Category Archives: Blue Mountains

Goochs Crater – 11 October 2015

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Dave Noble

My friend, Roger Lembit, had put a walk on the National Parks Association walks program to Goochs Crater. I joined him on the trip. Roger is a botanist, and has been studying the ecology of the area near the crater … Continue reading →

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2015 SUBW – PBT – October Long Weekend

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Dave Noble

During the October Long Weekend (3-5 October) I went on the Sydney University Bushwalkers President’s Bludge Trip to the Kowmung River. This year the club president Kaushalya led the trip to the middle section of the Kowmung River. From Kanangra Walls, … Continue reading →

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Brownes Path – Grose Valley Pass – 11 August 2015

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Dave Noble

This was a pleasant day in the bush with Bob yesterday wandering around some seldom used passes at the end of the ridge that branches out from Hat Hill at Blackheath. This ridge, called the bald head Ridge, terminates at … Continue reading →

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Goochs Crater – Protected or Not?

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Dave Noble

It is interesting, and disturbing, that in the discussions that have come up regarding the recent pollution spill from the Clarence Colliery into the Wollangambe River, there have been questions asked about whether one of the  iconic features of that area … Continue reading →

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Tunnels and Fungi at Coachwood Glen 1-2 August 2015

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Dave Noble

After our inspection of the pollution of Wollangambe River, I joined some of the party for a walk along part of a historic narrow gauge railway near Clarence.  This started off through a tunnel, which was quite interesting. It was … Continue reading →

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Birdwood Gully Fungi – 26 July 2015

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Dave Noble

Birdwood Gully is at Springwood, on the other side of the railway line to Sassafras Gully. It  also has an extensive track system making access very easy. But the rainforest is much more extensive in Sassafras Gully and that is … Continue reading →

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More Photography in Gardens of Stone 19 – 21 July 2015

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Dave Noble

Digi Dave and myself headed up to the Gardens of Stone for another session of exploring and photography. We were in beautiful scenery but the lighting was not right for the best photography – at least for the first morning … Continue reading →

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Leura – Katoomba Cliffs – 12 July 2015

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Dave Noble

I was up the Blue Mountains with Digi Dave – we had been to a party at Leura. Before heading back home on Sunday – we visited a few lookouts to photograph the cliffs in the cold inclement weather. Some … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully – A Look for More Fungi – 9 July 2015

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Dave Noble

This was another of my regular trips to Sassafras Gully to look for and photograph fungi. It had been quite dry for the period before the visit, so I was not too hopeful. The first fungi I found, was indeed … Continue reading →

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Gardens of Stone – More Photography – 7 July 2015

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Dave Noble

I headed up the mountains with Bob. Our objective was to visit a canyon in the Gardens of Stone area. It was a canyon that I had visited quite a few years earlier, and one that I thought may provide … Continue reading →

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