Category Archives: Blue Mountains

Blue Rocks Walk – June Long Weekend 7- 9 June 2014

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Dave Noble

It was good to head out to the Baal Bone – Blue Rocks area for the June Long Weekend once more. This is a great area for high camps during cool weather – and it is nice to go for … Continue reading →

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New Book on The Grand Canyon, Blackheath

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Dave Noble

Erik Halbert and Ross Ellis have written and produced a new book on The Grand Canyon at Blackheath. It is called “Doing the Grand Canyon Blackheath” and is published by The Sydney Speleological Society. The authors are cavers, and the … Continue reading →

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Zig Zag Climbing Day – 17 May 2014

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Dave Noble

Here are a few photos of  nice day at the Zig Zag climbing area at Mt Victoria in the Blue Mts. The climbers are Chuin Nee, Stu, Brent, Su Li, Enmoore, John and Jasper.

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Faulconbridge to Glenbrook Walk – 15 – 16 May 2014

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Dave Noble

Wendy had two days off and wanted to do a walk. After some discussion, we decided that a walk in the Lower Blue Mountains from Faulconbridge to Glenbrook would be good. I met Wendy at Springwood, and after a coffee … Continue reading →

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Lawson to Hazelbrook Walk – Fungi and Waterfalls – 10 May 2014

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Dave Noble

I completed a nice walk on the south side of the mountains between Lawson and Hazelbrook. After the mandatory stop at Lawson Bakery, I walked down to the track to Adelina Falls. The falls were rather low – so not … Continue reading →

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Falls, Ferns and Fungi – A walk from Leura Cascades to Katoomba Falls – 27 March 2014

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Dave Noble

A wet day in the mountains. A good time to walk around the waterfalls of the Upper Blue Mountains. I started off at Leura Cascades. The track was quite wet, it seems to be poorly drained. But it meant that … Continue reading →

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Horseshoe, Oakland and Burgess Falls, Hazelbrook 26 March 2014

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Dave Noble

I had never been to these waterfalls before. To visit them is quite a delightful walk along good tracks. I accessed the falls from the track at Oaklands Road. There has been some trackwork done on the track – including … Continue reading →

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Mt Solitary Traverse – 22 – 23 March 2014

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Dave Noble

Wendy had organised this walk. We left one car at the barrier at the top of Kedumba Pass and the other at the Golden Stairs on Narrow Neck. We then set off – down the Golden Stairs and along Federal … Continue reading →

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Lawson Waterfall Walk – 21 March 2014

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Dave Noble

Digi Dave and myself were going up the mountains for a walk to Mt Solitary. We headed up a day early so we could visit some of the waterfalls near Lawson. The water levels at the falls were fairly low … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully (Springwood) Walk – 19 March 2014

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Dave Noble

I thought it would be nice to walk down Sassafras Gully at Springwood. I wanted to get some photos of fungi that I thought may be out and also photographs of Glenbrook Creek. Showers were forecast and I thought that … Continue reading →

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