet of New Zealand mountain life, the deerstalker. Stan, | ||
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...a.y..E.m.mma.............ymy... | ...a.y..E.m.mma.............ymy... | ||
The -next day came clear and chilly after the rain which had stopped in the early hours of the morning. Snow could be seen on the tops in the Moonlight and the sprinkling did not disappear until around mid-morning. By then, clouds were again building up along the tops. | The -next day came clear and chilly after the rain which had stopped in the early hours of the morning. Snow could be seen on the tops in the Moonlight and the sprinkling did not disappear until around mid-morning. By then, clouds were again building up along the tops. | ||
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Thursday, 8 April, dawned misty with low cloud, not bad enough to cancel outright our plans but leaving a_lot of doubt as to what conditions would be like two-thirds of a mile above us. At 7.45 am we walked around the back of the hut and stepped straight into a steep ridge climb which lifted us 35.50 feet to Mt. Cedric in little over miles. We passed through the cloud layer. | Thursday, 8 April, dawned misty with low cloud, not bad enough to cancel outright our plans but leaving a_lot of doubt as to what conditions would be like two-thirds of a mile above us. At 7.45 am we walked around the back of the hut and stepped straight into a steep ridge climb which lifted us 35.50 feet to Mt. Cedric in little over miles. We passed through the cloud layer. | ||
around the lake to find ourselves in clear air, but by the time we left the bushline 500 feet below Mt. Cedric we had entered another cloud layer with the added discomforts of light, cold rain on a steady breeze. After an hour on the tops walking to Mt. Cedric in thick cloud in the hope of a break it became obvious that the weather was worsening, so we turned back and sought shelter in the busilline, and later from heavy rain, at low level at the Sabine Hut on the lake edge. On the tops, snow fell thickly. What had taken us over four hours of uphill plodding was descended in 1-2 hours, depending on the various members of the party. We all felt disappointed . in having to abort the last stage of the walk. The' | around the lake to find ourselves in clear air, but by the time we left the bushline 500 feet below Mt. Cedric we had entered another cloud layer with the added discomforts of light, cold rain on a steady breeze. After an hour on the tops walking to Mt. Cedric in thick cloud in the hope of a break it became obvious that the weather was worsening, so we turned back and sought shelter in the busilline, and later from heavy rain, at low level at the Sabine Hut on the lake edge. On the tops, snow fell thickly. What had taken us over four hours of uphill plodding was descended in 1-2 hours, depending on the various members of the party. We all felt disappointed . in having to abort the last stage of the walk. The' | ||
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the forest on the lakeside Rotoroa Track the next day was no substitute for ridge walking in fine weather. | the forest on the lakeside Rotoroa Track the next day was no substitute for ridge walking in fine weather. | ||
As expected on the eve of the Easter weekend, the hut filled with | As expected on the eve of the Easter weekend, the hut filled with | ||
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With the party together again late on Good Friday, the third walk had been completed, not quite as intended but nevertheless successfully and safely. A clear night and full moon lighted the snow-covered mountains, and we all slept well in an overnight bivvy on the floor of the West Bay campground' | With the party together again late on Good Friday, the third walk had been completed, not quite as intended but nevertheless successfully and safely. A clear night and full moon lighted the snow-covered mountains, and we all slept well in an overnight bivvy on the floor of the West Bay campground' | ||
Nap references: Nelson Lakes National Park, NMS 164; or NZMS 1;63360 series - St.Arnaud S33 and Spenser 840) | Nap references: Nelson Lakes National Park, NMS 164; or NZMS 1;63360 series - St.Arnaud S33 and Spenser 840) | ||
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DAY WALK on 21st NOVEMBER - Waterfall to Otford - Leader: Joe Marton. | DAY WALK on 21st NOVEMBER - Waterfall to Otford - Leader: Joe Marton. | ||
Thia walk is a TEST WALK- Please alter your Walks Programme accordingly. | Thia walk is a TEST WALK- Please alter your Walks Programme accordingly. | ||
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- | Page 13 THE SYDNEY BUSHWLLKM September; | + | ===== Conservation and Punishment ===== |
- | CONSERVATION AND PUNISHMENT. | + | |
- | by Peter Miller. | + | by Peter Miller |
