Friday 29/04/2022 Blue Waterholes Campground – Caves Creek – Nichols Gorge via Nichols Walk – Cooleman Cave – Long Plain Hut
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report)
This was a short solo walk back to Cooleman Cave with the sole objective of taking some better photographs than during yesterday’s visit. This time I was carrying a tripod, a white chopping board to act as a diffuser and a couple of small LED lights.
Tuesday 26/04/2022 Kings Cross Road near Mount Selwyn – Bullocks Head Creek – Selwyn Trail – Tabletop Mountain Trail North – Tabletop Mountain
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies
With Selwyn Ski Resort having been destroyed by bushfires on 6th Januaruy 2020 work was now underway on its replacement. As such, Kings Cross Road was closed about 1km past the Link Road turnoff. Undeterred, we parked outside this no go zone and made our way with a little bush bashing, cross country towards the Telstra tower past the closure.
1/11/2021 – 3/11/2021 Charlotte Pass – Club Lake – Carruthers Peak – Mount Lee
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo Country
Distance: 29km Total Ascent: 1865m Total Descent: 1865m Time: 15 hours
Participants: Damien Aggio, Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Tim Hager (Leader), John Mickan, Stephen Poole, Peter Whittle (1 day)
So far, my family and I have been very lucky to have escaped CoVid-19. We have largely kept to ourselves, masked up when around other people and obtained all vaccinations as soon as we could. We were also very lucky to have been able to take advantage of good snow-falls in mid-June and spend six days lift skiing at Perisher Valley. Being easily excited, I spent one of my first days back home diligently going through all my snow-camping kit and packing it ready for a quick getaway as soon as the next opportunity arose. It turned out to be a long wait between ski trips.
Wednesday 23/02/2022 Perisher Valley – Porcupine Rocks
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies
On our last trip this way we arrived at the Porcupine Rocks Track trailhead to find it closed for the day. National Parks had a helicopter ferrying in bags of gravel along the track for planned track work. Today we ran into two work parties each working on new metal grating behind tapped of sections we detoured around.
Monday 21/02/2022 Cascade Trail Carpark – Dead Horse Gap Walking Trail – Kosciuszko Trail – Eagles Nest
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies
We started the day purchasing a two year National Parks Pass for our brand new Trakkadu campervan and grabbing some last-minute groceries. Departing Jindabyne we were on our way with the aim of getting in several day walks and having our first sleep on the new van, three nights at Nagiraro Campground. After claiming a campsite (by pitching a two-man tent for the snorer in the family) we drove up the Thredbo Valley to Cascade Trail Carpark, arriving about 11:00am.
Monday 7/03/2022 Childowla Trail – Barrenjack Trail – Barrenjack Walk – Barren Jack Geodetic Station
Burrinjuck Nature Reserve, NSW
Ngunawal Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies, Geri Louis, Dave Whitelaw
Amongst road cycles, running, tennis games, frisbee golf, bird spotting and kayaking activities four of our mid-week party staying at Burrinjuck managed a walk up to Barrenjack Mountain. We drove up to and parked before the locked gate at the end of Childowla Trail, with the Link Trail (Hume and Hovell track) starting on the other side of the road.
On Childowla Trail we were surprised to encounter a National Parks vehicle heading out to do some work. For a good length of this section we disturbed a multitude of butterflies, often dozens at a time, that fluttered around as they were disturbed. It was a pity that they were too small to adequately capture a picture to do the scene justice. We also noted several different bird species, mostly from their song.
Sunday 20/02/2022 Gaden Trout Hatchery – Thredbo River Trail – Pallaibo Walking Trail – Sawpit Creek Sawpit Track – Sawpit Creek
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies
As Pallaibo Walking Trail was closed along the Thredbo River from Thredbo River Picnic Area to Gaden Trout Hatchery for track work, we instead departed from the Hatchery car park. Nestled on the Thredbo River there is a large, well maintained grassy picnic area with great access for water play.
Thursday 24/02/2022 Ngarigo Campground – Thredbo Valley Track – Thredbo River – Thredbo
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo Country
Participant: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report)
A wet night at Ngarigo campground didn’t deter us from our morning activities. As Sue was training for the upcoming Mount Stromlo Trail Running event she headed off on a 10km run towards Thredbo Diggings Campground whilst I walked towards Thredbo along the Thredbo Valley Track.
Tuesday 22/02/2022 Cascade Trail Carpark – Cascade Trail – Thredbo River – Bobs Ridge – Cascade Creek – Cascade Hut
Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Ngarigo Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies
It was a very cool summer night last night at Nagiro Campsite, the morning greeting us with low clouds. On our arrival at the Cascade Trail Carpark we wondered what was going on as a convoy of four, four wheel drive vehicles joined us at the same time as three motor cyclists.
Sunday 15/03/2021 Banksia Walk – Batewarra Point
Batemans Bay, NSW
Yuin Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies
With this short walk so close to where we were spending a couple of nights in Batemans Bay it was a great option to complete the day.
Friday 23/04/2021 Jamison Lookout – Princes Rock Lookout Track – Undercliff Track – Fletchers Lookout – Wentworth Falls Lookout – National Pass Track – Slacks Stairs – Jamison Creek
Blue Mountains National Park, NSW
Dharug Country
Participants: Beth Davies, Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies, Pablo Ureña Vega
This walk turned out to be much shorter than we would have liked as the National Pass Track was closed at the track junction at Slacks Stairs. Despite this closure, it would still provide us with the opportunity to introduce Pablo to some cliff walking in the Blue Mountains.
Wednesday 21/04/2021 Bells Line of Road – Jinki Ridge – Dalpura Creek
Blue Mountains National Park, NSW
Dharug Country
Participants: Beth Davies, Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies, Pablo Ureña Vega
After driving up from the South Coast to Blackheath this morning we found ourselves enjoying an early lunch at Blackheath and contemplating our afternoon activities. Sue pulled out the March 6, Sydney Morning Herald Traveller section, which was subtitled “Think you know the Blue Mountains”. In this article, we noted that local photographer Gary Hayes had recommended Jinki Ridge as his favourite local walk.