Johnny Boy's Walkabout Blog
... bushwalking in the ACT and nearby NSW
28 Jun 15 | The top of Binnari Pass to Quiltys Mountain, the Budawangs, Morton NP
30Jun 15 | Views from north of Currockbilly Mountain over the source of the Yadboro River to Wirritin Basin and beyond to Pigeon House and the ocean, Budawang NP
22 Apr 15 | Morning light on Frenchmans Cap and Lions Head, Tasmania
3 Mar 15 | Eucalyptus 'grass', Nadgigomar NR
7 Feb 15 | Sunrise over Lake Burley Griffin at 6.30am, Canberra
30 Sep 14 | Views down the south arm of Burkes Creek from The Pimple,NNP
13 Sep 14 | Tidbinbilla Ridge, Mt Eliza and the main tor from Gibraltar Peak,TNR
2 Sep 14 | View south to Johns Peak, Tidbinbilla Peak, Tidbinbilla Mountain and The Pimple, TNR and NNP
28 Jun 14 | Gooandra Homestead, KNP
12 Jul 14 | Waterhole Hut, NNP
6 Jul 14 | Mt Gudgenby and the high hills of the Namadgi from Boboyan tor lookout, NNP
7 Jun 14 | Blue Gum Hill and the South Buttress of Booroomba Rocks from SH1353, NNP
24 May 14 | Orroral Valley from GC1XAJQ Ridge of Stone geocache, NNP
29 Mar 14 | Googong Dam from Googong Lookout, GF
15 Mar 14 | Mt Namadgi, Rotten Swamp, Mt Burbidge, Bogong Gap, Gudgenby Grasslands and Yankee Hats from Mt Kelly, NNP
10 Aug 13 | Plains trig, Pri
13 Jul 13 | Scabby Tarn at sunset, NNP
25 Jun 13 | Colliers homestead and orchard, Pri
8 June 13 | Webbs Ridge from Mt Coree, BNP
4 Jun 13 | Mt Moollattoo from the Carrialoo plateau, MNP
9 Sep 12 | Mt Gudgenby from granite slabs E of Sentry Box Mountain, NNP
10 Nov 12 | View south from Mt Namadgi, NNP
30 Jun 12 | Snow Gums at Mt Gingera, NNP
31 Jan 12 | Molonglo Ridge from Yarrow Pic, Pri
28 Jun 16 | Lunch on Mt Reedy (photo Barrie R), KF
| 460 | 28 Dec 10 | NNP: The Settlers Track + extras *  |
14.6 | 250 | M/E-M; M(8) | Photos |
| 459 | 18 Dec 10 | TNR: Tidbinbilla Mountain | 10.2 | 700 | M/R; H(12) | Photos |
| 458 | 14 Dec 10 | Burrinjuck Canoe Trip Devils Pass | 15.2 | E-M | Photos | |
| 457 | 13 Dec 10 | ACTF: Mt Stromlo | 6.2 | 150 | S/E;E(6) | Photos |
| 456 | 7 Dec 10 | TNR: Jedbinbilla and beyond ! | 25.1 | 900 | L/E; H(12) | Photos |
| 455 | 4 Dec 10 | NNP: Mt Tennent | 14.4 | 800 | L/E; M(9) | Photos |
| 454 | 3 Dec 10 | Australian Senate Occasional Lecture Series – Devotion, Daring and Sense of Destiny – Surveyors of the Early Commonwealth | ||||
| 453 | 1 Dec 10 | CNP: Mount Majura Mount Ainslie traverse | 14.4 | 500 | M/E; M(9) | Photos |
| 452 | 24 Nov 10 | Drive time (5-6.30pm) 1 Way FM radio interview with David Lee (transmitters at BlackMountain on 91.9 FM and Isaacs Ridge 94.3 FM.) |
