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  • unnamed pool on Kangaroo Creek
    Camping 4

    Off-track, overnight in Sydney: Waterfall to Engadine via Kangaroo Creek

     If you’re after an overnight, off-track experience right next to Sydney (and are reasonably fit), then put this walk in the Royal National Park on your list. These ...

    On 19 November, 2016 / By James Stuart
  • Darug Area, Euroka Campground, Blue Mountains National Park
    Camping 0

    Euroka Campground: Sydney’s best bush camping experience?

    With the weather warming up, it’s time to start dreaming of family camping trips again. One place I’ll definitely be heading is Euroka campground in the foothills of ...

    On 24 October, 2016 / By James Stuart
  • Eriostemon australasius (wax flower) in bloom
    Books and Ideas 1

    Muogamarra and the Language of Wildflowers

    A short walk in the famed Muogamarra Nature Reserve leaves me in thrall to the beauty of flowers and the names used to describe them. Two things happened ...

    On 12 September, 2016 / By James Stuart
  • Mt Jagungal
    Hiking 0

    From Heaven to Hell Hole Creek: Exploring the Jagungal Wilderness

    12 months after record rainfalls had put paid to a planned Round Hut Circuit walk, Dad and I returned to the Jagungal Wilderness. With three days of walking ...

    On 30 July, 2016 / By James Stuart
  • Dad looks out over the almost-sacred Hidden Valley from Dark Brothers Cave
    Camping 4

    Into the Hidden Valley: Walking the Budawang Range (Part 2)

    After a heat-soaked ridgetop walk, my Dad and I had finally made it to the Hidden Valley, deep in the Budawang Ranges south-west of Nowra, NSW. As we ...

    On 7 June, 2016 / By James Stuart
  • On Track: Searching Out the Bundian Way by John Blay
    Books and Ideas 0

    Book Review – On Track: Searching out the Bundian Way

    John Blay’s outstanding piece of nature writing is essential reading for any bushwalker looking to experience country in a deeper way. This is especially true if you’ve spent ...

    On 16 May, 2016 / By James Stuart
  • Jellybean Pool, Glenbrook, Blue Mountains National Park
    Adventures 6

    Jellybean Pool: the Bondi of the Blue Mountains

    Don’t be put off by the huge crowds that can gather here on a hot afternoon: Jellybean Pool, near Glenbrook in the Blue Mountains National Park, is a ...

    On 6 April, 2016 / By James Stuart
  • belay ledge just before the last pitch of Bunny Bucket Buttress
    Adventures 0

    Full Traverse: Climbing Out of the Grose Valley

    What do you get when you combine a 12km walk, 1km bush-bash up a steep slope and a 270m multi-pitch climb up Bunny Bucket Buttress? The Full Traverse of ...

    On 27 March, 2016 / By James Stuart
  • A lush creek gully before the ascent to the Hidden Valley campsite, Budawang Range, Morton NP, NSW
    Hiking 8

    Into the Hidden Valley: Walking the Budawang Range (Part 1)

    What’s special about the Hidden Valley? Well, it’s actually hidden for a start. And it just so happens to be hidden in a stunning wilderness, the Budawangs. Walking ...

    On 8 February, 2016 / By James Stuart
  • Starry night at Uloola Falls, Royal NP
    Camping 4

    Getting a Good Night’s Sleep Camping: An Insomniac’s Perspective

    Do you struggle to get a good night’s sleep camping? So do I. Here are my tips for making the best of it (including one that won’t be ...

    On 26 November, 2015 / By James Stuart
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