The following report on the Australian penal system has been received from the planet Xyloton which is ten billion light years away. An agent from the planet has infiltrated the Sydney Bushwalkers in order to find out how conservationists are punished, and a copy of the highly confidential report has been leaked to the magazine editor - - - read on. | The following report on the Australian penal system has been received from the planet Xyloton which is ten billion light years away. An agent from the planet has infiltrated the Sydney Bushwalkers in order to find out how conservationists are punished, and a copy of the highly confidential report has been leaked to the magazine editor - - - read on. | ||
Report on Earthly Penal Systems. | Report on Earthly Penal Systems. | ||
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distressingly high. Many even corrupt their offspring to their perverted | distressingly high. Many even corrupt their offspring to their perverted | ||
way of thinking and the poor little mites can be seen bushwalking like hardened criminals. Attempts to separate the children from the parents so that they | way of thinking and the poor little mites can be seen bushwalking like hardened criminals. Attempts to separate the children from the parents so that they | ||
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can grow into normal smog-loving consumers have so far failed. | can grow into normal smog-loving consumers have so far failed. | ||
First offenders are called -" | First offenders are called -" | ||
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My general impression of " | My general impression of " | ||
Mile in Australia I assumed the name and semi-human form of one Peter Miller to avoid detection as an agent of Xyloton. | Mile in Australia I assumed the name and semi-human form of one Peter Miller to avoid detection as an agent of Xyloton. | ||
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- | CARLSBAD CAVERNS. | + | ===== Carlsbad Caverns ===== |
- | by Allan WYborn. | + | |
+ | by Allan WYborn | ||
Tucked away in the far south-eastern corner of "The Land of Enchantment" | Tucked away in the far south-eastern corner of "The Land of Enchantment" | ||
The limestone of which the caves -,re formed was deposited when the area was an inland arm of the sea during Permian times. Carlsbad entrance is situated on the top of the 64 km long Guadalupe Reef escarpment at an eleva4on of 1350 metres. The approach is through a 10 km canyon from Whites City on Highway 130, there being no camping permitted in the Carlsbad National Park. | The limestone of which the caves -,re formed was deposited when the area was an inland arm of the sea during Permian times. Carlsbad entrance is situated on the top of the 64 km long Guadalupe Reef escarpment at an eleva4on of 1350 metres. The approach is through a 10 km canyon from Whites City on Highway 130, there being no camping permitted in the Carlsbad National Park. | ||
Visitors have a choice of either walking in (down) through the natural entrance on a complete 5 km trip, or entering by elevator for the last 2 km of this tour - a walk through the "Big Room". We arrived for the guided . walk-in at 10 am which proved a good starting time. The outside temperatnre was -7o maxi=m (and -16oC minimum:), so the temperature of 13oC inside the caverns was quite warm by comparison. It took two hours to descend the vertical drop of 230 metres by well-graded ramps, with two stops for lectures on the way. At one point we were shown a " | Visitors have a choice of either walking in (down) through the natural entrance on a complete 5 km trip, or entering by elevator for the last 2 km of this tour - a walk through the "Big Room". We arrived for the guided . walk-in at 10 am which proved a good starting time. The outside temperatnre was -7o maxi=m (and -16oC minimum:), so the temperature of 13oC inside the caverns was quite warm by comparison. It took two hours to descend the vertical drop of 230 metres by well-graded ramps, with two stops for lectures on the way. At one point we were shown a " | ||
The guides allowed us to see all the many formations without trying to | The guides allowed us to see all the many formations without trying to | ||
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give us fanciful descriptions. The many shapes were fantastic, but as only 5% are active, the colours were quite dull - not like our beautiful colours such as we have in, say, Jenolan Caves. Another factor affecting this is the lack of various minerals - even the active formations had very little colour. | give us fanciful descriptions. The many shapes were fantastic, but as only 5% are active, the colours were quite dull - not like our beautiful colours such as we have in, say, Jenolan Caves. Another factor affecting this is the lack of various minerals - even the active formations had very little colour. | ||
There were 125 people in our group, including three guides, which was just an average-size party for them. The guides provided much information and were most concerned about the welfare of the party. After the descent through many caverns, there was now an ascent of 30 metres, which acted as an | There were 125 people in our group, including three guides, which was just an average-size party for them. The guides provided much information and were most concerned about the welfare of the party. After the descent through many caverns, there was now an ascent of 30 metres, which acted as an | ||
