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 =====THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKER=====
-A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers; Box 4476, G,P,O. Sydney, N.S.W. 2001. Club meetings are held every Wednesday evening from 7.30 p,m, at The Wireless Institute building, 14 Aitchison Street, St, Leonards. Enquiries concerning the Club should be referred to Mrs. Marcia Shappert -  telephone 30.2028.
+A monthly bulletin of matters of interest to The Sydney Bush Walkers; Box 4476, G.P.O. Sydney, N.S.W. 2001.
+Club meetings are held every Wednesday evening from 7.30 p.m. at The Wireless Institute building, 14 Aitchison Street, St. Leonards.
+Enquiries concerning the Club should be referred to Mrs. Marcia Shappert -  telephone 30.2028.
 |Editors:|Dorothy Pike, 53 Wyralla Ave., Epping, 2121. Telephone 86.1352|
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 by Dot Butler
-Greetings to the S.t.L from Dot Butler in California - 25/7/77. Tomorrow I leave for Equador, the Galapagos Islands and Columbia, which I may tell You about in another letter. I will tell you all about my three months in California right now, before I get all my impressions overlaid with new experiences.
+Greetings to the S.B.W. from Dot Butler in California - 25/7/77. Tomorrow I leave for Equador, the Galapagos Islands and Columbia, which I may tell you about in another letter. I will tell you all about my three months in California right now, before I get all my impressions overlaid with new experiences.
-Along the western margin of the United States from Lat035 to Lat039030 lie a succession of mountain chains folded like waves of stone, upon whose seaward base beat the mild breakers of the Pacific Ocean. The grandest of these is the Sierra Nevada - the most glorious and beautiful region of America. Its eastern slope is a steep wall of rock plunging down to the hot dry plain, reminiscent of Central Australiats deserts with its red soil, the vegetation being rusty olive sage brush and stunted oak trees whose prolific acorns furnished the staple food of grizzly bears which once inhabited California in enormous numbers, but have now been exterminated. It is somewhat ironic that the grizzly bear is still featured on the flag of California as its state emblem.
-- A highway runs along this eastern Side, and if your taste is for a desert entry to your mountains you can travel this road. However,. the most scenic road is on the western side of the range, through the fertile Central Valley of California with its rich volcanic soil supporting vineyards, citrus orchards, grain-fields and miles of vegetable gardens. The western slope of the Sierras is a grand sweep, well watered and clothed in cool stately forests of conifers, comprising about 12 species which occupy their ecological niche with almost mathematical precision; at 2,500 ft0 intervals the species change, through from red pine, white pine, hemlocks, Douglas fir, deodars and all the others whose names I have not yet learned, right up to the stunted lodgepole pine in the high snowfields around 12,000 ft.
-The passes through the range vary from 79000 to 12,000 ft. the
-crest of therange is a line of sharp snowy peaks rising to 15,000 ft0
-which catch the pink alpenglow long after the sun has set for all the rest of America.
-Beyond. California, northward into Oregon and. Washington, right up to the Canadian border9 the range breaks down into a line of isolated.
-extinct volcanoes, the most lofty being Mt Shasta, 14,440 ft. high.
-A magnificent new National Park now takes in most of this region 2,- the Northern Cascades National Park.
-Over the past three months I have had many trips to the Sierras,
-sampling the mountains from the Mexican horde e' to the northernmost tip
-of Oregon. Our trips ranged from three-day week-ends to sessions of
-two weeks duration. On the longer trips I travel in a V.W. van with a
-a
-German couple and their two husky pack-dogs. :Host Americans like to take dogs with them into the wilderness, the dog being an extension of the man's senses,. as it were he responds much faster than his master to all the sounds and movements and scents of the forest.)
+Along the western margin of the United States from Lat. 35 to Lat. 39.30 lie a succession of mountain chains folded like waves of stone, upon whose seaward base beat the mild breakers of the Pacific Ocean. The grandest of these is the Sierra Nevada - the most glorious and beautiful region of America. Its eastern slope is a steep wall of rock plunging down to the hot dry plain, reminiscent of Central Australia's deserts with its red soil, the vegetation being rusty olive sage brush and stunted oak trees whose prolific acorns furnished the staple food of grizzly bears which once inhabited California in enormous numbers, but have now been exterminated. It is somewhat ironic that the grizzly bear is still featured on the flag of California as its state emblem.
