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Walkers: Julie C (Leader), Michele & Gary, John C, Susan H, Joy, Paul
Distance: 15.4k
The walkers nominated Julie C to be the leader today.
We all met up at O'Reilly's Car park just before 8 am and set off to do our walk. The Border Track entrance was closed for maintenance and signs directed us to go along the Booyong Boardwalk and then back onto the track just past the Botanic Gardens.
Walkers: Louise & Melissa (leaders),Julie, Pam S, Carol, Sue K, Colin
Distance: 18.8
We started with some trepidation as wind and rain was predicted for the day. Nothing to fear as the weather stayed fine all day with some breezes to keep us cool.
Lots of wildlife with red bellied blacks, eels, goanas and spiders.
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Walkers: Michele (leader), Julie, Christine D, Pamela,Gary, Paul, Werner, John, Colin
Distance: 26.3
A magnicent long haul today. The views from all of the lookouts were spectacular. Leeches were a problem as usual for all of us and Christine this time suffered the worst. Thanks to Gary and Michele who provided an overnight stay for an early start, and of course the now traditional delicious chocolate cake washed down with coffee and tea. A spectacular weekend of walking which incorporated a short walk to Denham Scenic Reserve.
Walkers: Paul (leader), Gary & Michele, Julie, Werner, Christine D, Joy, John C, Colin
Distance: 14.9k
A wonderful day of sightseeing today enjoying all the falls down Nixon Creek to Upper Ballunjui Falls As Wener said "what better way to celebrate "Australia Day" then to go for a bush walk with good friends".
Walkers: Colin (leader), Gary & Michele, Julie C, Pam D, Julie & Bruce, Werner & Vangie, John C, Joy, Steve & Wendy, Colin
Distance: 18.9k
Coomera Circuit - 18.9k of magnificent falls today.
Walkers: John (leader), Gary & Michele, Julie C, Paul, Pam S, Pam D, Christine J, Jackie, Julie & Bruce, Helen & Grahame, Louise, Colin - Distance: 12.8k
A pleasant walk before Bushwalkers' Christmas party.
Walkers: John (leader), Paul, Julie, Werner, Christine, Susan, Joy, Pamela, Colin. Distance: 14.9k
This walk was memorable for the wonderful scenic drive through the Northern Rivers region of Northern NSW capped off with bushwalking scenery we are not familiar with in SE Qld.
Minyon Falls had much more water flowing than last time I was here. A popular spot as many, many day visitors were in attendance.
Walkers: Michele (leader), Gary, Paul, Louise, Julie, Werner & Vangie, Colin. Distance: 18.5k
The waterfalls were spectacular again.
We are catching all these latest walks just at the right time following recent rain but dry enough to be comfortable.
A great walk today with something for everybody.
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Copies of the excellent & definitive “ The Mistletoes of Subtropical Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria” by local authors John Moss & Ross Kendall now on sale at $27.50 from Mike Russell (5545 3601).
TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN FLORA & FAUNA by Russell, Leiper, White, Francis, Hauser, McDonald & Sims is now on sale at local outlets for $15.
Why does attentiveness to nature matter? In a very fundamental sense, we are what we pay attention to. Paying heed to beauty, grace, and everyday miracles promotes a sense of possibility and coherence that runs deeper and truer than the often illusory commercial, social "realities" advanced by mainstream contemporary culture. ... Our attention is precious, and what we choose to focus it on has enormous consequences. What we choose to look at, and to listen to--these choices change the world. As Thich Nhat Hanh has pointed out, we become the bad television programs that we watch. A society that expends its energies tracking the latest doings of the celebrity couple is fundamentally distinct from one that watches for the first arriving spring migrant birds, or takes a weekend to check out insects in a mountain stream, or looks inside flowers to admire the marvelous ingenuities involved in pollination. The former tends to drag culture down to its lowest commonalities; the latter can lift us up in a sense of unity with all life. The Way of Natural History, edited by Thomas Lowe Fleischner and published by Trinity University Press (Texas)
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