Category Archives: Blue Mountains

Pink Flannel Flowers

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Dave Noble

On the long weekend walk I was talking to some of the other walkers about the spectacular site at Kanangra Walls during March last year (2010) of a multitude of pink flannel flowers. The pink flannel flower (Actinotus forsythii) it … Continue reading →

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2011 PBT

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Dave Noble

The “PBT” is the SUBW President’s Bludge Trip to the Kowmung River on the October long weekend. The first PBT was in 1974 and they have been held every October long weekend since. This year there were a number of … Continue reading →

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Blue Breaks Walk

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Dave Noble

The Blue Breaks is part of the Southern Blue Mountains wilderness contained between the Coxs and Wollondilly arms of lake Burragorang. It is a great area for bushwalking. It offers a sense of remoteness and it is rugged. To walk … Continue reading →

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Canyoning in Wollemi National Park

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Dave Noble

This year we seemed to go from winter to summer without spring. The weather forecast was for hot weather on the weekend – so a group of us headed out along a dirt road in the Northern Blue Mountains in … Continue reading →

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Canyoning in the Gardens of Stone – Photo Essay

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Dave Noble

The Gardens of Stone is a superb natural area on the western side of the Blue Mountains. Part of the area is protected by national park but a lot of it is not. Our weekend visit took us to places … Continue reading →

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Grose River Walk

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Dave Noble

Last weekend I did a nice walk from Mt Victoria to Blackheath via the Grose Valley. This is a relatively easy and quite delightful walk that can be done utilising public transport. I caught a train to Mt Victoria and … Continue reading →

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The Caves of Narrow Neck

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Dave Noble

In the literature, both in books and online, a lot has been written on the many passes of Narrow Neck. I was wondering how many know about the caves found on the Plateau? Narrow Neck is a peninsula shaped plateau … Continue reading →

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Wild Blue Mountains Calendar 2012

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Dave Noble

For nice images of the wild parts of the Blue Mountains – may I suggest Ian Brown’s calendar. His 2012 calendar will be available mid August. You should be able to get details from his website – www.windycliff.com.au. At the time … Continue reading →

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A Solitary Walk

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Dave Noble

Mt Solitary borders the south side of the Jamison Valley. It is an easy bushwalk – and can be traversed both as a daywalk and a weekend walk. There are four passes onto the mountain – two are well known … Continue reading →

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Red Rocks Walk

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Dave Noble

It was Wendy’s birthday – and a walk to the Red Rocks was organised to help her celebrate it. The Red Rocks is a great area for bushwalking. It is reached from Newnes in the Wolgan Valley and the main … Continue reading →

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