-A big proportion of the land which is not declared National Park is National Forest, where selective logging is supposed to take place. The conservationists fight a perpetual battle to sce that, for instance, logging of redwoods in the Sequoia National Forest does not impinge over the border into the Sequoia National Park. The Sierra Club is a very influential and wealthy club whose members are to the forefront and very vocal in all matters of conservation0
-I. clirdbed the 10,000 ft. Disaster Peak, Mt. Arnott and the three peaks of Lightning in the Staniflaus River region just north of Yosamite. This was an experimental run to see if the snow was climable so early in the season - in early spring the powder snow ca n be very deep, giving rise to dangerous powder snow avalanches Conditions seemed all right though, so our next jaunt was south of Yosamite to the King's Canyon National Park to climb the North Palisades, 14,242 ft. The weather was good, but Hughie the weather man wasn't making it easy for us - the snowfields we encountered above 12,000 ft. were so soft we sank through without warning right up to the hips, We finally made it to the top of a 13,00( 't0 notch in the range which my climbing partner, John, was sure was one he had used 10 years earlier, but it was terrifically steep and by the time we had negotiated it and got down the other side, the extra 1,000 ft, of the Palisades as out of the question. So there's my excuse for coming back again.
-Cur next trip, to climb the high peaks in the Inyo State Forest ended in our being chased out in a snow storm, but the weather treated us well on our 10 'Lay trip north into the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness in Oregon where we joined up with the Spokana Mountaineering Club and climbed. Jefferson (10,000 ft.) twice, once from the north and again from the south. The dogs eame w:Lth us to about 9,000 ft. carrying the climbing rope, then we tied them up, roped up and negotiated the terrifically steep snow, ice and rock outcrops another 1,000 ft. to the top without excited dogs jostling us off our steps. Herb, the dogs' master, was disappointed - he was convinced they could have made it to the top - never mind about our fate,
-Well, the wilderness and national parks over here are MIGHTY., and well worth a lengthy visit. Wait till you hear about their 3-State Trail - a thousand miles of mountain walking.
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+A highway runs along this eastern side, and if your taste is for a desert entry to your mountains you can travel this road. However, the most scenic road is on the western side of the range, through the fertile Central Valley of California with its rich volcanic soil supporting vineyards, citrus orchards, grain-fields and miles of vegetable gardens. The western slope of the Sierras is a grand sweep, well watered and clothed in cool stately forests of conifers, comprising about 12 species which occupy their ecological niche with almost mathematical precision; at 2,500 ft. intervals the species change, through from red pine, white pine, hemlocks, Douglas fir, deodars and all the others whose names I have not yet learned, right up to the stunted lodgepole pine in the high snowfields around 12,000 ft.
+The passes through the range vary from 7,000 to 12,000 ft.; the crest of the range is a line of sharp snowy peaks rising to 15,000 ft. which catch the pink alpen glow long after the sun has set for all the rest of America.
+Beyond California, northward into Oregon and Washington, right up to the Canadian border the range breaks down into a line of isolated extinct volcanoes, the most lofty being Mt Shasta, 14,440 ft. high.  A magnificent new National Park now takes in most of this region - the Northern Cascades National Park.
+Over the past three months I have had many trips to the Sierras, sampling the mountains from the Mexican border to the northernmost tip of Oregon. Our trips ranged from three-day week-ends to sessions of two weeks duration. On the longer trips I travel in a V.W. van with a German couple and their two husky pack-dogs. Most Americans like to take dogs with them into the wilderness, the dog being an extension of the man's senses, as it were; he responds much faster than his master to all the sounds and movements and scents of the forest.
+A big proportion of the land which is not declared National Park is National Forest, where selective logging is supposed to take place. The conservationists fight a perpetual battle to see that, for instance, logging of redwoods in the Sequoia National Forest does not impinge over the border into the Sequoia National Park. The Sierra Club is a very influential and wealthy club whose members are to the forefront and very vocal in all matters of conservation.
