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More Aboriginal Art on Kings Tableland – 28 August 2025

Posted on September 6, 2025 by Dave Noble

Both Bob and myself were keen to check out some more Aboriginal art sites on Kings Tableland. I had been to all of these sites before, and Bob had been to most of them, but we wanted to have a … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Waterfall Trip – 21 August 2025

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Dave Noble

With a very wet day forecast, Bob and myself considered options. It looked like it was going to be too wet for a standard bushwalk, and we did consider a session of indoor climbing, but we ended up deciding to … Continue reading →

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Aboriginal Art in the Lower Blue Mountains – 14 August 2025

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself decided to visit the Lower Blue Mountains to look at some Aboriginal art sites. Rain was forecast  for Sydney, but the lower Blue Mountains escaped the bad weather during our visit. We visited four art sites. The … Continue reading →

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Walking at Blackheath – The Beauchamp Crack, Clifftop Track and Braeside Track – 7 August 2025

Posted on August 9, 2025 by Dave Noble

I had suggested a walk at Blackheath to Bob, where we could see the new landslide on Carne Wall and also do circuit around the Braeside Track from Evans Lookout, perhaps linking it with Popes Glen. Some of these tracks … Continue reading →

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Cattai National Park, Heritage Horse Troughs and a Walk to Poetry Rock – 31 July 2025

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Dave Noble

Sydney and been going through a period of wet weather, and Bob and myself decided to take advantage of the rain by looking for some Aboriginal engravings. These engraving are often very faint and extremely hard to discern – but … Continue reading →

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More Aboriginal Sites on Kings Tableland – 24 July 2025

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Dave Noble

Both Bob and myself were keen to visit more Aboriginal sites on Kings Tableland. Perhaps one reason was that the road had recently been graded and was in very good condition. But also, on other recent trips, we had planned … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Coachwood Glen – 19 July 2025

Posted on July 26, 2025 by Dave Noble

I joined the Sydney Fungal Studies Group for their field study at Coachwood Glen near Blackheath. The weather on the day was fine and sunny, but rather cold. The lead up period had been quite dry, so not that fungi … Continue reading →

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Kings Tableland Walk – 17 July 2025

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Dave Noble

With a forecast of good weather, Bob and myself, changed plans, and headed out to Kings Tableland again. On previous trips to the Tableland, our main aim was to look for Aboriginal sites. On this trip, our goal was to … Continue reading →

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Birdwood Gully – Orchids and Birds (But not much Fungi) – 11 July 2025

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Dave Noble

I travelled up to Springwood with Sue for a look down Birdwood Gully. We were hoping to see some fungi, but very little was out, and most of what we saw was in very poor condition. But, there were quite … Continue reading →

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Return to Kings Tableland – More Aboriginal Art – 10 July 2025

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Dave Noble

Recently Bob and myself had been on two excellent walks on Kings Tableland to look at some of the amazing Aboriginal art that is hidden away in the bush. See here and here. We were keen to return, but the … Continue reading →

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