Category Archives: Bushwalking

October Creek and the Zig Zag Walk – 26 – 27 November 2016

John and Chuin Nee and invited me to join them and their boys, Jasper and Sebastian, on a camping trip up the Blue Mountains. We discussed places to camp and decided to visit the campsite at October Creek. October Creek … Continue reading

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Woronora River Ramble – 18 November 2016

I spent a pleasant day with Digi Dave at the Woronora River recently. We were mainly looking for birds and orchids to photograph. We found quite a few birds – but none of them were really interesting and no orchids … Continue reading

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The Pterodactyl Cave and a Short Canyon – 16 November 2016

I had recently seen some photos of The Pterodactyl Cave on social media (such as this one taken by climbing photographer Kamil Sustiak) and it was featured in a story in Vertical Life online climbing magazine. But it didn’t seem to match any … Continue reading

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Nature along the Cooks River and Wolli Creek – 14 November 2016

On this day, in the morning, I headed down to the Cooks River to see if I could locate the two sets of Tawny Frogmouth families. I could only find one of them – two chicks with one of their … Continue reading

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Waterfall to Heathcote Walk – 10 October 2016

I forgot to record this walk I did over a month ago. It was a fairly ordinary walk from Waterfall to Heathcote via Uloola Falls and the Karloo Pool but there was a fair bit of nature on display – … Continue reading

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Karloo Pool and Kangaroo Creek – 12 November 2016

Another hot day was forecast, and I accepted an invitation to join friends for a walk from Heathcote to Kangaroo Creek in Royal National Park. In the part were Su Li, Brent, Steffy, Martin, Chuin Nee, John, Jasper, Sebastian and … Continue reading

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Erskine Creek Walk – 12 November 2016

Bob was back from a trip overseas and was keen on a walk. He had Saturday free, so we met at Glenbrook and then headed into the national park. It was quite a hot day, and our plan was to … Continue reading

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Oatley Park and Lime Kiln Bay – 11 November 2016

This was an easy walk and a very enjoyable day spent with two other David’s – Digi Dave and David Hufton. We started at the lookout above Oatley Park, and spent some time photographing some of the parrots and other birds. … Continue reading

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Burramoko Head and Hanging Rock 9 – 10 November 2016

This was my second attempt in recent weeks to try and get some good photographs of Hanging Rock and the cliffs of the Grose Valley near Burramoko Head. My earlier trip to the head had been during very fine weather. … Continue reading

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Royal National Park – The Coastal Track – 2-3 November 2016

This was another photography trip along the Coastal Track. This time, I started fairly late in the day at Otford and walked north to Bundeena. The weather was very fine. Perhaps too fine. Quite hot for walking (but there are … Continue reading

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