Author Archives: Dave Noble

The Grand Canyon – 14 December 2013

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Dave Noble

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

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Dave Noble

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

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Dave Noble

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

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Dave Noble

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

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Dave Noble

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

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Dave Noble

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

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Dave Noble

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

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Dave Noble

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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Clatterteeth Canyon – History

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Dave Noble

I recently had some correspondence with Ross Wyborn, a resident of Canada, but also a former very active Sydney Bushwalker and mountaineer back in the 1960’s. He had got in touch with me in order to try and locate an … Continue reading →

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Birds of the Cooks River

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Dave Noble

I’ve started a new project, to photograph the birds along the Cooks River, close to where I live. I ride to work along the cycle track next to the river and I often see birds. With daylight saving, it is … Continue reading →

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