Monthly:August 2025
An Old Track 31 August 2025 The promise of visiting an old man-made now-silted pool intrigued me! There are so many things to discover in the Blue Mountains. We started at the Lawson Lookout, one of the most boring lookouts in the mountains and made our way down the Magdala Gully track. We let the main track and soon joined an old track that took us to a creek that had been dammed. The walls of the small pool were […]
Faulconbridge To Springwood 29 August 2025 All on heritage-listed tracks, rainforest, creeks and waterfalls… John had a hand injury so this was perfect. We started on Victory Track, recently re-opened thanks to the unrelenting efforts of the Springwood Bushwalking Club (I was not far off the mark with my comments last year), and followed a nice creek! Clarinda Falls had water today: in my previous visits, it had been a trickle… We continued until we reached the National Park boundary […]
Ups and Downs – 2025 Navshield 16 August 2025 I was up early and went in search of coffee and food – readily available at the Salvos catering area! The weather forecast was for a high of 5 or 6*C and I was not disappointed! I hanged out by the fire of the Springwood Bushwalkers camp (we had packed away everything) waiting for the briefing. At 09:00 there was a big surge and all teams scattered in the landscape. The […]
2025 Navshield – Day 01 15 August 2025 Only one hour-drive to the NavShield 2025 Edition: Jenolan State Forest and Kanangra-Boyd National Park! I expected it to hard: the area is not know for its undulating hills! Team Blueys was there in no time for a change! After finding a camping location away from the boggy ground, it was time to register and get our maps – yes at 16:00! We were soon joined by the Springwood Bushwalking Club, a […]
