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Welcome to the Bush Explorers Website

Bush Explorers and Authors, Michael Keats, Brian Fox and Yuri Bolotin have been exploring the Australian Bush for years.

Bush Explorers is a guide to ultimate bushwalking in the Greater Blue Mountains National Park and the Gardens of Stone National Park. It is a chronicle of challenges, discoveries, adventures, sweat, and research lead by Brian Fox, Michael Keats and Yuri Bolotin. It is also your key to enjoy seldom visited places, and through words and pictures, enjoy what is literally on Sydney’s back door step.

This site is an important resource for bush walkers and others interested in the Australian Bush.

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26-May-2024 Wollemi National Park - Walks from Bilpin - Book 1 released
Michael, Brian and Yuri are pleased to announce that the Wollemi National Park - Walks from Bilpin' book is now available and ready to ship. This i...
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09-Sep-2020 Wollemi National Park - East West Traverse
Bush Explorer's exciting new book about the Wollemi National Park is now available. Their new book describes another ambitious adventure - this tim...
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Wollemi National Park

Walks from Bilpin - Book 1

Bilpin, a small town situated along Bells Line of Road within a 1.5-hour drive from Sydney, is arguably the most accessible entry point into the spectacular and wild Wollemi National Park, part of the UNESCO-listed Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area.

This 572-page book contains 28 unique, not previously published bushwalks, as well as a comprehensive geological essay explaining the origin of the amazing rock formations found in the area. It is illustrated with maps and hundreds of colour photographs.

Price: $66

The Gardens of Stone

Book 9

Thirty exceptional bushwalks across the entire Gardens of Stone area, political campaigns for the area and additional place names

We love all our books, but this is our favourite in the series. It features thirty exceptional bushwalks across the entire Gardens of Stone area completed since the Books 1 to 8 were published.

Price: $66

Narrow Neck

Walks, Passes, People, Places

Narrow Neck is a spectacular landform, easily accessible from Katoomba, and the gateway to a great variety of Blue Mountains bushwalks.

This new book is for the lovers of the Blue Mountains, a tool to learn the early history of the region and an essential aid in the planning of any walks in and around the Narrow Neck.

Price: $50