Category Archives: Blue Mountains

Easter on the Lower Kowmung River

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Dave Noble

The Kowmung River is a declared wild river. It is one of only 7 declared wild rivers in NSW. It is also in a national park that has world heritage status. The Kowmung River and its valley is also a … Continue reading →

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Hat Hill Canyon – 24 March 2013

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Dave Noble

Stacey had organised a trip down Hat Hill Canyon at Blackheath. With her were Asaph, Martin, Pepe, Dave W and myself. It was a nice warm day in the mountains – bright and sunny. Nice conditions temperature wise – but … Continue reading →

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Terrace Falls Walk – Hazelbrook – 17 March 2013

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Dave Noble

On Sunday of last weekend I went up the mountains with John, Chuin Nee, Jasper and Digi Dave to do a walk to Terrace Falls and a bit of photo-pfaffing. I don’t think I had been to these waterfalls before … Continue reading →

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Help Reserve the Ben Bullen State Forest – Gardens of Stone

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Dave Noble

Passing on an important email from Tara –   Help reserve the  Ben Bullen State Forest Gardens of Stone Help reserve the Ben Bullen State Forest forever from open cut coal mining  An open cut coal mine is proposed to destroy … Continue reading →

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Photographic Events

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Dave Noble

Two wilderness photographic events are on the horizon. Blue Mountains photographers, Ian Brown, Len Metcalf and Mike Stacey have an exibition of their photographs of the Blue Mountains at the Blue Mountains Heritage Centre at the end of Govetts Leap … Continue reading →

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Mt Hay Canyon – 10 March 2013

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Dave Noble

Dave Williams had organised a trip to Mt Hay Canyon and had invited Su Li, Stacey and myself to join him. It was a beautiful day – perfect warm weather for canyoning.

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Wentworth Falls Waterfalls – 9 March 2013

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Dave Noble

Another waterfall walk. The water levels were no where near that of the weekend before, but conditions were still vey attractive. This time I headed out to one of my favourite haunts – back to Wentworth Falls. I started off … Continue reading →

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Lawson Waterfall Walk – 3 March 2013

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Dave Noble

It had been a few years since I had visited the waterfalls of North Lawson. I had been there when I was very young and more recently on, of all things, a mountain bike trip. This time, it was a … Continue reading →

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Leura Cascades – after the rain – 2 March 2013

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Dave Noble

During the week there had been a fair bit of rain – so it was a good opportunity to head up the mountains and photograph some waterfalls. Leura Cascades was a nice place to visit. This time I headed straight … Continue reading →

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Festival of Canyons – 16-17 February 2013 – Visits to Claustral and Geronimo Canyons

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Dave Noble

The Festival of Canyons is an annual event organised by UTS Outdoor Adventure Club. The club invites other university clubs and keen canyoners to a weekend of canyoning and socialising. This year, the Festival was held at Mt Wilson. Ellen … Continue reading →

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