This is a repeat of last year’s trip to the lodge at Snowy Vale. The property lies adjacent to the Jagungal Wilderness and offers walking in the cooler sub-alpine areas sometimes frequented by cross-country skiers in a good winter. Members will be free to plan their own day trips into the Park or around the property but I hope to do a day trip to Spencers Peak, the midway point between Kiandra and Guthega for those doing the crossing in winter. There are two creek crossings that could prove a problem for vehicles in the event of heavy rain.

A long weekend of day walks in the Blue Mountains in the Wentworth Falls (Lions Head or Kedumba Valley), Leura (Lockley’s Pylon & Du Faur Head) and Blackheath (Grand Canyon) areas, followed by camping at Ganguddy-Dunns Swamp in Wollemi NP for those interested in staying longer.

This is a truly spectacular limestone gorge area quite unlike most of the National Park. A back country camp is proposed downstream of the public camping area. This will necessitate wading the river with packs but several more crossings will be necessary to fully appreciate the gorge and reach its lower waterfall. So suitable footwear would be required. The adjacent Coolamon Plains area is a delightful sub alpine area studded with limestone caves (and previously horses) and some of the old stockman’s huts remain.