Category Archives: Wollemi National Parks

Some more canyoning – Northern Blue Mountains

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Dave Noble

Its good to do an overnight canyoning trip. Often more remote canyons can be linked together and a lot of canyoning can be done in the available time. On this trip we planned to visit four canyons. Two with our … Continue reading →

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Canyoning at Newnes

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Dave Noble

Sarah had organised a weekend of canyoning at Newnes and with a good weather forecast (at last!!!) it was easy to decide to join the party. As well as Sarah, there was James, Dan, Kate and Rob and Disco joined … Continue reading →

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Tiger Snake Canyon

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Dave Noble

We visited this canyon on a wet day. Despite the continual rain – we had a great time. The canyon was very beautiful – and some water was flowing! Here are a few photos from the day –

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Canyons Near Deep Pass

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Dave Noble

Last weekend I was in a big group that camped at Deep Pass Clearing in Wollemi National Park. The purpose of the gathering was to celebrate the birthdays of James and Sarah. During both days, many in the group visited … Continue reading →

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Canyoning at Newnes

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Dave Noble

Newnes in the Wolgan Valley is a great place for a lot of outdoor activities. Its good place for bushwalking, mountain biking, rock climbing and canyoning. Earlier in January I spent an enjoyable weekend camping at Newnes with a group … Continue reading →

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Canyon Exploration – Northern Blue Mountains

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Dave Noble

For many years now, I have been fortunate to be able to leave on Boxing Day for an extended canyoning trip in the Northern Blue Mountains. Some of these six day trips have been visiting known but remote canyons, others … Continue reading →

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Rocky Creek Canyon

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Dave Noble

December is a good time to go canyoning and in particular a good time to visit Rocky Creek Canyon. Its a long and fairly cold canyon and best visited on a warm or hot day. Last saturday was warm – … Continue reading →

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New Blue Mountains Wildflower Gallery

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Dave Noble

Thanks to Col Gibson and some of his friends I have now put online a new set of web pages of (mainly) wildflower photographs taken in the Blue Mountains. Col went through some of my bushwalking and canyoning photo sets … Continue reading →

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The Birthday – Canyoning Weekend

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Dave Noble

About this time of the year a group of friends have birthdays. The custom has been to do a walk to the Red Rocks near Newnes. This year, some of those celebrating could not make it along for one reason … Continue reading →

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Canyoning in Wollemi National Park

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Dave Noble

This year we seemed to go from winter to summer without spring. The weather forecast was for hot weather on the weekend – so a group of us headed out along a dirt road in the Northern Blue Mountains in … Continue reading →

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