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We returned to daylight by elevator in a few minutes - a vertical | We returned to daylight by elevator in a few minutes - a vertical | ||
height of 225 metres. We had been underground for over four hours and had . Walked more than 5 km. In all, a most entertaining day indeed. | height of 225 metres. We had been underground for over four hours and had . Walked more than 5 km. In all, a most entertaining day indeed. | ||
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- | .111111. ..' | + | ===== The August General Meeting ===== |
- | THE lrosT GENERAL -MEETING.' | + | |
- | by Harry Wallace. | + | by Harry Wallace |
- | The meeting began at about 2020 hours with 30 or so members present and Vice-President Ainslie Morris. in the chair. There were apologies from Tony Marshall, Barbara Bruce and Steve aad Wendy Hodgman. New members | + | |
- | Pam Reid, Colin Reid, Wendy Heap, George Mawer and Peter Hislop answered the call to be welcomed as new members, and Ray Franklin and Sandy Hynes came forward from previous general meetings.' | + | The meeting began at about 2020 hours with 30 or so members present and Vice President Ainslie Morris in the chair. There were apologies from Tony Marshall, Barbara Bruce and Steve and Wendy Hodgman. New members Pam Reid, Colin Reid, Wendy Heap, George Mawer and Peter Hislop answered the call to be welcomed as new members, and Ray Franklin and Sandy Hynes came forward from previous general meetings. |
- | The Minutes were read and received. Matters arising brought | + | |
- | Correspondence comprised letters to Sheila Binns, Denise Shaw and - | + | The Minutes were read and received. Matters arising brought |
- | Dunlop. There was also a letter advising change of address from Chris Perrers | + | |
- | and a reply from Dunlop. This reply letter is to be read to the September. General Meeting. - | + | Correspondence comprised letters to Sheila Binns, Denise Shaw and Dunlop. There was also a letter advising change of address from Chris Perrers and a reply from Dunlop. This reply letter is to be read to the September General Meeting. |
The Treasurer' | The Treasurer' | ||
- | Our Federation delegates had fumbled this time around and there was no formal report. It seems the most recent Federation meeting was concerned with the election of officers. There was also an announcement'of the Federation Ball to.be held on Friday, 24th September. | + | |
- | All of which brought | + | Our Federation delegates had fumbled this time around and there was no formal report. It seems the most recent Federation meeting was concerned with the election of officers. There was also an announcement of the Federation Ball to be held on Friday, 24th September. |
- | Of the two day walks that weekend Ralph Penglis had 30 people, many of them students as visitors, on his Sydney Harbour Walk. There were some - dropouts but the remnant finished up at Manly. Roy Braithwaite, | + | |
- | The following weekend, 23,24,25 July saw -Jim Laing with some navigational problems, 5 starters and a rather confused report. It was rumoured to be a get fit walk in preparation for Central Australia, so maybe not everyone kept up .... or something. John Newman had 11 people on his Bundeena to Otfard | + | All of which brought |
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- | Page 17 TITRI SYDNEY BUSHWAIKER . September, 1982. | + | Of the two day walks that weekend Ralph Penglis had 30 people, many of them students as visitors, on his Sydney Harbour Walk. There were some dropouts but the remnant finished up at Manly. Roy Braithwaite, |
- | weather, but had one member back 24 hours late. There was no report of Joe Marton' | + | |
- | The weekend of 6,7,,8 August saw something of an innovation | + | The following weekend, 23,24,25 July saw Jim Laing with some navigational problems, 5 starters and a rather confused report. It was rumoured to be a get fit walk in preparation for Central Australia, so maybe not everyone kept up .... or something. John Newman had 11 people on his Bundeena to Otford |
- | General Business brought a motion that Alex Cooley be appointed as | + | |
- | club representative to Natural Areas Ltd. He is to attend the coming general meeting and report back. | + | Derek Wilson |
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+ | The weekend of 6,7,8 August saw something of an innovation | ||
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+ | General Business brought a motion that Alex Cooley be appointed as club representative to Natural Areas Ltd. He is to attend the coming general meeting and report back. | ||
Announcements brought news that the N.P.A. Journal is seeking details of Paul Barnes for their potted histories of conservation figures. | Announcements brought news that the N.P.A. Journal is seeking details of Paul Barnes for their potted histories of conservation figures. | ||
