PO Box 2199

QUEENSLAND Sunnybank Hills

QLD 4109
BUSHWALKERS Email qldbwc@yahoo.com
CLUB Inc. Phone No 0478 239384
http://sites.google.com/site/qldbwc/
Newsletter October 2016

President Robin lives the dream at Steamers Saddle campsite (see report p.2) Photo: Marion Laban

Club News
From the editor nature photographs are birds, animals, native flowers,
Welcome to the October newsletter. forest, fungi, reptiles, insects etc.
These days are so good for walking it seems everyone Club Character: Photographs showing one or more
is out there and there hasn't been much opportunity to people participating in a bushwalking type of activity
chase up stories and info. That's the way it should be! and can be humorous.
Non-Club Bushwalk: Photographs taken on private
Enjoy your reading and see you on the trail. walks that fit the Nature or Pictorial categories.
Michael H Limit of 5 entries per category per member (20 in total).
2016 Photographic Competition Entries must be digital images only. Sorry, no prints.
Members are invited to Images must have been taken on a Queensland
enter The Queensland Bushwalkers Club event since the November meeting
Bushwalkers Club Photo 2015. Photos must be saved as a JPEG image file with
Competition. Entries are no compression.
exhibited at the annual The images may be produced from a digital camera or
Christmas party and a scanned image of a negative, print or slide.
prizes are awarded. Photos must be submitted on a clearly labelled USB
Memory Stick, CD or DVD. It will be returned to you.
There are four categories: Please do not email your entries.
Pictorial: Photographs of Each photo needs to be titled as follows:
any broad natural scene. Your Name_Title_Location_Category_Image Number
Pictorial photographs can
include for example creeks, seascapes, waterfalls, eg: TomJones_MtMay_Boonah_Nature _1.jpg
mountains, rocky outcrops, and clouds. Photos must be titled this way for identification.
Nature: Photographs primarily depicting flora or fauna, Hand your entries to a committee member by the
excluding domestic animals. This category should also November 2016 club meeting, or post to the club
attempt to exclude evidence of man. Examples of address (see above).

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The winners will be announced at the Club Xmas Party. Past Walks
The winners for each of the four categories are Steamers Saddle & Camp Out 24/25 Sept T/W
decided by independent judging. There is also a Robin was intrigued with the idea of a short distance
People's Choice award which members can vote for at bushwalk in the Main Range to a spot where there
the Christmas Party. were views and a nice camp site. Steamers Saddle fills
Membership that bill. Initially an exploratory walk revealed that the
drive-in round the “back of the range” was not
The club currently has 42 paid up members. interrupted by swollen creeks. Sure recent rain had
The annual fee is only $30. Don't lose your rights and them running but not a problem. The walk up was on
privileges as a member. Get your payment to Patricia tracks that are kept open by National Parks accessing
Kolarski asap or by direct transfer into the club bank their responsible areas.
account. Details are on the club website. On Saturday about 9-30am 7 walkers gathered at BP
Aratula and then decamped to Cunninghams Gap and
Walks Planning Day – 3PM Sunday 30 October beyond. The weather was fine and coolish so walking
Keep 30 October free to join in a social occasion at was going to be fine. At a slow steady pace Robin,
Mary Sherlock's home for a BBQ from 3pm. This is an Marion and Margie (new member) ascended the track.
opportunity to meet others in the club. The walks Julie, Aileen, Bert and Mary were forging ahead but
planning book will be available for leaders to book in regularly pausing to wait for the slow group. The track
new walks. through the rain forest was a little indistinct but no
mistakes were made and we arrived at camp in timely
There is also an option to go for a bike ride in Daisy Hill fashion. Tents were erected and some explored the
in the morning, starting at 10am. Contact Mary or immediate vicinity. Plans were made to take a quick trip
watch the walks calendar on the club website for more up to Steamers lookout early on the following morning
details. for the fitter ones. Water was gathered from the nearby
stream, then drinks were had, warm clothing put on
and meals prepared. Sunset gave way to the glow of
Coming Walks farming “burn off” and some noticed the very distant
Any person wishing to come on a club walk must flashes of “Riverfire”.
contact the walk leader first. The leader will organise
the meeting place and car pooling and has full
discretion on who can come on the walk. If possible
provide leaders with plenty of forward notice if you wish
to nominate for a walk or to change your plans.
Nominations close 9:00pm on the Wednesday prior to
a weekend trip or by 9.00pm on the Monday before
Wednesday trips.
More details are available in the club calendar.
October 2016
1-3 Sat-Mon Mt Joyce walk, bike, kayak T/W
Aileen Elliott 0457 144 012
2 Sun Hinze Dam walk (Nerang) D/W
Dinner discussion
Patricia Kolarski 0448 526 618
8 Sat Montserrat (Rathdowney) D/W Sunday dawned after showers had sprinkled the tents
Michael Hoopmann 0401 527017 and made some unsure about walking further up the
12 Wed Mt Coot-tha moonlight walk 6pm D/W mountain. During the dry spells breakfast was taken
Chris Breitenbach 0490 417430 and bottles filled for a quick trip. Four walkers took off
15-16 Sat-Sun Bald Rock walks (Stanthorpe) B/C and eventually came back with a report that the views
Michael Hoopmann 0401 527017 were very good and inspiring. It wasn’t as difficult
16 Sun Springbrook Pinnacle D/W returning to the vehicles as it was mostly gentle
Patricia Kolarski 0448 526 618 downhill and talking make the distance fly by. A lovely
21 Fri Bayside walk & dinner (Wynnum) SOC morning tea of Mary’s carrot cake and drinks rounded
Julie Woodyatt 0458 477 331 out the day.
22 Sat The Cougals (Currumbin) D/W We three slow walkers must be getting inspired as we
Michael Hoopmann 0401 527 017 have put our names down to walk in to Wyaralong
23 Sun Larapinta Falls (Christmas Crk) D/W camp, next weekend – with the advantage of a little
Bob Hammelswang 0437 210 067 less kit as there is a wonderful old house we camp in,
29 Sat Wivenhoe kayak (Fernvale) KYK so no tents needed. Thanks to the others who
Aileen Elliott 0457 144 012 accompanied me on this interesting, cool, uphill
30 Sun Bike ride & Walks planning SOC struggle – though I could have done without the 5 ticks
43 Dayenah St, Loganholme I collected.
Mary Sherlock 3209 8514
Robin Laban (Hoppy)

