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--- 196911 [2016/03/01 11:53] – [Now Fades the Last Steak of Snow] kennettj
+++ 196911 [2016/04/23 09:28] – [The October General Meeting] kennettj
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 |The Men Who Never Were -Thornigar |19|
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 |**BUS.MGR.**| Bill Burke, Coral Tree Drive, Carlingford |
 |**TYPIST**| Christa Younger, 71 Yarran Rd, Oatley.|
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 The following week-end Bob Younger's 15 pilgrims over Mt. Solitary finished in a wind blown snow storm, and refuged in Wentworth Falls Railway Station to recover. It was rather milder for David Cotton's day walk amongst the bees and wild flowers at Darke's Forest: on the same day eleven people on David Ingram's day walk over Scouter's Mt. found it "nice and scratchy", again with good wild flowers.
-Pat Harrison reported that a party of 15 went out on his Nullo Mt Pomany trip: they were unable to get down into Wedden Valley but a pleasant trip was had. John Holly's St. Helena party of I9 including 11 prospectives) passed through some areas severely burned out last summer, but found St. Helena itself unscathed.
+Pat Harrison reported that a party of 15 went out on his Nullo Mt Pomany trip: they were unable to get down into Wedden Valley but a pleasant trip was had. John Holly's St. Helena party of 19 including 11 prospectives) passed through some areas severely burned out last summer, but found St. Helena itself unscathed.
-Mike Short took over Barry Wa11ace's Nattai River trip and reported numerous snakes. The area around Starlight's track is recovering well from last year bushfires. Finally David Ingram topped the poll with 42 people on his Wondabyne walk. They were, he said, very well behaved so no one got astray.
+Mike Short took over Barry Wallace's Nattai River trip and reported numerous snakes. The area around Starlight's track is recovering well from last year bushfires. Finally David Ingram topped the poll with 42 people on his Wondabyne walk. They were, he said, very well behaved so no one got astray.
 Wilf Hilder, on Federation matters, said a Committee had been set up to consider Reunion sites. Suggestions were invited, and information of suitable sites would he made known to member Clubs. The price of military maps had risen to 75c a copy. Owing to a burning coal seam nearby, the pass on Black Billy's Head in the Narrow Neck Megalong area, was rather obscure at present.
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 The time was 8.55, no one had anything to add, and we closed down.
 ====== Taro ======
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+And so we must leave it at that. I feel, as no doubt many other people do, that although Taros's bodily presence is not with us, the spirit of the man will always remain and that he will always be trudging along with us with his Taro-made pack on his back, so constructed you will remember to have easy access to his watch, paper and pencil and for quick use, if necessary of his snake bite outfit. Let us ever be reminded that one of Taro's calibre cannot really depart from us and I conclude by repeating part of my tribute to him in the SBW Magazine : "It is not a case of Farewell Taro but walk on Taro and may the track become ever easier".
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+Would any walker who is willing to donate back copies of the Sydney Bushwalker or who knows of a supply please contact Phil Butt or Joan Rigby. They will be forwarded to interested libraries such as the National Library in Canberra.
-:Oniac	utt'()693155 (E))	Man .Th_gy (39274.1 (E)) hee will IDe f6pwardod to intorested-1Yoraries such as the 1-ationa1, Library Cjanberra.
-Any person interested in selling two H Frame packs please contact Bruce McGrath, Dept of Chemistry, University of Sydney or ring 6608741.	.	.
+Any person interested in selling two H Frame packs please contact Bruce McGrath, Dept of Chemistry, University of Sydney or ring 6608741.
 ====== Now Fades the Last Steak of Snow ======
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 The natural route to Jagungal approximates on the map, a straight line from the apex of the Big Bend
-on the Valentino to the south facing bowl of the mountain itself, and is a delightful lope along the Valley at about 5,800' to 6,000' with very little effort required. We crossed the Rocky Plains Creek at the point whore it flows due south for half a mile. The surface was of matt finish ice just thick enough to ski on.
+on the Valentino to the south facing bowl of the mountain itself, and is a delightful lope along the Valley at about 5,800' to 6,000' with very little effort required until the final half hour climb. We crossed the Rocky Plains Creek at the point where it flows due south for half a mile. The surface was of matt finish ice just thick enough to ski on. Downstream was a pond about sixty feet across, beyond the jumble of rocks at the far end, the stream dropped and rumbled out of sight. Upstream the narrow ribbon of ice was open here and there at the edges  and the water swished and gurgled quietly. A few more days of sunshine and Preety Plains Creek would be open. Apart from patches of grass on the higher banks of the creek, the route was well covered. We stopped on a rise at the halfway mark and looked back at the steep western slopes of the Main Range, a narrow bead of creamy tinge which contrasted with the ultra whiteness of the rest of the snow.
