Category Archives: Bushwalking

Central Plateau of Tasmania Walk – 22nd January – 4th February 2014 – Part 2 – The Walls of Jerusalem

The Walls of Jerusalem are a very beautiful and special place. I walked up from the lower valley up to the Jaffa Gate and then followed the boardwalk track to Dixons Kingdom. I continued on through the pencil pine forest … Continue reading →

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Central Plateau of Tasmania Walk – 22nd January – 4th February 2014 – Part 1 – Higgs Track to the Walls of Jerusalem

A return to one of my favourite places. I had taken a flight to Launceston and had got dropped off at a Backpackers in Launceston. Next mission was to buy gas cylinders and get a National Park Pass, and then … Continue reading →

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Royal National Park – More Photographs

I recently spent some time in Royal National Park on a photographic trip. My route was from Bundeena to Waterfall via the Jibbon, Marley, Wottamolla, Curracurrang, Curracurrong, the Curra Moors, The Wallumarra Track, Bola Creek, The Forest Track, The Couranga … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Weekend – 21-22 December 2013

I spent a nice weekend up the Blue Mountains. Mosty walking with John and his son Jasper, and Keith. Chuin Nee (Jasper’s mum) was climbing nearby at the time with Chris an Susie, friends on a holiday from Germany. The … Continue reading →

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SUBW Christmas Walk to the Coxs River – 14-15 December 2013

This is the time of year for bushwalkers from SUBW and friends to head down from Megalong Valley via the Six Foot Track to the Coxs River. The club heads down to a nice sheltered campsite that is close to … Continue reading →

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Spondonicals Revisited

In an earlier posting I wrote about spondonicals – a very useful and now rare item of bushwalking equipment. I recently received an interesting email from Jochen, a bushwalker from the Blue Mountains, who is considering manufacturing them. See my … Continue reading →

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Wentworth Falls Walk – 1 Dec 2013

On the first day of December, I went for a walk around the Valley of the Water Area of Wentworth Falls. I started out by myself down the Charles Darwin Walk and soon arrived at Wentworth Falls, then went up … Continue reading →

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Mt Solitary Walk 23-24 November 2013

A group of us set out to walk out to Mt Solitary and camp on top for the weekend. This is always a worthwhile trip. In the party, besides myself, were Su Li, Brent, Keith and also John and Chuin … Continue reading →

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Uloola Falls – 16 November 2013

After a few recent trips to Uloola Falls in Royal National Park – I was keen to return to photograph the falls in higher water and in subdued light. It had been raining a bit, and on the night before … Continue reading →

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Loftus to Bundeena Walk – 10 November 2013

I had never walked from Loftus to Bundeena before. It seemed a very logical route to walk. At each end there are good public transport connections. There seemed to be tracks going most of the way, and those tracks would … Continue reading →

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