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- | A "WHITE CHRISTMAS" | + | ===== A White Christmas In The Snowy Mountains. ===== |
by Rudi Dezelin. | by Rudi Dezelin. | ||
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Here is an account of a recent pack-walk in the Pilot Wilderness area of Kosciusko National Park, where I experienced the usual extremes in weather conditions of the High Country. | Here is an account of a recent pack-walk in the Pilot Wilderness area of Kosciusko National Park, where I experienced the usual extremes in weather conditions of the High Country. | ||
- | SaturdayL | + | |
- | Arrived at Thredbo Alpine Village, looking forward to the most welcome comforts of clean and comfortable lodge accommodation after " | + | === Saturday, |
- | south from Sydney for the past week or so. The previous night was spent in a shelter hut at Thredbo Diggings, halfway between Jindabyne and Thredho (Rutledge Hut). | + | |
- | Most of the previous day (Friday) was spent sheltering in the hut as gale-force | + | Arrived at Thredbo Alpine Village, looking forward to the most welcome comforts of clean and comfortable lodge accommodation after " |
- | Sunday, 23rd Dec. | + | |
- | Set off early morning from Thredbo in ideal walking weather: sunny and dry,with refreshing cool westerly breezes. | + | Most of the previous day (Friday) was spent sheltering in the hut as gale-force |
- | After' | + | |
- | enjoyable to lunch in the shade of the hut. Cascade Hut is one of the best-kept huts in the Kosciusko National Park: it is maintained by the Illawarra Alpine Club from Wollongong. | + | === Sunday, 23rd Dec. === |
- | Monday, 24th Dec. | + | |
- | Christmas Eve dawned sunny, dry and warm after an unusually mild and clear night. I left early morning to avoid walking in the heat of the day, for the 3i hours stroll to the Tin Mine Huts. The Tin Mine Huts area looked much worse than on my previous visit here two years ago. " | + | Set off early morning from Thredbo in ideal walking weather: sunny and dry with refreshing cool westerly breezes. |
- | Three men from Adelaide Bushwalkers Club were also camping at these huts and we had an enjoyable evening yarning around the campfire. On a short walk at dusk we surprised a beautiful solitary stallion brumby but he made off with a snort at a fast gallop, as soon as he noticed us! | + | |
- | Other fauna sighted included a spectacular bright red-breasted "Flame Robin", | + | After leaving Dead Horse Gap, on the Cascades Firetrail, I spotted a beautiful, glossy, orange-yellow fox scurrying off the trail. After a three hour trudge up and down Bob's Ridge I arrived at Cascade Hut just in time for lunch. After a refreshing dip in the nearby stream, it was enjoyable to lunch in the shade of the hut. Cascade Hut is one of the best-kept huts in the Kosciusko National Park: it is maintained by the Illawarra Alpine Club from Wollongong. |
- | Tuesday, 25th Dec. | + | |
+ | === Monday, 24th Dec. === | ||
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+ | Christmas Eve dawned sunny, dry and warm after an unusually mild and clear night. I left early morning to avoid walking in the heat of the day, for the 3 1/2 hours stroll to the Tin Mine Huts. The Tin Mine Huts area looked much worse than on my previous visit here two years ago. " | ||
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+ | Three men from Adelaide Bushwalkers Club were also camping at these huts and we had an enjoyable evening yarning around the campfire. On a short walk at dusk we surprised a beautiful solitary stallion brumby but he made off with a snort at a fast gallop, as soon as he noticed us! Other fauna sighted included a spectacular bright red-breasted "Flame Robin", | ||
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+ | === Tuesday, 25th Dec. === | ||
Christmas Day turned out a very unsettled day: mostly cloudy, very windy morning then a brief thunderstorm with hail at lunchtime; clear and sunny, warm by the afternoon. The weather in the High Country certainly is extremely unpredictable and changeable! | Christmas Day turned out a very unsettled day: mostly cloudy, very windy morning then a brief thunderstorm with hail at lunchtime; clear and sunny, warm by the afternoon. The weather in the High Country certainly is extremely unpredictable and changeable! | ||
- | Left Tin Mine Huts early morning for the long (mostly uphill) trudge back to Cascade Hut, and again saw a multitude of brightly coloured parrots along the track. It was very pleasant walking among the beautiful and colourful profusion of Alpine flowers which are only out for a very brief | + | |
- | Page 14 THE SYDNEY alISHWALKER April, 1985 | + | Left Tin Mine Huts early morning for the long (mostly uphill) trudge back to Cascade Hut, and again saw a multitude of brightly coloured parrots along the track. It was very pleasant walking among the beautiful and colourful profusion of Alpine flowers which are only out for a very brief season in the short alpine summers. The countryside in general was very lush and green after the good rains since the drought broke in March 1983. |
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- | 0 ' | + | Spent overnight at Cascades Hut once again then returned to Thredbo the following morning for a very welcme hot shower and hearty breakfast! |
- | season in the short alpine summers. The countryside in general was very lush and green after the good rains snce the droughtbroke | + | |