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Canyons of South West USA with Takeawalk – our trip continues to another National Park (part 3)

After Canyonlands we headed for Arches National Park in eastern Utah. The
park is adjacent to the Colorado River, 4 miles (6 km) north of Moab, Utah. It is
home to over 2,000 natural sandstone arches, including the world-famous
Delicate Arch and has the highest density of natural arches in the world. After a
night in Moab we headed to Escalante State Park (Grand Staircase
Escalante National Monument). On the way we stopped at Capitol Reef
National Park to walk the Hickman Bridge Trail. It was a two kilometre round
hike to a natural bridge named after a local school principal with a passion for
the local environment.

Next we drove over the Henry Mountains on Scenic Route 12 where there
were still patches of snow. We alighted for a great lookout but nearly froze to
death! The views of this part of Utah were spectacular. We drove along a ridge
called Hogsback that was so narrow it was very scary. The rocks in this area
are all called Navajo sandstone. We camped in a National Park camping area
beside a lake and had two days of hiking to explore the area. The first day we
drove to the Calf Creek campground and set off for the Calf Creek falls. It
was a 10 km hike there and back….beautiful. The falls were almost straight
down with a ledge or two to break up the flow, resulting in moss and colour.

After lunch the group set off up the Escalante River and some
creek crossings. On this walk we soon came to 130 foot high
Escalante Natural Bridge formed high in the cliffs. We
scrambled to the rock face and looked up at the enormous
bridge caused by water flow eroding the rock. We then walked
to Skylight window, a very thin opening high on the cliffs. Near
there was an ancient granary in the rocks, with evidence of a
brick wall and timber roof. There were also some petroglyphs
nearby that we were able to observe closely.

Day 2 walk was a hike of 8 miles or 12.8 km down Pine Creek.

The area is called Box Death Hollow Wilderness area. The creek
is naturally in a canyon that has some very high side walls. On this
walk we were split into groups, one was to start out going up the
creek and the other to come down. We were in the group coming
down. The groups were to cross in the middle, eat lunch and swap
car keys. The canyon was beautiful with its Navajo sandstone
walls. It was narrow at the start but later opened out somewhat.
We were warned that there were 54 creek crossings and we would
get wet feet but that some would have rocks to hop over. Nope.
There was water galore and we had to wade through all except
one that had some trees fallen over it. We counted. There were
61! We all had wrinkly and very cold feet by the time we got back
to the car. On the walk we saw evidence of beaver activity and a
harmless gopher snake, which was our first snake.

