Category Archives: Bushwalking

Royal National Park Orchid Walk – 27 June 2025

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Dave Noble

Brian Everingham had organised a morning walk, for the National Parks Association of NSW, in Royal National Park to look for winter orchids. In the party was Brian, Valerie, Elaine, Judy, Ken, Sue, Suzanne, Helen and myself. The group met … Continue reading →

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Leura Falls – Gwennies Grotto – Leura Forest – Federal Pass – Furber Steps – Prince Henry Cliff Walk – 26 June 2025

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Dave Noble

I was keen to visit an interesting nook part way down Leura Falls that I had read about in an essay by John Low in his book “Blue Mountains Byways”. The essay “A Secret Garden” is about a special place … Continue reading →

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Mooney Mooney Aboriginal Site, The Mega Cave and More Rock Art at Brooklyn – 5 June 2025

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself had a very interesting trip in the Gosford – Brooklyn area. We visited a major Aboriginal engraving site, then visited a huge sandstone overhang, and then found a few more Aboriginal sites, then we headed to Brooklyn … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 2 June 2025

Posted on June 8, 2025 by Dave Noble

I was keen to check out what fungi may be present in Sassafras Gully at Springwood. I caught an early train to Springwood, and was soon walking down the track at the end of Sassafras Gully Road. I ended up … Continue reading →

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Fungi in Lane Cove National Park and Blue Gum Reserve – 26 May 2025

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Dave Noble

The next in my series of fungi photography trips was a walk from Macquarie Park Station to Chatswood Station via the Lane Cove River and then the track though Blue Gum Reserve. Here is some of the fungi I found. … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Waterfall Walk – 22 May 2025

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself usually go for a bushwalk on Thursdays, and on this Thursday the forecast was not the best – rain. And a lot of it. We thought of canceling, but also thought that it could be a good … Continue reading →

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Visit to Bents Basin and Mulgoa Nature Reserve – 15 May 2025

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself, for our weekly bushwalk visited two places on the Cumberland Plain. First Bents Basin on the Nepean River, and then we visited Mulgoa Nature Reserve near Penrith. Bents Basin Bents Basin is a very deep (22m) scoured … Continue reading →

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More Aboriginal Art Sites on Kings Tableland – 8 May 2025

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself travelled back out to Kings Tableland to look at some more Aboriginal art sites. We found most of the sites we were after, but they were not as impressive as the ones seen a week earlier, but … Continue reading →

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Forest Path Walk – More Fungi – 28 April 2025

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Dave Noble

Walking friend Judy had suggested a walk on this day, and I suggested the Forest Path in Royal National Park could be good. The weather was not too kind – we did have some light rain, but we had a … Continue reading →

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Bushwalking Near Woy Woy – 25 April 2025

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Dave Noble

A while back I had suggested to Bob that it could be worth visiting the old Mullet Creek Culvert, near the western portal of the Woy Woy Railway Tunnel. And separately, I had also suggested a visit to the “secret … Continue reading →

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