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| the view west |
the clouds furious
in their haste
to see the sea
I went on a walk with the Blue Mountains
Conservation Society to commemorate Myles Dunphy, who found the pass we used,
in 1914. It takes you from the
west side of Narrowneck, up onto the top of Narrowneck plateau, to Glenraphael
swamp. It was a very windy day – and cold. Who was Myles Dunphy? He was a mad
keen bushwalker, and the father of the conservation movement in Sydney. Because
of him, and the joy he found in walking in the areas around Sydney, we have
national parks with a level of protection from development and commercial
activities. He used to like to walk with his dog. But his dog would get sore
feet, so Myles made him ( or her) a pair of leather booties. You can see these
4 booties in the National Museum of Australia, and also the pram that he and
his wife pushed their baby (Milo) along in, while walking.
Haiku
written on the Dunphy Pass walk.....
a bird singing
above entangling vines –
tra la-la la la!
battering wind
does not hinder the greetings
of ants on the rock
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| clambering down Glenraphael Head |
Thanks to Harold Thomson for the photos.
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YATRAS
Saturday August 30, easy yatra - half a day (Springwood area)
Sunday August 31, medium yatra - a whole day, about 5 hours walking ( Leura area)
Cost:$20 + dana
