Category Archives: Blue Mountains

Saving The Blue Mountains Wild Rivers

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Dave Noble

I attended the campaign launch at Springwood for the Campaign to Save the Blue Mountains Wild Rivers. It was held  at the Springwood Community Hub on the evening of 26 March. The hall was packed to overflowing with concerned people. … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 25 March 2018

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Dave Noble

After seeing some reasonable fungi in Wolli Creek I thought it may be worthwhile looking for fungi at Sassafras Gully at Springwood. This was my first fungi walk there for this season. The fungi was reasonable. On this trip, I … Continue reading →

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Blackwall Glen Walk – 23 March 2018

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Dave Noble

I was heading up the mountains with Bob and Doug. we had originally planned to do a canyon – and the boot was full or ropes and harnesses. However the weather was not really good for canyoning so we considered … Continue reading →

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Keep Radiata Plateau Wild

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Dave Noble

Here is a short video that focuses on conservation and recreation aspects of Radiata Plateau. It is well worth watching – Leave Radiata Plateau Wild – Conservation and Recreation from BMCSNSW on Vimeo.

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Save The Blue Mountains Wild Rivers – Campaign Launch – Monday 26 March, Springwood Community Hub

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Dave Noble

Wilderness supporters are invited to attend the launch of the campaign to save many of the Blue Mountains wild rivers from inundation due to the proposed raising of Warragamba Dam. This launch will be held at the Springwood Community Hub … Continue reading →

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The Grand Canyon – 18 February 2018

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Dave Noble

Stacey was keen on a canyon trip and had suggested the Grand Canyon at Blackheath. I like this canyon – it is quite spectacular and not too hard to get to, but I had so far visited it three times … Continue reading →

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Claustral Canyon – 15 February 2018

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Dave Noble

This was a nice visit to Claustral Canyon with Bob. We arrived at the carpark on the Bell Road nice and early, around 9:30 am, but were discouraged to see a lot of vehicles parked there. At least 3 other … Continue reading →

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Hat Hill Canyon – 11 February 2018

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Dave Noble

This was our second canyon of the weekend. Albert and myself headed into Hat Hill Creek on Sunday morning to visit and photograph the canyon. We had a nice day. The canyon is very pleasant and relatively easy. It has … Continue reading →

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Dargans Creek Canyon – 10 February 2018

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Dave Noble

Albert was keen on another canyoning photographic weekend and didn’t need to do much convincing to talk me into joining him. We discussed a list of possible canyons and decided on Dargans Creek and the Hat Hill Canyon. We were … Continue reading →

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Bell Creek Canyon – 7 February 2018

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Dave Noble

I spent a very pleasant day with Bob visiting Bell Creek Canyon near Mt Wilson. We entered the canyon via the usual route – from the RFS building at Mt Wilson, along the fire road and then crossing Du Faurs … Continue reading →

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