Feb., 1942 
3 
The Queensland Naturalist 
body of the party arrived in the early hours of Friday 
morning. 
Previous to the arrival of the main party, the advance 
party had explored some of the country adjacent to the 
camp, while three members had ventured into the neigh- 
bouring valley of Chinghee Creek. Preferring to see new 
country on the return, these three began to take a direct 
route over the higher part of the divide, but were assured 
by a local resident that such was impossible, that not even 
a snake could penetrate the lantana, stinking roger and 
scrub, though a lizard or bandicoot might. However, the 
trio persevered, and at length reached camp long after 
dark, with the feeling that the local resident was not far 
wrong. They have been wondering ever since what they 
should call themselves. 
On the Friday most members climbed or partly 
climbed Mt. Gipps, near the camp. Tt is an interesting 
mountain from which excellent views were obtained. On 
the following day a party of over thirty succeeded in 
reaching Running Creek Falls. The first part of this trip 
was easy enough through open forest, partly cleared at 
first. Then there was a patch of beautiful scrub, and 
finally the most strenuous part along the banks and some- 
times over the boulders in the bed of the creek to the foot 
of the very beautiful 300ft. fall. It proved a long and 
very strenuous day, and it was well after dark before camp 
was reached, not without a few minor casualties. Next 
day was spent more leisurely in the neighbourhood of the 
camp. On Monday morning, the process of breaking camp 
began, and all was completed shortly after mid-day. Some 
sharp showers of rain dampened these proceedings a little, 
but at length everybody and everything except one tent 
were safely aboard the Sydney-Brisbane mail thoroughly 
agreed that a very enjoyable and interesting time had been 
spent in most delightful surroundings. 
We cannot be too grateful to the officials of the Rail- 
way Department for the courteous way they arranged 
transport for the parties and camp gear, and in fhe way 
they prepared the place of disembarkation. The Club is 
greatly indebted to Messrs. Dryden and Burgess for the 
use of the land, and to Mr. Burgess for his assistance in 
transporting our gear between camp-site and railway, and 
for looking after a tent we were using as shelter until 
train-time. We are also very grateful to Mr. A. Groom 
and Mr. D. F. Robertson for selecting the camp-site so 
carefully. 
