Johnny Boy's Walkabout Blog

Wednesday 19 October 2022: Combined clubs’ M-H Wednesday Walk. Pryors Hut/Little Ginini Mountain from Corin Dam. The walk starts at Corin Dam via a steep track (climbs 500m in 2 km) up Stockyard Spur through a delightful forested area to the...

Saturday 14 September: Mt Mavis – L/R. Leader: Ian (the granite hunter) W. Further Information Ian put on a private trip to Mt Mavis. I said I’d sulk if he didn’t include me. As it turned out, my presence helped...

Walking Big Oaky Creek Tuesday 13 February 2018: Big Oaky Creek, Deua NP – L/R,ptXW.  A circuit in a rarely-visited part of Deua NP, with beautiful eucalypt forest, treeferns, some rain forest and probably cascades. Starting from Macquarie Road we...

Short-leaf Sun Orchid (Thelymitra brevifolia) on the AAWT Thursday 23 November: Long time walkabout to Cotter Hut – L/E. The 25th Broom Clearing trip is fully subscribed. How about we walk in via the AAWT to see how they are...

View south to Johns Peak, Tidbinbilla Peak, Tidbinbilla Mountain and The Pimple Tuesday 2 September: Tidbinbilla Geocaching  L/R. From the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Mountain Creek car park, we ll take the Camel Back Fire Trail towards the top. A...

Peter checks the temperature and wind speed on Mt Mavis Tuesday 20 May: Mt Mavis Summit – L/R,ptX. Starting at the Nursery Swamp carpark we will follow tracks to Rendezvous Creek. We then head off-track to the 1700 metre summit...