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December 2018
Description Following a car trip from Cooma, we plan to start from a point adjacent to Sawyers Hut. Walking will start from the horse camp along a fire trail. Then we will walk up hill to the north-west through some light bush, and then onto more open country on the
Find out moreJanuary 2019
We plan to start from a point 32 kilometres north of Cooma on the Jones Plain Road, 2 km south of the Alum Creek crossing. Walking up a gentle rise in open country then a steep decent into the Murrumbidgee River gorge, we arrive at the beautiful unspoilt river some
Find out moreFebruary 2019
Activity: Bush Walk Date: Saturday 09 February 2019 Leader: John Hutton Grade: Medium (walk will mainly be on well formed track will a Descent and climb of about 300m and a short off track section.) Distance: approx. 10 Km Meeting Point: Cooma North Car park 08:00 (Participants will share transport
Find out moreMarch 2019
We paddle across Brogo Dam and if there is enough water, we can paddle up the gorge. There are very good reviews on this activity on Trip Advisor with descriptions of the gorge, flora and fauna, and Dave’s Brogo Wilderness Canoes: https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attraction_Review-g4187777-d5960881-Reviews-Brogo_Wilderness_Canoes-Brogo_New_South_Wales.html Dave provides canoes, paddles, waterproof containers, personal
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Activity: - Bush Walk and Camping Date: - Good Friday 19th to Easter Sunday 21 April 2019. Leader: - Frank Bakker Grade: - Medium – Hard (walk will be on well-formed track half of the way and approximately half off track.) Distance: - approx. 18 Km each way in to
Find out moreMay 2019
**Updated ** This is a short walk in the Cooma locality. Pine Ridge Reserve is an area of crown land between Church Road and Bligh Street, Cooma. We will spend the morning exploring the reserve and perhaps capture some sightings for the Atlas of Living Australia - https://www.ala.org.au/ Walking will
Find out moreAll Geehi members are invited to attend the Committee Meetings and participate in the running of the Club. The meetings are held in the Vin Good Room at the Monaro Regional Library, Cooma.
Find out moreJune 2019
Walk back in time along the Settlers Track to experience huts, homesteads and other historic sites from the 19th and 20th centuries. The Namadgi area was first settled by Europeans in the mid 1830s. Early settlers included Flora and William Brayshaw, who married in 1844 and raised a family of
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Our walk will be around the old diggings, guided by Numeralla local Jim Wharton. The first report of gold deposits on the Monaro was in 1858, on the Numeralla River. The Big Badja diggings were not worked until 1861. In 1866 there were diggings extending about three kilometres north of
Find out moreAugust 2019
Due to other commitments this activity has been pushed out by 1 week to Saturday 03/08/2019 At this stage the destination is not decided as it will be weather dependant. Also the capabilities of the group will be taken into account. Newcomers are welcome, but you will need well fitted,
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