Category Archives: Blue Mountains

More Waterfall Walking at Leura and Wentworth Falls – 17 March 2017

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Dave Noble

On this day I travelled by train to Leura, and then walked won the Mall to the turn off to Lyrebird Dell. At the time, it was quite misty with on and off light rain. Once on the walking track … Continue reading →

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Blackheath Waterfall Walk and an unexpected trip along Glenbrook Gorge – 16 March 2017

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Dave Noble

I caught an early train to Blackheath. My goal was to walk down to the bottom of Govetts Leap and then around the Rodriguez Pass circuit via Junction Rock and back up to Evans Lookout and back to Blackheath. When … Continue reading →

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Mt Airly and Mt Genowlan – a vist to Mugii Murum-ban 9 – 11 March 2017

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Dave Noble

The second place we visited on the trip with Wendy were the two mesas of Mt Airly and Mt Genowlan. These were parts of the Gardens of Stone Stage 2 Proposal but are now incorporated into the Mugii Murum-Ban State Conservation … Continue reading →

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Dunns Swamp – Gungaddy 8 – 9 March 2017

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Dave Noble

Wendy had planned a trip to parts of the Blue Mountains. She wanted to visit the Mt Airly – Mt Genowlan area and also Dunns Swamp. She invited me to join her which I was happy to do. The weather … Continue reading →

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The Waterfalls of Wentworth Falls – 1 March 2017

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Dave Noble

I had been raining in the Blue Mountains, and I thought a waterfall photography walk may be nice. So I caught a train up the mountains. I was initially planning on walking near Blackheath, but on the way up, it … Continue reading →

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Looking For Boletes – 23 – 24 February 2017

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Dave Noble

A visiting expert on the study of Bolete Fungi, Roy Haling, was in Australia on a trip from New York. I had the pleasure of accompanying him and some other members of the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc on two field trips … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Walk – 15 February 2017

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Dave Noble

I did a short walk down Sassafras Gully – from the track at Sassafras Gully Road to Glenbrook Creek and then back to Springwood via Magdala Creek and Fairy Dell. I was principally looking to see if any fungi was … Continue reading →

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Rocky Creek and Claustral Canyons 11 – 12 February 2017

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Dave Noble

A very hot weekend was forecast. Dan was coming up from Canberra with friends to celebrate his birthday and had proposed a weekend of canyoning with a camp at Barcoo Swamp. With the hot weather forecast, it sounded ideal to … Continue reading →

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Looking for Eleanor Falls – 8 February 2017

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Dave Noble

I was up at Springwood visiting a friend and I decided to use the remainder of the afternoon to do the short walk from Faulconbridge to Springwood via the Victory Track and Sassafras Gully Track. During most of the walk … Continue reading →

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Clatterteeth Canyon – 5 February 2017

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Dave Noble

Stu and Enmoore had organised a day of canyoning up the Blue Mountains. We didn’t decide what canyon to visit until the day. The forecast was for a very hot day (greater than 30°C), so we wanted a wet canyon … Continue reading →

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