Category Archives: Blue Mountains

Blue Rocks Walk – 20-21 June 2016

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Dave Noble

Doug had a a few days off work and wanted to do a walk and invited Bob and myself to join him. However, heavy rain on the weekend led us to change plans. Our original intention involved crossing some rather … Continue reading →

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Rock Pile Pass – Narrow Neck – 15 June 2016

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Dave Noble

Narrow Neck is the peninsula of sandstone that juts out from Katoomba and separates the Jamison Valley and Megalong. It has long been a popular place for bushwalking. For a long time a track along the Neck was used as … Continue reading →

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Red Rocks Walk – 11 – 13 June 2016

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Dave Noble

It was nice to take part on a walk with Wendy to the Red Rocks on the June long weekend. We had cold, but generally good weather on the trip, and this meant that we could experience many outstanding views. … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully – A Look for Fungi – 9 June 2016

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Dave Noble

I had visited Sassafras Gully a few days earlier, but on that trip, the creek and been too high for a comfortable crossing so I had bot visited the best areas to see fungi. Also, that visit was very soon … Continue reading →

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Leslie Falls Walk – 8 June 2016

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Dave Noble

Leslie Falls are on Lawson Creek at Lawson in the Blue Mountains. They are part of the set of waterfalls on the south side of Lawson. The other falls in the set – Adelina Falls, Junction Falls (twin falls), Cataract … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully After Rain – 6 June 2016

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Dave Noble

The weekend just before this walk had been wet. Very wet! The Blue Mountains had not received as much rain as the Cumberland Plain, but still had had a fair amount. Enough to make it worth getting up early and seeing … Continue reading →

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Donkey Mountain Walk – 28 – 29 May 2016

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Dave Noble

A second visit to Donkey Mountain in as many weeks? Why not? It a good place to go to, and besides we had some birthdays to celebrate. Jasper was about to turn four, and he was keen to revisit Donkey … Continue reading →

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Mt Banks Traverse – 18 May 2016

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was a midweek walk with Bob. We both had the traverse along the side of Mt Banks on our short lists for a while. I am not sure who first completed this traverse as a bushwalking trip. It links … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully – Fungi and Slime Moulds – 15 April 2016

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was another of my regular trips to Sassafras Gully to record what fungi was out. My previous visit was about two weeks earlier, and that hadn’t been dry good – the fungi out then was quite limited. Since then, there … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Weekend – a Walk and a Canyon – 2 – 3 April 2016

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Dave Noble

I travelled up the mountains with friends John and Chuin Nee and their two young boys, Jasper and Sebastian. At Blackheath, Chuin Nee head off to Heathcliff to join Enmoore and Stu for a day of climbing. John and myself … Continue reading →

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