Author Archives: Dave Noble

Cooks River Birds – Attempts to get Birds in Flight

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Dave Noble

I went down to my local river – the Cooks River on January 17th in an attempt to get more bird pictures and hopefully more photos of them in flight. I was lucky – 4 pelicans were there. Most of … Continue reading →

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South Wolgan Canyoning – 11-12 January 2014

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Dave Noble

Dan organised a weekend of canyoning fun in the Northern Blue Mountains. A lot of us met up at Barcoo Swamp and then set off for our canyons. On Saturday, one party headed off to Surefire Canyon. I was in … Continue reading →

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Mainly Pelicans – Cooks River – 10 January 2014

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Dave Noble

I went down to see if the pelicans were about in Boat Harbour on the Cooks River. They were. At first here were only two. Then another one swam down the river and joined them. I sat watching them with … Continue reading →

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Canyoning in the Gardens of Stone – 8 January 2014

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself headed up the mountains for a spot of mid-week canyoning. The weather was not particularly good – quite cold, misty with some drizzle. So we kept on heading west and out into the Gardens of Stone where … Continue reading →

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Royal National Park – More Photographs

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Dave Noble

I recently spent some time in Royal National Park on a photographic trip. My route was from Bundeena to Waterfall via the Jibbon, Marley, Wottamolla, Curracurrang, Curracurrong, the Curra Moors, The Wallumarra Track, Bola Creek, The Forest Track, The Couranga … Continue reading →

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Cooks River – Birds and Bottles – 3 January 2014

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Dave Noble

I went down to the Cooks River to see what the king high tide would be like. The water level was very high indeed – and over the banks in places. I took my camera along a took a few … Continue reading →

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Boxing Day Canyoning Trip – 26 – 31 December 2013

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Dave Noble

Our annual remote canyoning trip went this year to some of our favourite canyons deep in the Wollemi Wilderness. The party was Rik, Rob, John, Dan and myself We began with a long walk in to a campsite in the … Continue reading →

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Christmas Lights – Inner West Bike Ride – 23 December 2013

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Dave Noble

Time once again for our Christmas Light Bike Ride. The ride was organised by Audrey and was mainly along the Cooks River Cycleway. We started from Dulwich Hill, where we had dinner and waited for it to get dark.

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Blue Mountains Weekend – 21-22 December 2013

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Dave Noble

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

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Dave Noble

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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