Monthly Archives: January 2023

Magnifying Glass Canyon – 10 January 2023

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was the fifth day of our canyoning trip – but by now we were in the Central Blue Mountains rather than the Northern Blue Mountains. Bob and myself decided to visit Magnifying Glass Canyon. My only previous visit to … Continue reading →

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Day 4 – Northern Blue Mountains Canyoning – 9 January 2023

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Dave Noble

Our intention on this day was to visit Rocky Creek Canyon. But that is a rather short trip, so we first visited two short canyons, not too far away. The first two canyons can be visited a number of ways. … 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 2 – Northern Blue Mountains Canyoning – 7 January 2023

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Dave Noble

The first day of our trip had been very good despite cool wet weather. The weather on the second day was better – still cool but mainly dry. Our plan was to visit Crooked Crevice Canyon and then Tiger Snake … 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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Bird Photography at Audley – 4 January 2023

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Dave Noble

I joined Brian Everingham and others from the National Parks Association of NSW for a morning of bird photography at Audley in Royal National Park. It was a pleasant outing. In the party was Brian, Ken, John, Kye, Vivienne and … Continue reading →

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Maritime Museum Visit – 3 January 2023

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was my second full visit to the National Maritime Museum. My friend John was taking his two boys – Jasper and Sebastian along, and asked if I wanted to come along. As well, we were joined by Janine, Deepak … Continue reading →

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Bowens Creek Canyon – South Branch, Upper Section – 2 January 2023

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Dave Noble

This is always a nice canyon to revisit – one that offers good value. For the effort involved you get to visit a fair bit of canyon. It was essentially a repeat of a trip I had been on back … Continue reading →

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Birds at the Northern Beaches – 1 January 2023

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Dave Noble

I visited two venues in the Northern Beaches – starting at Long Reef. I later met Michael, birding friend from the inner west, and we travelled to Rat Park to see if the Ospreys were around. At Long Reef, when … Continue reading →

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Georges River and Mill Ck Paddling Trip – 30 December 2023

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was nice day out paddling on the Georges River with a side trip up Mill Creek. On the trip was Digi Dave, John, Chuin Nee, Jasper, Sebastian and myself. We set off from Picnic Point.

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