Our visit to this park ended the next day with a short walk above camp to see the
petrified wood.
On to the next park.

Jim & Julie Woodyatt

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 General Information Garmin GPS
5 GPSs which have a 20 metre contour topo map of the whole
QBW Management Committee of Australia included.
PLBs with inbuilt GPS
President Robin Laban 0478 239 384
5 PLBs with inbuilt GPS. The PLBs will be made available at
Secretary Marion Laban 0405 536 718 each club meeting and will need to be returned at the following
Treasurer Gerry Burton 0408 793 715 club meeting.
Outings Officer Helen McAllister 0419 684 319 Contact Robin Laban on 0478 239 384 to book a loan of these
items.
Membership Officer Patricia Kolarski 0448 526 618
Media Officer Michael Hoopmann 0401 527 017
Training Officer Vacant Reciprocal Walks with Other Clubs
Social Secretary Julie Woodyatt 0458 477 332
Redlands Bushwalking Club
Other Voluntary Positions Only stipulation is that Redlands club members have priority
Equipment Officer Mary Sherlock 3209 8514 over visitors. Calendar is available at:
http://www.redlandbushwalkers.org.au/static/calendar.html
Supper Convenor Mary Sherlock 3209 8514
Librarian Nolene McCay 0488 490 264
Bushwalkers of Southern Queensland (BOSQ)
BWQ Rep Gerry Burton 0408 793 715
BOSQ allows financial members from other bushwalking clubs
BWQ Rep Richard Kolarski 0422 429 717
affiliated with Bushwalking Queensland to join in BOSQ
activities without having to become members of BOSQ or pay
Insurance Hotline 1300 574 980 visitor fees. This will be with the agreement of the activity leader.
Members of BOSQ will have priority for nominations.
Meeting Place Calendar is available at http://www.bosq.bwq.org.au/
Club meetings are on the first Tuesday of the month starting at
7.30pm. There is no club meeting in January.
Meetings are held at the Little King's Hall on the corner of Carl YHA Bushwalkers
and O'Keefe Streets, Buranda. Entry is via the gate on Carl St. Members of other BWQ affiliated clubs can join up to three
There is parking within the grounds and in Carl Street. walks per calendar year. Calendar is available at:
Tea/coffee and cake/biscuits are provided after the meeting. http://sites.google.com/site/yhabushies/outings
A coin donation would be appreciated.
Membership Gold Coast Bushwalkers
Probationary Membership Gold Coast Bushwalkers may admit as honorary members
A non-member automatically becomes a Probationary Member financial members of bushwalking clubs which are affiliated with
on his/her first walk after signing the Acknowledgement of Risk BWQ. This dispensation will be at the discretion of the
form. No fee is payable to become a Probationary Member. Management Committee.
A Probationary Member must become an Ordinary Member on
his/her second walk by filling out a membership form and paying Ipswich Bushwalkers Inc
the membership fee. Intending walkers must contact the leader in advance. The
Ordinary Membership newsletter also contains a full description of the grading system
and a list of Committee members and their contact numbers.
A person may become an Ordinary Member by filling out and Calendar available at www.ipswichbushwalkers.bwq.org.au
signing a membership form, having a proposer sign the form
and handing the form with the membership fee to a committee
member or walk leader. Feature Pic
The proposer may be a friend who is a member of the club, a
QBW walk leader, the Membership Officer or one of the
committee members.
An Ordinary Member has the right to vote at an AGM or be
elected to a committee position.
Members of Another Bushwalking Club
Members of another bushwalking club which is affiliated with
Bushwalking Queensland Inc. (or an interstate Federation) and
who are covered by the same insurance do not need to become
a member of our club to go on our walks. However QBW
members will have priority if there is a limit on numbers.

Club Equipment Photo: Marion Laban

Compasses Topo Maps Sunset burnoff in Main Range National Park from
Steamer Saddle
Steripen First Aid Kits
The above are for use on loan by members at nil cost.

Contact Mary Sherlock 3209 8514 to obtain these items.

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