Category Archives: Bushwalking

Looking for Fungi at Ferndale Park – 13 February 2023

Posted on February 18, 2023 by Dave Noble

I thought there may be some fungi out at Ferndale Park at Chatswood – as the area had some recent good falls of rain. But the trip turned out to be a waste of time from the fungi point of … Continue reading →

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Visit to Leacock Regional Park and Casula Powerhouse – 9 February 2023

Posted on February 12, 2023 by Dave Noble

I was able to join Brian Everingham on an activity he had organised for the National Parks Association of NSW to Leacock Regional Park. After that, few visited Casula Powerhouse – the arts hub in the Liverpool district. I had … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek – Cooks River Walk – 4 February 2023

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Dave Noble

I was attending the Sydney Fungal Studies Group’s AGM at Girrahween Park at lunchtime, so decide to fill out the day with a walk down Wolli Creek from Bexley North and then walk home via the Cooks River. I had … Continue reading →

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The Devils Eye Arch – 26 January 2023

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself had finished our canyoning trip early, so on the wayback down the mountains we decided to visit two other sites. The first was to see a natural arch at Katoomba. This is very close to The Devils … Continue reading →

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Looking for Phillips’ Cave – Sassafras Gully – 24 January 2023

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Dave Noble

As part of my project researching the history of Sassafras Gully at Springwood, I am looking for a cave shown in an old photo taken by Harry Phillips (around 1914).  Around 1920, there was a cave somewhere in the gully … Continue reading →

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Day 3 – Northern Blue Mountains Canyoning – 8 January 2023

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Dave Noble

On the third day of our canyoning trip, we visited the canyon section in the West Branch of Deanes Creek. Bob had not visited this canyon before, but I could recall a trip with Rob Hynes, probably around 2004, where … Continue reading →

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Day 1 – Northern Blue Mountains Canyoning – 6 January 2023

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Dave Noble

I had headed up to the Northern Blue Mountains with Bob for 5 days of canyoning. The weather on the first day of our trip was cool and a little wet, so we chose to visit a short and fairly … Continue reading →

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Coxs River Walk – SUBW Xmas Trip 17-18 December 2022

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Dave Noble

It was the weekend of the Sydney University Bushwalker’s annual walk to a campsite on the Coxs River. The walk is to a pleasant spot and its also great social occasion – good to catch up with fellow bushwalkers – … Continue reading →

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Box Head Walk – 14 December 2022

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Dave Noble

Bob was keen for a walk in the Munmorah State Recreation Area, but it looked like access to where he wanted to walk was cut off, so I suggested a walk nearby in Bouddi National Park. It was a walk … Continue reading →

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NPA Xmas Lunch and Walk – Meadowbank to Rydalmere – 13 December 2022

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Dave Noble

After the Mudlarks Bird Survey, I joined Valerie and she drove to Memorial Park at Meadowbank, where we met a lot of other bushwalkers, that regularly join walks on the National Parks Association of NSW program. We had a  pleasant … Continue reading →

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