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| 451 | 20 Nov 10 | NNP: Border Markers around Burnt Hill and Long Flat* | 19.2 | 650 | L/E-M,X; M(11) | Photos |
| 450 | 16 Nov 10 | NNP: A weir-d day in the Brindabellas (at least it’s a change from border markers) * |
18.1 | 550 | L/E&R,ptX; M(11) | Photos |
| 449 | 14 Nov 10 | NNP: Dry stone walls above Glendale Crossing (afternoon ramble) * | 4.2 | 250 | S/M;E(7) | Photos |
| 448 | 13 Nov 10 | NNP: Broom Clearing (18th year) at Cotter Hut and Walk Out | 18.4 | 400 | L/E-M; M(9) | Photos |
| 447 | 9 Nov 10 | ACTF: The ACT’s NE Border * | 19.3 | 400 | L/E,ptX;M(8) | Photos |
| 446 | 9 Nov 10 | U3A Australian History Group presentation – Marking Your Territory and The Settlers Track ! | ||||
| 445 | 6 Nov 10 | NNP: Mt Namadgi * |
29.3 | 800 | L/R;VH(15) | Photos |
| 444 | 2 Nov 10 | TNR: Tidbinbilla Mountain |
14.7 | 850 | L/R; H(13) | Photos |
| 443 | 31 Oct 10 | Sunday arvo ramble – National Arboretum Canberra */Parkway | 5.4 | 150 | S/E; E(4) | Photos |
| 442 | 30 Oct 10 | NNP: The real Black Springs (NPA/CBC) * |
16.1 | 800 | L/R,ptX; H(14) | Photos |
| 441 | 26 Oct 10 | NNP: Thunder Bluff and Rendezvous Creek * |
16.8 | 700 | L/R; H(13) | Photos |
| 440 | 20 Oct 10 | ACT Regional Studies Network presentation – Marking Your Territory ! | ||||
| 439 | 19 Oct 10 | NNP: Little Creamy Flats ! |
33.5 | 1100 | L/R,ptX; VH(15) | Photos |
| 438 | 1-4 Oct 10 | AAWT: Kiandra to Orroral Valley on the AAWT * | 93.8 | 1875 | L/E-M,W,ptX; M(11) | Photos |
| 437 | 28 Sep 10 | NNP: Circumnavigation of Mt Gudgenby (including border marker hunting) * |
21.3 | 700 | L/R,ptX; H(14) | Photos |
| 436 | 26 Sep 10 | MRC: Sunday arvo ramble – Kambah Pool to Tuggeranong */Parkway | 7.1 | 100 | S/E; E(5) | Photos |
| 435 | 21 Sep 10 | MNP: Snedden Pass |
20.4 | 600 | L/M; H(12) | Photos |
| 434 | 17 Sep 10 | TNR: TNR Sites ! |
19.6 | 700 | L/E; M(11) | Photos |
| 433 | 14 Sep 10 | NNP: Border Marker Hunting on the Naas and Sams Creeks watershed * |
24.8 | 700 | L/R,ptX; H(14) | Photos |
| 432 | 8 Sep 10 | NNP: Rendezvous and Middle Creeks – A scout around Rendezvous Creek and the Gudgenby grasslands (Wednesday walk) * |
18.0 | 250 | L/M; M(9) | Photos |
| 431 | 31 Aug 10 | NaNP: Bonnum Pic * |
16.4 | 400 | L/M,X; M(11) | Photos |
| 430 | 30 Aug 10 | International Arboretum – disabled access to the Canberra International Arboretum ! | Photos | |||
| 429 | 28 Aug 10 | Caving at Wee Jasper; Micalong Creek * |
2.0 | 175 | S/E; E(6) | Photos |
| 428 | 24 Aug 10 | KNP: Snow Shoeing from Guthega Power Station |