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-a riSe at the halfway mark and looked back at the steep western slopes of the Main Range, a narrow 1).3c1 of creamy tinge which contrasted with the ultra,whiteness of the Test of the snow.
-The summit of Jagungal was remarkably calm and we were able to sit there in comfort and soak up the panorama. To the south, the area around Grey Mare hut, at about 5200',looked rather bare, but the Grey Mare Range was well covered and I wished that we had an extra day to explore its length and to see, close up, the Geehi Gorge and the western slopes.
+The summit of Jagungal was remarkably calm and we were able to sit there in comfort and soak up the panorama. To the south, the area around Grey Mare hut, at about 5200',looked rather bare, but the Grey Mare Range was well covered and I wished that we had an extra day to explore its length and to see, close up,the Geehi Gorge and the western slopes.
-There was instead the immediate pleasure of the descent of the and bowl. George headed for the knob to the south west of the trig, and we thought for a moment that he was going to take it straight, but he changed his mind when he saw the bottomless pit beneath him and joined Digby and I in traversing to the limit to get the most cut of the run. The snow was soft and turning, at times, a little uncertain. At one stage we marvelled at George's novel technique of skiing on his stomach with the soles
+There was instead the immediate pleasure of the descent of the and bowl. George headed for the knob to the south west of the trig, and we thought for a moment that he was going to take it straight, but he changed his mind when he saw the bottomless pit beneath him and joined Digby and I in traversing to the limit to get the most cut of the run. The snow was soft and turning, at times, a little uncertain. At one stage we marvelled at George's novel technique of skiing on his stomach with the soles of his skis warming in the sun and at the same time clearing his beard as it bulldozed through the snow, but as George explained, he discovered it quite by accident and isn't sure that he could do it again. Back at Valentine Digby's crossing was still intact but George and I spurned it and chose to wade the river about one mile further up. The thaw was really on.
-of his skis warming in the sun and at the same time clearing his beard as it bulldozed through the snow, but as George explained, he discovered it quite by accident and isn't sure that he could do it again. Back at Valentino Digby's crossing was still intact but George and I spurned it and chose to wade the river about one mile further up. The thaw was really on.
-rie sat in the hut in the mid afternoon slurping billy after billy of tea prior to wood gathering and ski-fixing, with a satisfying feeling of accomplishment. Now it could rain or blow or snow and we wouldn't mind. It didn't. The moon shone again, and at intervals we'd wander out -Ind gaze at the ghostly glory of the slopes and then creep back inside to warm up Again. .
-The next morning there was a smoke haze in the air, and later
+We sat in the hut in the mid afternoon slurping billy after billy of tea prior to wood gathering and ski-fixing, with a satisfying feeling of accomplishment. Now it could rain or blow or snow and we wouldn't mind. It didn't. The moon shone again, and at intervals we'd wander out and gaze at the ghostly glory of the slopes and then creep back inside to warm up again.
-a brisk wind blowing clouds over to shield our sunburnt noses. It
-would have been a blustery day en the slopes, but our valley was sheltered and still very hot. Sure enough the snow en Two (or Three) mile Crook was soft and we slid gently down. rear White's the soft
-snow was interspersed with hard patches where trees overhung the road formation. The acceleration on these was remarkable to behold, as was the sudden jerk with which we ploughed into the soft stuff again.
-non& the flume we plodded on and shortly after the start of the downhill the snow became very patchy. 77e, persevered for a while but the scrape of rock on skis became too much to stand. The grass and rocks won out and it was all over,
+The next morning there was a smoke haze in the air, and later a brisk wind blowing clouds over to shield our sunburnt noses. It would have been a blustery day on the slopes, but our valley was sheltered and still very hot. Sure enough the snow on Two (or Three) mile Crook was soft and we slid gently down. Near White's the soft snow was interspersed with hard patches where trees overhung the road formation. The acceleration on these was remarkable to behold, as was the sudden jerk with which we ploughed into the soft stuff again. From the flume we plodded on and shortly after the start of the downhill the snow became very patchy. We, persevered for a while but the scrape of rock on skis became too much to stand. The grass and rocks won out and it was all over.
 ====== Once Upon a Time ======