Category Archives: Wilderness Photography

Easter Blue Breaks Walk

During Easter I joined Rob and Martin and spent 6 very enjoyable days on a bushwalk in the Blue Breaks. Our goal was to traverse the Bimlow Tableland. I had been on two walks last year where that was a … Continue reading

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Some more canyoning – Northern Blue Mountains

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

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

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

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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Dead Tree Canyon

Dead Tree Canyon lies in the Wollangambe Wilderness. It is a tributary of the South Branch of Bungleboori Creek. It was first descended by Bob Sault and Ian Wilson of SUBW in early 1982. After being in the party that … Continue reading

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The 2012 Festival of Canyons

The Festival of Canyons is an event organised yearly by the UTSOAC to promote canyoning and to allow members of university clubs to get to know each other. This year is was held at Mt Wilson. A lot of people … Continue reading

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Splendour Rock Bushwalk

Thanks to Helen from SUBW who organised this very nice walk. Summer is a bit hot for bushwalking in the Blue Mountains and better suited to canyoning. But with so much water in the creeks, I thought a bush walk … Continue reading

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Hat Hill Canyon

A return visit to Hat Hill Canyon. It was supposed to be a trip down Claustral Canyon but recent rain made this unwise. None of the others had been down Hat Hill Canyon so this made it a good alternative. … Continue reading

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Western Arthurs – Tasmania

One of my favourite walks is a traverse of the Western Arthur Range in South West Tasmania. I first visited this range as part of a long walk back in 1975, and it is one place that I have been … Continue reading

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