16.5 | 500 | L/E: M(9) | Photos |
| 427 | 21 Aug 10 | CNPR/Pri: ACT Govt Talk and Walk – Border Markers on the N Urban Fringe – Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve * with Peter Dowling from the National Trust of Australia | 4.2 | 150 | S/E; E(5) | Photos |
| 426 | 17 Aug 10 | TNP: Mt Palerang and Lowden Forest Park * | 13.6 | 550 | M/M,X; M(10) | Photos |
| 425 | 14 Aug 10 | NNP: Nursery Swamp | 15.0 | 475 | M/M; M(10) | Photos |
| 424 | 9-10 Aug 10 | MNP: Folly Point Budawangs |
36.5 | 400 | M/M; M(10) | Photos |
| 423 | 3 Aug 10 | Navigation Refresher 2010 #7 – An evening looking at PC software and GPS * | Photos | |||
| 422 | 3 Aug 10 | GNR/Pri: Border Marker Hunting on the N Clear Range* | 15.5 | 700 | L/M,X; M(11) | Photos |
| 421 | 27 Jul 10 | KNP: Beginners Cross Country Skiing |
4.3 | 50 | B… hard | Photos |
| 420 | 25 Jul 10 | CNP: Umbagong District Park * | 5.8 | 30 | S/E,X: VE(3) | Photos |
| 419 | 24 Jul 10 | ABC radio 666 interview with Greg Bayliss |
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| 418 | 20 Jul 10 | NNP: More Border Marker Hunting on the Boboyan Divide* | 20.2 | 300 | L/M,ptX; M(10) | Photos |
| 417 | 17 Jul 10 | TNR: Mt Domain | 12.8 | 700 | M/R; H(12) | Photos |
| 416 | 12-13 Jul 10 | NNP/SRNR: Sams Creek area |
37.8 | 900 | L/M-R; H(14) | Photos |
| 415 | 10 Jul 10 | CNP: ACT Govt Talk and Walk – Border Markers on the N Urban Fringe – Goorooyarroo Nature Reserve * with Alex Petrow, Senior Surveyor ACTPLA |
6.8 | 200 | S/E; E(7) | Photos |
| 414 | 6 Jul 10 | BRNR/Pri: Jacks Lookout * | 17.2 | 750 | L/E-M,ptX; M(11) | Photos |
| 413 | 5 Jul 10 | CNP: Recce next Saturday ! | 6.6 | 200 | S/E; E(7) | Photos |
| 412 | 29 Jun 10 | GF: Curley Falls and Queanbeyan River Loop ! | 20.0 | 550 | L/E,X; M(10) | Photos |
| 411 | 27 Jun 10 | MRC: Sunday arvo ramble – Point Hut Crossing-Pine Island-Tuggeranong stone wall * | 7.3 | 50 | S/E; E(4) | Photos |
| 410 | 22 Jun 10 | NNP: Yankee Hat South * |
14.2 | 600 | L/R,ptX; H(12) | Photos |
| 409 | 12 Jun 10 | NNP: Corin Dam to Mt Gingera |
20.1 | 1100 | L/E; M(11) | Photos |
| 408 | 1-2 Jun 10 | KNP: Pretty Plain Hut |
43.0 | 1000 | L/M; H(12) | Photos |
| 407 | 30 May 10 | Pri/GNR: William Farrer’s Grave and the De Salis Cemetery * | 5.3 | 50 | S/E; VE(3) | Photos |
| 406 | 25 May 10 | NNP: Mt Coree – border commemorative plaque * | 14.2 | 700 | L/R; H(12) | Photos |
| 405 | 22 May 10 | NNP: Split Rock |
27.1 | 800 | L/E-M; H(13) | Photos |
| 404 | 18-20 May 10 | MNP: Budawangs – Around Quiltys | 51.6 | 800 | M/M; M(10) | Photos |
