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Walkers: John (leader), Gary & Michele, Julie C, Paul, Pam W, 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.
Walkers: Melissa (leader), Cassie, Christine J, Jacki, Julie C, Paul
Walkers: Paul (leader), Cassie, Christine D, Julie C, Werner, Colin. Distance: 17.9k
The waterfalls were spectacular and three climbed the Springbrook Pinnacle.
Christine D wrote "Great day bushwalking with Werner Aeschlimann, Colin Bridge, Cassie Van Maarseveen, Paul Biggs and Judy Cullen. I'd forgotten how tiring Warrie circuit can be. Even made it halfway up The Pinnacles but then made the silly mistake of looking down. Apparently a lot of rain fell while I was in the wilds of Borneo and as a result all the waterfalls were flowing beautifully. Thank you Paul for leading us and being such a gentleman assisting me at the many creek crossings."
Walkers: Joy (organiser), Cassie and Stuart, Christine D, Susan, John, Vangie and Werner, Helen and Grahame, Colin.
A wonderful time was had by all attendants at the Sunshine Coast Away Walk.
Walkers: Werner (leader), Cassie, Melissa, Christine D, Julie C, Julie B, Joy, John, Paul, Colin. Distance: 19.0k
Words by Cassie. it was prettiest trail that I’ve ever walked & I think that the grey mist & wet on everything made it really magical & better than it might have been had it been fine. The spear Lillie’s, giant Grass Trees, tree ferns & towering great tall Box trees & the ghostly looking ones with their limbs dripping with moss & cradling orchids were just stunning. Thanks everyone for your great company & really looking forward to the next time.
Walkers: Steve (leader), Cassie, Pamela, John, Werner, Colin. Distance: 7.1k
A wonderful day to climb Flinders Peak. Cool to start and not too warm to finish.
A small, enthusiastic group was able to keep the pace moving and this enabled us to spend a long time at the summit admiring the spectacular views in the bright sunshine - Colin
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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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