+I climbed the 10,000 ft. Disaster Peak, Mt. Arnott and the three peaks of Lightning in the Staniflaus River region just north of Yosemite. This was an experimental run to see if the snow was climbable so early in the season - in early spring the powder snow can be very deep, giving rise to dangerous powder snow avalanches. Conditions seemed all right though, so our next jaunt was south of Yosemite to the King's Canyon National Park to climb the North Palisades, 14,242 ft. The weather was good, but Hughie the weather man wasn't making it easy for us - the snowfields we encountered above 12,000 ft. were so soft we sank through without warning right up to the hips. We finally made it to the top of a 13,000 ft. notch in the range which my climbing partner, John, was sure was one he had used 10 years earlier, but it was terrifically steep and by the time we had negotiated it and got down the other side, the extra 1,000 ft. of the Palisades was out of the question. So there's my excuse for coming back again.
+Our next trip, to climb the high peaks in the Inyo State Forest ended in our being chased out in a snow storm, but the weather treated us well on our 10 day trip north into the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness in Oregon where we joined up with the Spokana Mountaineering Club and climbed Jefferson (10,000 ft.) twice, once from the north and again from the south. The dogs came with us to about 9,000 ft. carrying the climbing rope, then we tied them up, roped up and negotiated the terrifically steep snow, ice and rock outcrops another 1,000 ft. to the top without excited dogs jostling us off our steps. Herb, the dogs' master, was disappointed - he was convinced they could have made it to the top - never mind about __our__ fate.
+Well, the wilderness and national parks over here are MIGHTY, and well worth a lengthy visit. Wait till you hear about their 3-State Trail - a thousand miles of mountain walking.
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 districts, Scotland, Yorkshire and the West Country (Somerset, Devon,
-August, 1977.
-THE SYDNEY BUSHW
-Pago R.
 Cornwall). It was on Exmoor (Devon) that I saw my first fox hunt.
 We watched fascinated as riders and hounds jumped over fences and hedges in hot pursuit of their quarry. Another favourite riding game is
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 LONDON. N.19.- 828-8070 Ext. 2640 (B)
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-DAVID COTTON'S PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKSHOP 7.24I1222L122L2gbal9_12171.
-. Taking a Photo
+====DAVID COTTON'S PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKSHOP====
-. Developing the Film.
-, Making Prints and Enlargements.
+th/25th September, 1977
- LoCation is not yot decided. If anyone can help with a suitable location please contact David in the clubroom as soon as possible. Anyone interested in the workshop please-also contact David.
-. Page_
+  - Taking a Photo
-THE SYITIEY BUSHW.ALICER
+  - Developing the Film.
-. 1977.,
+  - Making Prints and Enlargements.
-BUSHWALKER BOB.
-we could use tent poles around here.
+Location is not yet decided. If anyone can help with a suitable location please contact David in the clubroom as soon as possible.
- Setting up Gamp.
-Not to I See? gust tie down a sup-le \ I worry. I branch, set up the tent like il Nature will 1 this, and -
+Anyone interested in the workshop please also contact David.
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-Can't see anything
+====BUSHWALKER BOB - Setting up Camp====
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-N.419
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+|Can't see anything we could use for tent poles around here.|
-I think we'd better look further or for
+|Not to worry. Nature will provide.|
-\ some tent po:i es. -
+|See? Just tie down a supple branch, set up the tent like this, and -|
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+|FLING!|
-L.. )1
+|I think we'd better look further on for some tent poles|
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 by Barry Wallace
-It was about 8.24 when the president called the 30 or so members present to near order and welcomed the new members and quite a crop they were First and not least there was Ch'e-l-lio-and,LIror,rot Brown,9
+It was about 8.24 when the president called the 30 or so members present to near order and welcomed the new members; and quite a crop they were. First and not least there was Charlie and Margaret Brown, Nancy Beckman, David Rutherford and two who were not present, Bill Capon (was he chicken?) and Walter Liddle. Oh yes, Wendy Finch who sent apologies.
-Nancy Beckman, David Rutherford and two who were not present, Bill
-Capon (was he chicken?) Qld Walter Liddle. Oh yes, Wendy Finch who sent apologies.
