MUCH ADO ABOUT STANLEY 1. Stanley was formerly known as a) Wallaby Wetlands b) Goanna Gully c) Snake Gully d) Porpoise Point 2. The height of Mt Stanley is approximately a) 946m b) 1046m c) 1146m d) 846m 3. In the song Duncan by Slim Dusty, he has a beer with Stanley among others a)…
Category Archives: Walks
Mount Samaria Quiz
Mt Samaria State Park 1. During the 1920’s the area became known for a) gold mining b) a naturist colony (nudists) c) a large-scale timber industry 2. An area of about 7000ha was declared a State Park in a) 1929 b) 1979 c) 1949 3. During the 1940’s Europeans squatted in the area a) for…
Mount Jack Quiz
Who’s a famous “Jack” then? 1. Name the singer who had an album called “Whispering Jack”. 2. Name the actor whose famous movie lines include, “Heeere’s Johnny” and “YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!” 3. This Jack, a notorious criminal, terrorised London in the late 1880’s. 4. Name the sport that has a “jack”. 5. Name…
Escape from Cusco
All hell has broken loose; we have had a huge journey from Cusco via la Paz to Santiago. Intrepid cancelled our tour on Sunday night, as Greg and Prue were hiking the quarry trail in the mountains. We had 24 hours to get out of Peru before the borders closed, and we would be stuck…
Cancellation of our activities
Hello everybody, We have received advice from Bushwalking Australia that we feel it is necessary for us to comply with, requesting we cancel any meetings, face-to-face events and walks activities until June. In the interests of supporting continued health of all our members, we will suspend our current walks program and monitor the situation. We…
Mount Buller : March 14
Five committed walkers made an early start on the 14th to drive the 150km to Mt Buller village, where our objective was the Klingsporn Bridle track descent. It was a beautiful blue sky autumn day after some overnight showers, and we dropped one car off at Mirimbah picnic area, on the way. On arrival at…
Category Archives: Walks
MUCH ADO ABOUT STANLEY
MUCH ADO ABOUT STANLEY 1. Stanley was formerly known as a) Wallaby Wetlands b) Goanna Gully c) Snake Gully d) Porpoise Point 2. The height of Mt Stanley is approximately a) 946m b) 1046m c) 1146m d) 846m 3. In the song Duncan by Slim Dusty, he has a beer with Stanley among others a)…
Mount Samaria Quiz
Mt Samaria State Park 1. During the 1920’s the area became known for a) gold mining b) a naturist colony (nudists) c) a large-scale timber industry 2. An area of about 7000ha was declared a State Park in a) 1929 b) 1979 c) 1949 3. During the 1940’s Europeans squatted in the area a) for…
Mount Jack Quiz
Who’s a famous “Jack” then? 1. Name the singer who had an album called “Whispering Jack”. 2. Name the actor whose famous movie lines include, “Heeere’s Johnny” and “YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!” 3. This Jack, a notorious criminal, terrorised London in the late 1880’s. 4. Name the sport that has a “jack”. 5. Name…
Escape from Cusco
All hell has broken loose; we have had a huge journey from Cusco via la Paz to Santiago. Intrepid cancelled our tour on Sunday night, as Greg and Prue were hiking the quarry trail in the mountains. We had 24 hours to get out of Peru before the borders closed, and we would be stuck…
Cancellation of our activities
Hello everybody, We have received advice from Bushwalking Australia that we feel it is necessary for us to comply with, requesting we cancel any meetings, face-to-face events and walks activities until June. In the interests of supporting continued health of all our members, we will suspend our current walks program and monitor the situation. We…
Mount Buller : March 14
Five committed walkers made an early start on the 14th to drive the 150km to Mt Buller village, where our objective was the Klingsporn Bridle track descent. It was a beautiful blue sky autumn day after some overnight showers, and we dropped one car off at Mirimbah picnic area, on the way. On arrival at…