Category Archives: Blue Mountains

Caleys Range Weekend 29 – 30 August 2020

A friend, Dave Os, invited me to join him and some others on a walk along the Caleys Range in the Devils Wilderness. Dave’s plan was to walk along the fire trail to near its end and look for a … Continue reading →

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Holbeach Descent and Spring Creek Ridge Pass – Kings Tableland – 27 August 2020

Over a year ago, I had been on a trip with Bob, where we had tried unsuccessfully to negotiate a pass on the ridge near Spring Creek on Kings Tableland. On that trip we had tried to find the pass … Continue reading →

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The Rice Terrace and The Fools Paradise – 20 August 2020

This was a very interesting daywalk in the Narrow neck area of the Blue Mountains. Bob had suggested the trip – walk out along Narrow Neck to not far past the Second Neck – then descend part way down the … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountain Walk, and a visit to Deanei Reserve – 13 August 2020

This was a pleasant day of bushwalking with Bob in the Blue Mountains. Not long before I had been on an overnight camping trip to Lawson Castle. On the trip we had found some Aboriginal engravings, and two of the … Continue reading →

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The Three Brothers to Blacks Ladders Walk – 2 August 2020

Enmoore organised this walk. It was one I had suggested a while back as being well worth doing. This was after doing it back in 2017. In the party were Enmoore, Wendy, Martin, Steffy and myself. And special thanks to … Continue reading →

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Lawson Castle Walk 1 – 2 August 2020

Two friends, Dave Os and Don, had organised an easy bushwalk out along the fire trail that leaves Queens Road at Lawson. The plan was to walk out a few kilometres, then look for a campsite on a high point, … Continue reading →

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Grose Valley Slide Show Video

During a period of wet weather where I was confined indoors, I completed a project on the Grose Valley. This is one of my favourite places in the Greater Blue Mountains. It is a place I have photographed many times. … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 22 July 2020

I had not been down Sassafras Gully to check out the fungi for a while, and thought another visit would be good. I was hoping the fungi would be better than what I had seen the day before in Wolli … Continue reading →

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Nepean Gorge and Nortons Basin – 16 July 2020

I had long wanted to visit the lookouts on the east side of the Nepean Gorge. They were once place I had not been to. I have been to several lookout on the western side – The ones above Lapstone, … Continue reading →

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Bald Trig, Goochs Crater and Billabong Canyon – 2 July 2020

Bob suggested a walk to Goochs Crater in Blue Mountains National Park. This sounded like a good idea. On the way we could visit the nearby Aboriginal site at Bald Trig. We turned off the Chifley Highway at the Zig … Continue reading →

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