Author Archives: Dave Noble

Sassafras Gully (Springwood) Walk – 19 March 2014

I thought it would be nice to walk down Sassafras Gully at Springwood. I wanted to get some photos of fungi that I thought may be out and also photographs of Glenbrook Creek. Showers were forecast and I thought that … Continue reading →

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Lockleys Pylon – Blue Gum Forest Walk 14 – 16 March 2014

I recently completed a nice three day walk in the Grose Valley Area. I started out from Leura, in the early afternoon, walking out from the station along the Mt Hay Road to the Lockleys Pylon Track. This was about … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – More Photos

I spent another few hours on the Cooks River photographing the birds and also have updated my Cooks River Birds webpages. The updated pages start here and continue onto four linked pages. So far they cover 18 species. I have … Continue reading →

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Dargans Creek Canyon – 9 March 2014

The second canyon Su Li had organised for the weekend was Dargans Creek Canyon. The party was the same as saturday (Su Li, Brent, Dave W, Rob and myself) and also Ci’en and Chee Fong. This was my first visit … Continue reading →

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Wollangambe Canyon – 8 March 2014

Su Li had organised a weekend of canyoning. Our objective for the first day was to visit a part of Wollangambe Canyon. On the way up the mountains, we decided to do the “Greg” Section, or “Lower Tourist” section of … Continue reading →

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Royal National Park – Coast – Photo Essay

I recently spent more time in Royal National Park – walking along the Coastal Track. I hoped for some stormy weather, but I was a day too late. There and been a big thunderstorm over the area the day before … Continue reading →

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Pozzines

This is a post about a landform feature that seems to me to be fairly common in sub alpine areas – but I have never been able to find a “proper” name for them (searching online for this geomorphological feature) … Continue reading →

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Vale – Alex Colley – Bushwalker and Conservationist

Alex Colley 1909 – 2014 Alex Colley lived a long life. He recently passed away at the age of 104. I had met Alex a few times, the latest being in 2006, when I went to the office of the … Continue reading →

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Fairy Dell and Magdala Creek at Springwood – 2 March 2014

We had encountered a fair bit of rain and had cancelled plans for more distant trips. After hang breakfast with friends at a cafe at Springwood – a few of us set off down the nearby Magdala Creek to walk … Continue reading →

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Glenbrook Gorge – 1 March 2014

It had been raining for a day or two and I was hoping that Glenbrook Creek would be up a bit. Its only a ten minute walk to the creek from the National Park entrance at Glenbrook. There is a … Continue reading →

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