Category Archives: Blue Mountains

New Blue Mountains Wildflower Gallery

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Dave Noble

Thanks to Col Gibson and some of his friends I have now put online a new set of web pages of (mainly) wildflower photographs taken in the Blue Mountains. Col went through some of my bushwalking and canyoning photo sets … Continue reading →

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Koombanda Canyon

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Dave Noble

Koombanda Canyon is one of the small upper Grose River tributaries. After doing Whungee Wheengee Canyon the day before with Su Li and Disco, we decided to spend the Sunday doing something shorter. Rain was forecast for the early afternoon.

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Whungee Wheengee Canyon

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Dave Noble

Whungee Wheengee Canyon is a tributary of Wollangambe Canyon. As canyons go its not too bad at all. It is reasonably  long and has many deep dark sections. It is also quite a sporting canyon – with lots of swims, … Continue reading →

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Wollangambe Canyon – The Tourist Section

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Dave Noble

The day before we had visited Bowens Creek. On the Sunday, another warm day, we went down a section of Wollangambe Canyon. When its a hot day in Sydney, its hard to imagine a better or more delightful place to … Continue reading →

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Bowens Creek Canyon – North Branch – Lower Section

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Dave Noble

On Saturday, last weekend, four of us (Rik, Wendy, Rob and myself) visited the short lower constriction of the North Branch of Bowens Creek near Mt Wilson. It was a beautiful day and plenty of wild flowers were out. The … Continue reading →

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Jugglers and Grand Canyons

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Dave Noble

A nice trip organised at last minute after Mitch sent me a SMS. Neither of us had a car – so we took bikes up on the train and rode to the top of Jugglers Canyon. The weather was a … Continue reading →

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Empress Canyon – New Logbook

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Dave Noble

This is a news report – passing on a message from the National Parks and Wildlife Service. It is in regard to Empress Canyon at the Valley of the Waters, Wentworth Falls. This is a short sandstone canyon popular with … Continue reading →

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Bowens Creek Canyon

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Dave Noble

Bowens Creek lies between Mt Wilson and Mt Tomah so it is not surprising that it has long sections of canyon. The best canyon sections are to be found in the long south branch. On this trip, being early in … Continue reading →

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Climbing – Bunny Bucket Buttress

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Dave Noble

Bunny Bucket Buttress is a multi pitch sports climb in the Pierces Pass area of the Grose Valley in the Blue Mountains. It’s a climb I had wanted to do for a long time – but had not had the … Continue reading →

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The Birthday – Canyoning Weekend

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Dave Noble

About this time of the year a group of friends have birthdays. The custom has been to do a walk to the Red Rocks near Newnes. This year, some of those celebrating could not make it along for one reason … Continue reading →

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