Category Archives: Bushwalking

Blue Mountains Weekend – Strange Bugs, Pink Flannel Flowers, a Crater and Canyon – 31 January – 1 February 2015

This was an interesting and pleasant weekend in the Blue Mountains. I headed up with John and Chuin Nee and their young son Jasper. At Blackheath we met up with Su Li and Brent and then headed out to Bung … Continue reading

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Bola Creek – a Look for Fungi – 30 January 2015

I went down to Bola Creek in Royal National Park with Digi Dave for some fungi photography. It is quite early in the fungi season, but it had been quite wet earlier in the week and we were hopeful some … Continue reading

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A Wet Day in the Upper Mountains – 27 January 2015

This was a wet day! I had travelled up the mountains with Bob. We had originally thought of doing a canyon – but with a bad weather forecast we thought a waterfall walk may be a more sensible option. I … Continue reading

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National Pass and The Valley of the Waters – Wentworth Falls – 18 January 2014

Claire had organised a surprise birthday party walk for her husband, and our good friend, John on Sunday. They had travelled down from their home near Rockhampton in Queensland to the Blue Mountains. A lot of John’s friends made it … Continue reading

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Flying Foxes of Wolli Creek

I visited Wolli Creek last week on a bushwalk from Bexley North Station to Turella Station. On the way I stopped to photograph some of the fruit bats (Flying Foxes) in a colony near the creek. It is good to … Continue reading

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Wolgan River Walk – 27 – 29 December 2014

This was another walk organised by Wendy. As well as myself, she was joined by Keith and Peter. Our aim was to walk down the Wolgan River and if possible check out some features near the Annie Rowan Creek junction. … Continue reading

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Woodford Walks – 24 December 2014

I had been invited to spend Christmas Eve with my sister and her husband, who live at Woodford, and I thought it may be nice to do some of the short walks in the area. The first walk we did … Continue reading

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SUBW Christmas Walk to the Coxs River – 13-14 December 2014

I joined a large group of Sydney University Bushwalkers and friends to walk down and camp on the Coxs River just off the SixFoot Track. The Coxs River at the campsite is delightful. It flows through a granite area and … Continue reading

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Sydney Coastal Walking – Palm Beach to Narrabeen – 3 December 2014

A few weeks realiser I had looked down this bit of coast from Barrenjoey. Despite being very developed it looked worthwhile exploring – so I decided to walk this section of the Coastal Walk. I got up early. It was … Continue reading

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Grey Hat Falls Walk – 29 November 2014

I was heading up the mountains with John, Chuin Nee and Jasper, on our way to Ian Brown and Tom William’s slide show of their recent climbing trip at Greenland. On our way we stopped off at Glenbrook for a walk to … Continue reading

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