Author Archives: Dave Noble

Wild Blue Mountains Calendar 2017

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Dave Noble

Ian Brown’s Wild Blue Mountains Calendar for 2017 is now available. Ian is a Blue Mountains based nature photographer, and once again has taken a very nice series of photographs which he has published in his calendar. Copies can be ordered … Continue reading →

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New Book on Balls Pyramid

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Dave Noble

I have just finished reading a fine new book on the climbing history and other aspects of Balls Pyramid. The book is called “South Pacific Pinnacle – The Exploration of Balls Pyramid” and had been edited by Jim Smith with the … Continue reading →

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Taronga Zoo Visit – 1 September 2016

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since my last visit to the zoo. It was time to go again. Another reason for going was to see the newly arrived baby Langur – a Francois Langur or Leaf Monkey. These are an … Continue reading →

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The Rock 22 – 23 August 2016

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Dave Noble

I can remember seeing The Rock quite a few times as a young child – on car trips with my parents. It was hard to miss as you travel on the road from Wagga Wagga to Albury. It is quite … Continue reading →

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Cocoparra National Park and Narrandera Wetlands and Forests 21 – 22 August 2016

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Dave Noble

After our visit to the Pink Lakes, David Hufton and myself left Victoria and drove to Balranald, where we stopped for lunch and took advantage of those showers at the Discovery Centre that we had seen earlier. We then headed … Continue reading →

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The Pink Lakes 18 – 21 August 2016

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Dave Noble

The next place we visited on the road trip with David Hufton was The Pink Lakes in NW Victoria. The lakes are situated in the large Murray Sunset National Park – but they are close to the edge of the park and … Continue reading →

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Visit to Lake Mungo National Park 15 – 18 August 2016

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was the main place David Hufton and myself wanted to visit on our road trip. We had continued on our way along the Sturt Highway via Hay to Balranald. There we called into the Discovery Centre – which is not … Continue reading →

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River Red Gums on the Murrumbidgee 14 – 15 August 2016

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Dave Noble

David Hufton had invited me to join him on an outback road trip to Lake Mungo and some other national parks in South Western NSW and Western Victoria. His intention was to undertake a photographic trip, and this sounded good. … Continue reading →

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Ferndale Park Fungi – 11 August 2016

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was a quick trip down to Ferndale Park at Chatswood to see how the fund was going. In particular the green coloured “pink waxcaps” I had seen earlier in the week. I was interested to see if they had … Continue reading →

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Burra Korain Head Walk – 10 August 2016

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was a very interesting walk. On many previous trips to the Asgard Plateau and on the cliffs on the north side of the Grose Valley I had plenty of chances to look at Burra Korain Head. I had never … Continue reading →

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