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Footprints in the Wild Issue 002
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June 2011 Page 1
ABOVE:
Casuarina Falls atDorrigo National Park
CONTENTS
Introduction1Cathedral Rock
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Dorrigo2011 1Casuarina Falls2Red Cedar Falls2Dorrigo National Park3Sawtell3Dorrigo National Park -More Photos4Moonee Beach N. R.5My Next Trip5Butterfly House6The Not so Good News7Coachwood Falls7Web Site Addresses8Stop Press8Welcome to the second
issue of ‘Footprints in the Wild,’ the officialnewsletter for Kevin’s Wilderness Journeys. The
first newsletter tooksome time to become fully available on Scribd, but thankfully all issueswith it appear to now be resolved. Hopefully, the second issue will notsuffer the same problems.It seems so long since the last issue, but I am still within the bi-monthly
timeframe I have set for posting newsletters, so that’s OK. If I am able to
post a newsletter every two months comfortably, then I think the
timeframe is right. I’d rather post a newsletter every two months
without pressure than find that I struggle to get a decent one togetherin time. So in short, the bi-monthly posting of newsletters seems to beabout right.
This month’s newsletter will feat
ure all the happening from my mostrecent trip
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from early in May 2011. So there will be plenty to write
about this time round. As I write this intro, I haven’t even been on the
 journey
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but it all begins in less than 48 hours. So it is all about packingand getting ready currently
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looking forward to reporting on it.
 In the last newsletter I was writing about going on a trek in the Myall
Lakes National Park and the possibility that this wouldn’t take pla
ce dueto trail problems. That has now eventuated and I have had to rearrangemy travel plans. I have opted for a trip to Cathedral Rock National Parkand Dorrigo National Park, with the purpose of completing all of thewalks currently on offer in both parks.The trip begins on the 2 May 2011 and ends on or about the 7
th
or 8
th
 May 2011. So it will only be a short trip and will involve a number of bushwalks and campsites. As I write I am yet to embark on the trip, butit is getting closer. Packing and final planning is underway and should becompleted this afternoon. All that will be required is to pick up the
rental car, pack it and head off. In less than 48 hours I’ll be on my way.
 This trip will probably be the most digitally recorded trip I will have everbeen on. There will be photos (and I hope to add an extra dimension tothe photos this time round
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panoramic shots), videos, Google maps, journal entries, commentary, Blog posts, etc). I am even thinking of aYouTube Channel documentary.
 
IntroductionCathedral Rock 
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Dorrigo 2011
 
Footprints in the Wild Issue 002
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June 2011 Page 2
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Scenes from the Casuarina Falls area on Sassafras Creek within Dorrigo National Park, New SouthWales, Australia.
 
ABOVE:
A scene from near Red Cedar Falls inDorrigo National Park.
 
ABOVE:
Red Cedar Falls on Rosewood Creek inDorrigo National Park, New South Wales,Australia.
 
Casuarina FallsRed Cedar Falls
 
Footprints in the Wild Issue 002
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June 2011 Page 3
During my recent holiday in May 2011, I returned to the Dorrigo NationalPark in order to complete walks that I had yet to complete around theNever Never Picnic Area. These included the Rosewood Creek Track(5.5km loop), Red Cedar Falls (6.4km return), Casuarina Falls (4.8kmreturn) and the Blackbutt Track (6.4km one way).During my visit to this area of Dorrigo National Park I was able toformulate a plan whereby I was able to visit Casuarina Falls, Red CedarFalls and Coachwood Falls in the one walk. This I was able to do, walkingparts of all of the above mentioned walks. Photos from this walk arefeatured throughout this edition of the newsletter.I spent almost five hours on the track during this walk which includedboth easy sections and far more difficult sections because of the steepgradient of the track (especially near Red Cedar Falls) and wetconditions. The track to and from Red Cedar Falls was especiallytreacherous under foot, with stairs on the track covered with water froma stream that now uses them as part of its route and overall very boggyand wet conditions. The areas around all of the waterfalls featured veryslippery rocks, which made getting around the falls extremely hazardous.It was a very good walk, which I enjoyed immensely
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though two dayslater I am still feeling the effects of the walk
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very sore indeed.I also visited the Skyway at the Visitor
’
s Centre.
 During my May 2011 holiday I paid a quick visit to Sawtell, to the southof Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. The following are somephotos I took from the headland there.
 
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Photos and scenesfrom around the CasuarinaFalls area in DorrigoNational Park, New SouthWales, Australia. CasuarinaFalls are located onSassafras Creek in the NeverNever region of the nationalpark.
Dorrigo National Park Sawtell
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