On Saturday 5th May several members of the UTS Outdoor Adventure Club went on a day trip to the River Caves Canyon in Wollemi National Park, the largest wilderness area in NSW and part of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area – a maze of... Read More
Royal National Park – Uloola Track Bushwalk Review
Today’s bushwalk was my first UTS Outdoor Adventure Club trip as a Trip leader :-) However to be fair, I wouldn’t have done it if one of our experienced club members Marty didn’t join the trip as deputy trip-leader because I... Read More
Tulip time: Bowral Sydney Southern Highlands
In 2008 the Bowral Tulip Time Festival is scheduled to start on 25 September and close on 8 October 2008. Bowral was founded in the 1860’s and has become a summer retreat for Sydney residents. Many of Bowral’s earlier visitors built... Read More
Pindar Cave Bushwalk Review – Brisbane Water National Park
On Saturday March 10 2007 twelve members of the UTS Outdoor Activities Club met at 7:30 outside Central station and caught the 7:45 train to Wondabyne station which is less than one train carriage in length! Note you will need to tell the train guard... Read More
Beginners Guide to Rogaining – Cross Country Timed Navigation
Last Sunday I competed in the 2007 Manly Metrogaine run by the New South Wales Rogaining Association inc (NSWRA) in the UTS Novices team (for people who’d never done rogaining before). Our team were all members of the UTS Outdoor Adventure Club... Read More
Kosciuszko National Park and New Years Eve on top of Australia
In the middle of Summer at the end of 2006, I went on a 4 day bush walking and camping trip organised by fellow members of the UTS Outdoor Adventure Club (OAC) to Kosciuszko National Park that ended with us waking up on Monday, New Years Day 2007 on... Read More
Understanding Polarizing Filters: Reduce Glare, Improve Colors
I often use a polarising filter on my digital camera because I know that without it the bright glary sunlight here in Australia can ruin a lot of my photos and the deep blue sky and water won’t be accurately depicted. Unfortunately camera filters... Read More
Travel Guide: Broome & Cable Beach (Western Australia)
{{lls}} I visited Broome for a week in late October and stayed at a backpackers hostel. Although it wasn’t summer yet temperatures were mid 30’s to 40 degrees celsius. Broome is a pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley in the far north... Read More