Category Archives: Blue Mountains

Shipley Plateau Walk and Lookouts – 14 June 2018

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Dave Noble

This was a walk with Bob where we visited an obscure track that starts on the Shipley Plateau. It is described on Allan Wells Website on his Blackheath Page – walk number 11. We started out on cold windy day … Continue reading →

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Walking on the Long Weekend – The Capertee – Wolgan Divide 9 – 11 June 2018

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Dave Noble

The June Long Weekend is always a great time for bushwalking. Nice cool weather and often warm sun and nice high camps. This year a group of us wanted to head off, but where? We discussed a few possibilities and … Continue reading →

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Evans Lookout Walk – 7 June 2018

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Dave Noble

I was travelling up the mountains with Bob for a daywalk. The weather however was not that great. We had cancelled our original plans and had decided on the way up that we would work out a substitute based on … Continue reading →

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Mt Victoria Great Train Weekend 26 – 27 May 2018

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Dave Noble

I spent an enjoyable weekend at Mt Victoria with friends John and Chuin Nee and their two sons Jasper and Sebastian. We were there to see and hear steam locomotives. It was a weekend celebrating 150 years of railways at … Continue reading →

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Wollondilly River Birds – 14 May 2018

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Dave Noble

I was  fortunate to be able to join some other birds watchers and photographers on a trip to the Wollondilly Valley to observe an photograph some birds. We had great day and saw quite a few species. Here is some … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Sassafras Gully – 10 May 2018

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Dave Noble

After returning recently from Tasmania, I was keen to check out one of my local areas – Sassafras Gully, at Springwood for fungi. Coachwood Glen had been very dry the week before, and that is usually a much moister place … Continue reading →

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Coachwood Glen Fungi – 3 May 2018

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Dave Noble

After returning from the magnificent fungi that were out in Tasmania, I was keen to see some local fungi. I had been talking to Liz from the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc about a Blue Mountains trip, and we decided … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 5 April 2018

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Dave Noble

This was another trip down Sassafras Gully to look for and photograph the fungi and slime moulds. On this trip, I went down via the track at the end of Sassafras Gully Road and returned via the Wiggins Track. A … Continue reading →

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The Beauty of the Coxs and Kowmung Rivers – Easter 2018

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Dave Noble

I was fortunate to spend some time photographing the lower Coxs River and the lower part of the Kowmung River during three of the days of Easter. This was on a photographic trip with David Hufton. Every photo here was … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Coachwood Glen – 28 March 2018

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Dave Noble

This was a very pleasant visit with Liz to Coachwood Glen Reserve at Blackheath (on the Megalong Road). We didn’t find a huge abundance of fungi out but with careful looking we did find quite a few interesting species.

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