Author Archives: Dave Noble

Blue Mountains Weekend – 21-22 December 2013

I spent a nice weekend up the Blue Mountains. Mosty walking with John and his son Jasper, and Keith. Chuin Nee (Jasper’s mum) was climbing nearby at the time with Chris an Susie, friends on a holiday from Germany. The … Continue reading

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SUBW Christmas Walk to the Coxs River – 14-15 December 2013

This is the time of year for bushwalkers from SUBW and friends to head down from Megalong Valley via the Six Foot Track to the Coxs River. The club heads down to a nice sheltered campsite that is close to … Continue reading

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The Grand Canyon – 14 December 2013

This was a prelude trip before going down to the Coxs River for the SUBW Christmas trip. The Grand Canyon is a very pretty and spectacular canyon that is also relatively easy and accessible. Eleven of us (Martin, Su Li, … Continue reading

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Northern Blue Mountains Canyoning – 7-8 December 2013

Last weekend a few of us headed out for a weekend of canyoning in the Northern Blue Mountains. In the party besides myself were John, Jasper, Keith, Enmoore and Roscoe. On Saturday, we headed out into Gardens of Stone National … Continue reading

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Spondonicals Revisited

In an earlier posting I wrote about spondonicals – a very useful and now rare item of bushwalking equipment. I recently received an interesting email from Jochen, a bushwalker from the Blue Mountains, who is considering manufacturing them. See my … Continue reading

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Wentworth Falls Walk – 1 Dec 2013

On the first day of December, I went for a walk around the Valley of the Water Area of Wentworth Falls. I started out by myself down the Charles Darwin Walk and soon arrived at Wentworth Falls, then went up … Continue reading

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Critical Mass Ride – Sydney Harbour Bridge – 29 November 2013

On the last Friday in November it is traditional for Critical Mass to ride over Sydney Harbour Bridge. The rides start from near the fountain in Hyde Park. The there is a loop through the city, past Hyde Park again … Continue reading

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Mt Solitary Walk 23-24 November 2013

A group of us set out to walk out to Mt Solitary and camp on top for the weekend. This is always a worthwhile trip. In the party, besides myself, were Su Li, Brent, Keith and also John and Chuin … Continue reading

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Uloola Falls – 16 November 2013

After a few recent trips to Uloola Falls in Royal National Park – I was keen to return to photograph the falls in higher water and in subdued light. It had been raining a bit, and on the night before … Continue reading

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Loftus to Bundeena Walk – 10 November 2013

I had never walked from Loftus to Bundeena before. It seemed a very logical route to walk. At each end there are good public transport connections. There seemed to be tracks going most of the way, and those tracks would … Continue reading

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