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After that it was just a matter of closing the meeting at 2115 hours and unleashing the ravening hordes on the coffee and biscuits. | After that it was just a matter of closing the meeting at 2115 hours and unleashing the ravening hordes on the coffee and biscuits. | ||
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- | VERSE. by Errol Sheedy. | + | ===== Verse ===== |
- | A bushwalker' | + | |
- | Are forest tracks and mountain heights, And fervent sea-ferns in the swell, Quiet where the blue rock-gropers dwell Beneath the sea-surge hungry tramp and tramp Creating. life and life anew | + | by Errol Sheedy |
- | Out of the seething strife that grew From every crash and crump | + | |
- | And maelstrom whirl of angry foam. | + | A bushwalker' |
- | And dew-dipped dog-rose shining bright, Pendulous in the morning light; And harsh fire-ravaged bushland dells Covering themselves in Christmas bells, Where blood-red pointers on the trees Indicate the life that frees | + | |
- | Itself from the blackened shell - Grim reminder of a day in hell. | + | And dew-dipped dog-rose shining bright,\\ Pendulous in the morning light;\\ And harsh fire-ravaged bushland dells\\ Covering themselves in Christmas bells,\\ Where blood-red pointers on the trees\\ Indicate the life that frees\\ |
- | They quite consume the fragrant strand: Come, ,walk upon the living land. | + | Itself from the blackened shell -\\ Grim reminder of a day in hell.\\ They quite consume the fragrant strand:\\ Come, walk upon the living land. |
- | *XXXX** | + | ===== The Great Zigzag |
- | Page 18 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER September, | + | |
- | THE GREAT ZIGZAG | + | by David Ingram |
- | or . | + | |
- | HOW THE REST WAS WON. by David Ingram,.! | + | In March this year, a visit to the Great or Western Zig Zag near Lithgow was included in a walk from Bell to Lithgow. Many of those who came requested a re-run, so to comply with this the walk has been programmed for Saturday |
- | In March this year, a visit to the Great or Western Zig Zag near Lithgow was included in a walk from Bell to Lithgow. Many of those who. came requested a re-run, so to comply with this the walk has been programmed for Saturdaz | + | |
- | To quote from the pamphlet "The Zig Zag Railway" | + | To quote from the pamphlet "The Zig Zag Railway" |
"The Zig Zag, with its three beautiful sandstone viaducts, man-made ledges clinging to the mountain side, and the two tunnels, was acclaimed as an engineering masterpiece at the time." | "The Zig Zag, with its three beautiful sandstone viaducts, man-made ledges clinging to the mountain side, and the two tunnels, was acclaimed as an engineering masterpiece at the time." | ||
- | "In 1910, the new main line, with it system of 10 tunnels, was built to do away with the bottleneck that the Zig Zag had become. . The rails were :kain up, and for the next 60 years the old formation slumbered half-forgotten, | + | |
+ | "In 1910, the new main line, with its system of 10 tunnels, was built to do away with the bottleneck that the Zig Zag had become. The rails were torn up, and for the next 60 years the old formation slumbered half-forgotten, | ||
This is no longer the case and the Zig Zag Railway Society has succeeded in recreating part of the old Zig Zag as it was early this century. | This is no longer the case and the Zig Zag Railway Society has succeeded in recreating part of the old Zig Zag as it was early this century. | ||
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Mr. K. Robinson, a local resident, has promised to join the group and will be able to answer many of your questions. | Mr. K. Robinson, a local resident, has promised to join the group and will be able to answer many of your questions. | ||
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As a bonus, the Bell District is noted for the Waratahs, which grow in profusion and should be in bloom. | As a bonus, the Bell District is noted for the Waratahs, which grow in profusion and should be in bloom. | ||
- | DETAILS: | + | |
- | Route: Bell - Newnes Junction - Dargan' | + | ^DETAILS:^^ |
- | Tunnel - Zig Zag Railway - Lithgow. 18 km. | + | |Route:|Bell - Newnes Junction - Dargan' |
- | Train: 7.20 an Central - Lithgow. Alight at Bell. | + | |Train:|7.20 am Central - Lithgow. |
- | 6.15 pm Lithgow - Central - due 9.08 pm. | + | |Tickets:|Mini fare to Lithgow - $7.20 return. |
- | Tickets: Mini fare to Lithgow - $7.20 return. | + | |
- | . . Wet weather gear and pullover advisable as weather can be cold and/or misty in October, even if warm in Sydney. Bring torch for Clarence Tunnel. Tea, coffee, soft drinks, sweets available at Zig Zag. Restaurants and | + | Wet weather gear and pullover advisable as weather can be cold and/or misty in October, even if warm in Sydney. Bring torch for Clarence Tunnel. Tea, coffee, soft drinks, sweets available at Zig Zag. Restaurants and take-aways in Lithgow. |
- | 'take-aways in Lithgow. | + | |
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