Category Archives: Wildflowers

Tasmania – Central Plateau Walk 15 – 25 January 2017

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Dave Noble

It was time to get away from the heat and humidity of Sydney. After the hottest night on record and a forecast temperature of 44°C in the western suburbs I was glad to board a plane to Launceston. It was also … Continue reading →

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Morong Falls Photo Walk 9 – 11 January 2017

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Dave Noble

Back in October 2016, I had joined David Hufton for a photographic trip to Box Creek Falls on the Boyd Plateau. David was keen to return to photograph Morong Falls, another waterfall in the granite area on the Plateau. I joined … Continue reading →

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Nature at Sassafras Gully – 8 January 2017

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Dave Noble

I joined Wendy on a walk down Sassafras Gully at Springwood, and we had a most fascinating outing. I was hoping to see some orchids – we did. We spotted two nice species not long after setting out down the track … Continue reading →

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Burramoko Head and Hanging Rock 5 – 6 January 2017

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Dave Noble

This was another walk from Blackheath Railway Station out to Burramoko Head, camping there overnight and walking back the next day. My third walk out to the head in recent months. The walk out along the fire road is quite … Continue reading →

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Horseshoe Falls Walk 24 December 2016

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Dave Noble

This was a very short walk I did to fill in some time on Christmas Eve. I was visiting at Hazelbrook, and this walk on the north side of the town was nearby. To get good photographs of the waterfalls you … Continue reading →

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Orchids and Waterfalls – Wentworth Falls Walk – 18 December 2016

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Dave Noble

I spent a very pleasant day at Wentworth Falls wandering around the tracks below Wentworth Falls. My aim was to photograph more of the waterfalls. On this trip, I had hoped for higher water levels after recent rain (22 mm … Continue reading →

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Orchids at Wolli Creek – 17 December 2016

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Dave Noble

I had some spare time, so headed out to Wolli Creek for a short walk. On some previous visits I had seen some Hyacinth Orchids developing, and I expected this time for them to be out in flower. They were, … Continue reading →

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Banks and Rocky Creek Canyons – 3-4 December 2016

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was an excellent weekend of canyoning in the Northern Blue Mountains. On the Saturday I was in a group that visited Banks Canyon in the Wollangambe Wilderness and then we camped overnight at Barcoo Swamp. On Sunday, I joined … Continue reading →

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October Creek and the Zig Zag Walk – 26 – 27 November 2016

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Dave Noble

John and Chuin Nee and invited me to join them and their boys, Jasper and Sebastian, on a camping trip up the Blue Mountains. We discussed places to camp and decided to visit the campsite at October Creek. October Creek … Continue reading →

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Woronora River Ramble – 18 November 2016

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Dave Noble

I spent a pleasant day with Digi Dave at the Woronora River recently. We were mainly looking for birds and orchids to photograph. We found quite a few birds – but none of them were really interesting and no orchids … Continue reading →

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