+The minutes were read and received with a minimum of fuss and a report on the recent Nature Conservation Council Meeting.
-The minutes were read and received with a minimum of fuss and a report on the recent Nature Conservation Council :::ieeting.
-Correspondence In, apart from magazines and ciroulars, consisted of a N.P.W.S0 letter expressing their concern over the granting of mining leases within the boundaries of the Morton National Park, a
+Correspondence In, apart from magazines and circulars, consisted of a N.P.W.S. letter expressing their concern over the granting of mining leases within the boundaries of the Morton National Park, a letter from Joe Turner accepting honorary membership, and a request from a student preparing a survey of parks useage that we accept and complete questionnaires on individual members' useage of national parks.
-letter from Joe Turner accepting honorary membership, and a request from a student preparing a survey of 1.,f2ks useage that we accept and complete questionnaires on individual members' useage of national parks.
-Correspondence Out was limited to letters to new members (all six of them),
+Correspondence Out was limited to letters to new members (all six of them).
-An apology for unavoidable 'ion-attendance was sent by Rod Peters.
-Page 13. THE SYDNEY BUSHWATI2.2. August; 1977.
+An apology for unavoidable non-attendance was sent by Rod Peters.
-The treasurer then provided the following data for the month: Opening Balance: $2088.55, Income: $5520979 Outgo s 362.07, -Closing Balance $2279.45.
-Federation report hinted at problems with the S. & R. section, a matter of concern for any walker who takes seriously the ,possibility of becoming lost or injured in the bush. There were comments on the Northern Blue Mountains Park proposal and a letter from N.P.W.S. about wood choppin; lctivities in Bluegum (1 assume this means other than that for whicn N.P.W.S, is responsible).
+The treasurer then provided the following data for the month: Opening Balance: $2088.55, Income: $552.97 Outgo: $362.07, Closing Balance $2279.45.
-So then it was just a matter of the Walks Report and General Business, which turned out to be a nonevent.
+Federation report hinted at problems with the S. & R. section, a matter of concern for any walker who takes seriously the possibility of becoming lost or injured in the bush. There were comments on the Northern Blue Mountains Park proposal and a letter from N.P.W.S. about wood chopping activities in Bluegum (I assume this means other than that for which N.P.W.S. is responsible).
+So then it was just a matter of the Walks Report and General Business, which turned out to be a non-event.
 The meeting was declared closed at 9.22.
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 ====WALK NOTES====
 by Len Newland
+(432419 (B) )
-WALKS FOR SEPTEMBER (432419 (B) )
+__WALKS FOR SEPTEMBER__
 __Test Walks__
-, 3, 4 - John Fox and I are planning to do c,nother walk from Fitzroy Falls to Kangaroo Valley via Mt. Carrialoo. Those interested in offtrack walking will be interested in this one. For those who come, transport will be by private cars, and a car swap will be involved.
+|2,3,4|John Fox and I are planning to do another walk from Fitzroy Falls to Kangaroo Valley via Mt. Carrialoo. Those interested in offtrack walking will be interested in this one. For those who come, transport will be by private cars, and a car swap will be involved.|
-,10,11 Hilltop to Nattai River via Starlight's Trail and MacArthur'u Flat and back via Rocky Waterholes Crook. Leader is Hans Beck.
+|9,10,11|Hilltop to Nattai River via Starlight's Trail and MacArthur's Flat and back via Rocky Waterholes Creek. Leader is Hans Beck.|
-Sunday 11 Govett's Leap, Junction Rock and across the valley to Fortress Creek Falls, then back via Pulpit Rock and Upper Horseshoe Falls. Victor Lewin leads. this slightly different walk in the Govett's Leap area, Blackheath.
+|Sunday 11|Govett's Leap, Junction Rock and across the valley to Fortress Creek Falls, then back via Pulpit Rock and Upper Horseshoe Falls. Victor Lewin leads this slightly different walk in the Govett's Leap area, Blackheath.|
-,17,18 John RLdfern's Airly Base Camp, described in a recent issue of the magazine, is to take place once a,-;ain; this time under dry conditions, we hope. Saturday's walk is a day test walk and involves a climb up Genowlan Mountain and a sighting of diamond mine workings. Sunday will have an easy trip to Mt. Airly.