| 403 | 15 May 10 | NNP: Mt Tennent |
14.5 | 800 | L/E; M(9) | Photos |
| 402 | 11 May 10 | NNP: Border Markers south of Mt Gingera * |
31.1 | 1300 | L/M-R,ptX; H(14) | Photos |
| 401 | 8 May 10 | NNP: Mt Gudgenby |
18.2 | 750 | L/R; H(13) | Photos |
| 400 | 2 May 10 | NNP: ‘Show Us Your Limits’ Mt Franklin Talk and Walk * |
6.0 | 200 | S/E; E(6) | Photos |
| 399 | 1 May 10 | NNP: ‘Show Us Your Limits’ Talk and Walk recce ! | 8.0 | 200 | S/E; E(6) | |
| 398 | 27 Apr 10 | BSRA: Paddys Castle from Bungonia Creek |
12.3 | 600 | M/R,ptX; H(12) | Photos |
| 397 | 25 Apr 10 | TNR: Sunday arvo ramble – Nil Desperandum */Parkway | 7.2 | 300 | S/E,W; E(7) | Photos |
| 396 | 16-17 Apr 10 | BM: Guided Abseiling in the Blue Mountains ! |
10.0 | 400 | S/E,X; E(5) | Photos |
| 395 | 13 Apr 10 | NNP: Border Marker Hunting on the Boboyan Divide* | 20.2 | 250 | L/E-M,ptX;M(9) | Photos |
| 394 | 10 Apr 10 | NNP: Corin Dam to Tidbinbilla via Stockyard Spur, Black Springs and Fishing Gap */NPA |
16.7 | 1050 | L/R;H(14) | Photos |
| 393 | 28 Mar 10 | Pri: Sunday arvo ramble – Castle Hill */Parkway | 5+ | 250 | S/M;E(6) | Photos |
| 392 | 23-25 Mar 10 | KNP: Paddy Pallin’s route around Mt Jagungal |
52.6 | 1700 | L/M-R; M(11) | Photos |
| 391 | 16 Mar 10 | BSF: Corn Trail * | 30.5 | 850 | L/E-M,WX; H(13) | Photos |
| 390 | 9 Mar 10 | NNP: Ridge SE of Gudgenby Saddle * | 21.1 | 700 | L/R,ptX; H(13) | Photos |
| 389 | 2 Mar 10 | KNP: Kiandra | 22.2 | 700 | L/M; H(13) | Photos |
| 388 | 26-28 Feb 10 | KNP: The High Country | 55.1 | 1700 | L/M; H(12) | Photos |
| 387 | 20 Feb 10 | KNP: The Sentinel | 15.4 | 950 | L/M; M(11) | Photos |
| 386 | 9-11 Feb 10 | KNP: The Dargals | 53.5 | 1500 | L/M-R; H(13) | Photos |
| 385 | 2 Feb 10 | NNP: Border Marker Hunting Around Piccadilly Circus * | 13.0 | 200 | M/M,ptX; M(8) | Photos |
| 384 | 30 Jan 10 | MRC: A Night At Red Rocks (a once in a blue moon walk) | 6.8 | 100 | S/E-M,W; E(6) | Photos |
| 383 | 30 Jan 10 | NNP: Billy Billy Rocks | 5.6 | 350 | S/R; M(9) | Photos |
| 382 | 26-27 Jan 10 | KNP: Talbingo Reservoir Paddle and Walk | 25 p+w | 925 | L/R; M(11) ? | Photos |
| 381 | 19 Jan 10 | MNP: Ettrema | 10.5 | 400 | M/R,W; M(11) | Photos |
| 380 | 16 Jan 10 | NNP: Border Marker Hunting in the Brindabellas * | 16.2 | 700 | L/R,ptX; H(13) | Photos |
| 379 | (8)-9 Jan 10 | MNP: The Castle | 12.8 | 900 | L/R,X; H(13) | Photos |
| 378 | 5 Jan 10 | BMSD: Bargo Gorge | 10.9 | 250 | M/R,W; M(9) | Photos |
| 377 | 1 Jan 10 | CNP: Border Markers N of Gungahlin ! | 12.6 | 350 | M/E-M, ptX; M(8) | Photos |