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 .5. Highway 62-180 passes through one small corner of the Park offering spectacular views of El Capitan, Guadalupe Peak and the eastern and western escarpments, and passing through the historic Guadalupe Pass, scene of many skirmishes between soldiers, outlaws, cattle rustlers and Apache raiders.
 Altogether the Park is most scenic, rugged and remote, and the mountains stand like an island in the desert.
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-OBITUARY - KATE =AY.	by Edna Garrad.
+===== Obituary - Kath McKay =====
-......,......,...
-To most present day Club members "Kath McKay" is just a name on the
+by Edna Garrad.
-list of Honorary Members. Her bushwalking career ended...abruptly about 1939. She was out walking at Cowan with Marie Byles; and.they wem standing
-admiring a view, when the rock on which Kath was standing-suddenly fell into the ravine in front of them. Portion of the rock fell on Kath's ankle, severely: crushing it. Doctors at Hornsby Hospital wanted to amputate the foot but Marie obtained the services of a specialist who, after a number of
+To most present day Club members “Kath McKay” is just a name on the list of Honorary Members. Her bushwalking career ended…abruptly about 1939. She was out walking at Cowan with Marie Byles; and they were standing admiring a view, when the rock on which Kath was standing-suddenly fell into the ravine in front of them. Portion of the rock fell on Kath's ankle, severely: crushing it. Doctors at Hornsby Hospital wanted to amputate the foot but Marie obtained the services of a specialist who, after a number of operations and. periods in hospital, saved the foot but the ankle was never strong.
-operations and. periods in hospital, saved the foot but the ankle was never
-strong.Kath always retained her love of the bush and her interest ih The Sydney Bush Walkers. She was very intelligent and spoke (and read books) in several languages. She was a gentle person -with a great reverence for all forms of life and would not knowingly injure an insect. She wrote
+Kath always retained her love of the bush and her interest in The Sydney Bush Walkers. She was very intelligent and spoke (and read books) in several languages. She was a gentle person with a great reverence for all forms of life and would not knowingly injure an insect. She wrote delightfully and older members will recall her poems and articles in the magazine. “Burn, bash and bury”, which appeared on our earlier walks programmes was supplied by her and when this was decided inappropriate, she supplied the current:-
-delightfully and older members will recall her poems and articles in the magazine. "Burn, bash and bury", which appeared on our earlier walks programmes was supplied by her and when this was decided inappropriate, she supplied the current
-"The tins you carry in your pack
+“The tins you carry in your pack\\
-Are lighter on the journey back..
+Are lighter on the journey back.\\
-Though empties are, a bore to hump, The bush is not a rubbish dump."
+Though empties are a bore to hump,\\
-During her life Kath faced many disabilities with great courage and good humour. She died in a nursing home on the 19th December. We do not mourn her passing, which was a release for her, but those of us who were fortunate -enough to be her friends will always remember her with admiration and affection.
+The bush is not a rubbish dump.”
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-TROT from Edna's letter which accompanied the abovet-
+During her life Kath faced many disabilities with great courage and good humour. She died in a nursing home on the 19th December. We do not mourn her passing, which was a release for her, but those of us who were fortunate enough to be her friends will always remember her with admiration and affection.
-We Honorary Members very much appreciate receiving the magazine and certainly retain our interest in the Club even if we very rarely put in an appearance."
+**Extract** from Edna's letter which accompanied the above:
+"We Honorary Members very much appreciate receiving the magazine and certainly retain our interest in the Club even if we very rarely put in an appearance."
 Page	THE SYDNEY BUSHWALKUR	January, 1982.
 CAPON'S CARAVAN.
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 Large packet of Philadelphia Cream Cheese mixed with 1/3 cup of honey and spread on top of cooled cake.
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