+|16,17,18|John Redfern's Airly Base Camp, described in a recent issue of the magazine, is to take place once again; this time under dry conditions, we hope. Saturday's walk is a day test walk and involves a climb up Genowlan Mountain and a sighting of diamond mine workings. Sunday will have an easy trip to Mt. Airly.|
-Sunday 25th North of the Hawkesb-ury, Alan Fall leads his walk from Patonga to Wondabyne via Mt. Warrah, Mt. Canara and Mt. Wondabyne,
+|Sunday 25th|North of the Hawkesbury, Alan Fall leads his walk from Patonga to Wondabyne via Mt. Warrah, Mt. Canara and Mt. Wondabyne|
-Weekend Walks
-, 4 - Rock Bottom and out to Genowlan Mountain and Black Mountain. Leader is Peter Miller.
-Page 147 THE SYDNEY BUSWHALKER August, 1977.
+__Weekend Walks__
-Wookond Walks (cont.)
-,24,25 - Wentworth Falls and down all the interesting, watorcoursos in the Valley of the WRters. Then a poli over to :no Solitary, visible in the distance from the bottorl of the valley and return to Katoomba on the usual track. Denise Brown is the loader.
+|2,3, 4|Rock Bottom and out to Genowlan Mountain and Black Mountain. Leader is Peter Miller|
-Sunday 4th - (1) Glchbrook down to Glenbrook Creek, across to Rodhands Cavo, and a sighting of the Oaks before returning to Glcnbrook. Pleasant day's outing with Margaret Reid.
+|23,24,25|Wentworth Falls and down all the interesting watercourses in the Valley of the Waters. Then a pop over to Mt. Solitary, visible in the distance from the bottom of the valley and return to Katoomba on the usual track. Denise Brown is the leader.|
-(2) From Church Point you take the ferry across to Hall's Wharf, whom Barry Moron loads you on another pleasant day's walk to Salvation Crook and Elvina Bay, Ku-Ring-Gal Chase.
-Sunday 11 - From HaWkosbury River station another boat ride to the Fitness Camp, than a walk to Wondalyne via Rooky Ponds and Wondabyno Trig, with Jim Brown as escort.
+__Day Walks__
-Sunday 18 - Wondabync is popular this month, David Ingram's trip goes from Wondabyne to Tascott via Myron Brook, Kariong and lyre Trig.
-Sunday 25 - Royal National Park this time, and Hcryl Watman loads fr6MHoathcoto, through Karla Pool and Uloola Falls to Audley.
+|Sunday 4th|(1) Glenbrook down to Glenbrook Creek, across to Redhands Cave, and a sighting of the Oaks before returning to Glenbrook. Pleasant day's outing with Margaret Reid.|
-Historical Walk
+| |(2) From Church Point you take the ferry across to Hall's Wharf, whence Barry Zioron leads you on another pleasant day's walk to Salvation Creek and Elvina Bay, Ku-Ring-Gal Chase.|
-Saturday 17 - Starting from Woodford and finishing; at Faulconbridge. Soo Buss's Inn, convict homos and many others. Sec Nancy Alderson for details.
+|Sunday 11|From HaWkesbury River station another boat ride to the Fitness Camp, than a walk to Wondabyne via Rocky Ponds and Wondabyne Trig, with Jim Brown as escort.|
-,24,25 - Soo David Cotton for details of his Photo-raphic Workshoa
+|Sunday 18|Wondabyne is popular this month, David Ingram's trip goes from Wondabyne to Tascott via Myron Brook, Kariong and Lyre Trig.|
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+|Sunday 25|Royal National Park this time, and Meryl Watman leads from Heathcote, through Karloo Pool and Uloola Falls to Audley.|
+__Historical Walk__
+|Saturday 17|Starting from Woodford and finishing at Faulconbridge. See Buss's Inn, convict homes and many others. See Nancy Alderson for details.|
+|23,24,25|See David Cotton for details of his Photographic Workshop|
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 "The Royal National Park". On September 20th a ranger from the R.N.P. will speak about its history.
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 __50TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER__