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Category Archives: Blue Mountains
Christmas Post – Hazelbrook – Waterfalls, Orchids and Birds, and a few Birds at Ellalong 24 – 25 December 2023
On Christmas Eve, I travelled up to Hazelbrook to stay at my sister and brother in law’s place. Then on Christmas Day, we headed to Ellalong in the Hunter Valley to join a family get together. I had my camera … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Blue Mountains, Bushwalking, Wildflowers
Tagged Burgess Falls, Ellalong, Hazelbrook, Hazelbrook waterfalls, Horseshoe Falls, Oakland Falls
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SUBW Coxs River Xmas Walk 16 – 17 December 2023
As usual, I joined the annual Sydney University Bushwalkers Walk to the Coxs River. This walk has been held in mid December for many years. I travelled up the Mountains to Megalong with Roger, an old friend, and we were … Continue reading
Jugglers and Grand Canyons – 14 December 2023
A very hot day was forecast – and it seemed a good time to visit some canyons in the Blue Mountains. So Bob and myself headed up to Medlow Bath and visited Jugglers Canyon and then Grand Canyon. We had … Continue reading
Aboriginal Heritage Walk – 16 November 2023
Back in September, Bob and myself had been on a walk in the Northern Blue Mountains were we visited a number of Aboriginal art caves and some engravings sites. But on that trip, we had run short of time and … Continue reading
Goochs Crater Walk 21 – 22 October 2023
Martin had organised a walk to celebrate some birthdays, and he had chosen Goochs Crater as the destination. We all met at Bell and then proceeded along a ridge system towards the Wollangambe River. At the start of the walk, … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Mountains, Bushwalking, Wildflowers
Tagged Billabong Canyon, Blue Mountains National Park, Goochs Crater
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Oronga Traverse – 14 September 2023
One of the walks Bob and myself had been considering for a while, was traversing the ledges below the Oronga Ridge. It looked possible to traverse the half-way ledge between Oronga Gully and Banks Gully near Mt Banks. This ledge … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Mountains, Bushwalking, Grose Wilderness
Tagged Banksy, Isopogon fletcheri, Oronga Traverse
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Asgard Plateau Weekend 9 – 10 September 2023
I spent a very pleasant weekend in the bush on the Asgard Plateau near My Victoria in the upper Blue Mountains. I was with a large group of friends who had all headed out to camp together to celebrate two … Continue reading
Posted in Aboriginal Sites, Blue Mountains, Bushwalking, Grose Wilderness
Tagged Asgard Head, Asgard Plateau, Asgard Swamp, Thor Head
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Aboriginal Heritage Walk – 7 September 2023
Bob and myself were keen to head back to an area we visited two weeks before, where we had looked at a number of Aboriginal sites in the Northern Blue Mountains. On this trip, we went back to the same … Continue reading
Posted in Aboriginal Sites, Blue Mountains, Bushwalking, Wildflowers
Tagged Aboriginal Art, Orchids
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Northern Blue Mountains Heritage Walk – 24 August 2023
Bob and myself set out on a walk in the Northern Blue Mountains to look for Aboriginal sites. As these sites are sensitive and can be vandalised, I will not go into details of where we went. As well as … Continue reading
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The Discovery and Naming of Tiger Snake Canyon
Recently, while I was in Tasmania, a friend, Keith Maxwell, had been asking about the history of Tiger Snake Canyon. Keith had been on the trip where we had found the canyon back in 1977 and we tried to remember … Continue reading