- | Spent overnight at Cascades Hut ,,nce again then returned to Thredbo the following morning for a very welcme hot shower and hearty breakfast! | + | Just before leaving Cascades Hut on the dawn of Boxing Day, through the heavy mist appeared a beautiful |
- | Just before leaving Cascades Hut on the dawn of Boxing Day, through the heavy mist appeared a beautiful | + | |
- | All in all, a most rewarding | + | All in all, a most rewarding |
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===== The 1985 Annual General Meeting. ===== | ===== The 1985 Annual General Meeting. ===== | ||
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Correspondence brought letters from Ron Knightley, proposing various activities as the Club's contribution to the bi-centenary celebration and an application for reinstatement to full membership from Dorothy Webb. | Correspondence brought letters from Ron Knightley, proposing various activities as the Club's contribution to the bi-centenary celebration and an application for reinstatement to full membership from Dorothy Webb. | ||
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The Annual Reports for the President, the Walks Secretary, Social, New Members, Coolana, Magazine Editor, and Conservation Secretary were taken as read and adopted. | The Annual Reports for the President, the Walks Secretary, Social, New Members, Coolana, Magazine Editor, and Conservation Secretary were taken as read and adopted. | ||
- | The Treasurer' | + | The Treasurer' |
The meeting then proceeded to the election of officers for the coming year. A voting system was agreed, and elections proceeded. The results will have appeared in last month' | The meeting then proceeded to the election of officers for the coming year. A voting system was agreed, and elections proceeded. The results will have appeared in last month' | ||
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At this point the motion on the Agenda to replace " | At this point the motion on the Agenda to replace " | ||
- | The Treasurer then proposed that the annual subscription for the coming year be set at $11 per household of one person, with an addition of $5 per person for households larger than one. The student subscription | + | The Treasurer then proposed that the annual subscription for the coming year be set at $11 per household of one person, with an addition of $5 per person for households larger than one. The student subscription was to be $9, and the entrance fee $3. In support of the proposed fees the Treasurer outlined the budget for the coming year, primarily one of containment with a small surplus predicted. After some discussion, and one or two unsuccessful amendments the proposed subscription levels were accepted. |
- | was to be $9, and the entrance fee $3. In support of the proposed fees the Treasurer outlined the budget for the coming year, primarily one of containment with a small surplus predicted. After some discussion, and one or two unsuccessful amendments the proposed subscription levels were accepted. | + | |
The Treasurer' | The Treasurer' | ||
- | All of which only served as a warm up for the Walks Report. For the weekend of 15,16,17 February Elwyn Morris took a party of 5 to the Munmoral State Recreation area, Barry Wallace had 6 people on his Kbwmung | + | All of which only served as a warm up for the Walks Report. For the weekend of 15,16,17 February Elwyn Morris took a party of 5 to the Munmoral State Recreation area, Barry Wallace had 6 people on his Kowmung |
Roger Browne led the bidding for the weekend of 22,23,24 February with 20 people on his Shoalhaven River walk. Hans Stichter' | Roger Browne led the bidding for the weekend of 22,23,24 February with 20 people on his Shoalhaven River walk. Hans Stichter' | ||
- | Over the weekend of 1,2,3 March Bill Holland had 22 starters on his Bob Turner' | + | |
- | The weekend of 8,9,10 March saw Roger Browne leading 12 people on another trip in the Shoalhaven area. David Rostron and Laurie Quaken both cancelled their ttips that weekend, so it was left to the day walks to carry the day, so t6 speak. Joan Cooper' | + | Over the weekend of 1,2,3 March Bill Holland had 22 starters on his Bob Turner' |
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+ | The weekend of 8,9,10 March saw Roger Browne leading 12 people on another trip in the Shoalhaven area. David Rostron and Laurie Quaken both cancelled their ttips that weekend, so it was left to the day walks to carry the day, so to speak. Joan Cooper' | ||
We were advised that there was no significant report of S.B.W. matters to present. | We were advised that there was no significant report of S.B.W. matters to present. | ||
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It was then only a matter of declaring the meeting closed, together with some prompting from the audience, before a near approximation of the traditional call "LET US RE-UNE" | It was then only a matter of declaring the meeting closed, together with some prompting from the audience, before a near approximation of the traditional call "LET US RE-UNE" | ||
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+ | === For Sale. === | ||
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+ | One pair Volley O.C. sandshoes, size 5 (feel more like size 6), $12 - Barbara Bruce, phone 546-6570. | ||
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- | FOR SALE: One pair Volley O.C. sandshoes, size 5 (feel more like size 6), $12 - Barbara Bruce, phone 546-6570. | ||
- | PaGE 16 THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER April, 1985 | ||
THE LONGEST DAY. | THE LONGEST DAY. |
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