Category Archives: Blue Mountains

Waterfalls at Hazelbrook and Woodford – 18 September 2019

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Dave Noble

I had planned a trip up the Blue Mountains with Bob, and due to bad weather we decided to visit some of the waterfalls. We first stopped off at Hazelbrook, then at Woodford, and lastly we made a quick visit … Continue reading →

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Mid Mountains Heritage Walk – 13 September 2019

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself headed up the mountain by train and got off at a station in the mid mountains. Our objective was to walk out and explore the ridges for Aboriginal heritage sites. We then intend to cross a gorge … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Coachwood Glen – 18 July 2019

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent an interesting day looking for fungi at Coachwood Glen with Liz Kabanoff. Conditions were quite dry and we had to search very thoroughly to find what we did. Coachwood Glen is just off the Megalong Valley Road, not … Continue reading →

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Fungi in Sassafras Gully – 3 July 2019

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had visited Sassafras Gully at Springwood looking for fungi. It is one of the places I have been visiting regularly, but it had been fairly dry in the lower Blue Mountains compared to … Continue reading →

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Vale – Tony Norman

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Dave Noble

I was very saddened to hear of the recent passing of an old bushwalking friend, Tony Norman. He perhaps should be addressed as Dr Anthony Norman. But to his bushwalking mates, and probably many other of his friends, he was … Continue reading →

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Strattons Amphitheatre Walk – 6 June 2019

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Dave Noble

Strattons Amphitheatre is a cave, in the Springwood area, possibly an aboriginal site, that has some old graffiti on one of its walls. As well as the cave, there is also a waterfall, and the creek there flows in a … Continue reading →

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Mid Mountains Heritage Walk – 30 May 2019

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself were heading up the mountains to go to a similar area that we had visited twice before in recent weeks. On those occasions we had looked for aboriginal sites without any luck. This time we had done … Continue reading →

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Woodford Dam Walk – 22 May 2019

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Dave Noble

The week before, I had been on a walk with Bob, from Faulconbridge to Hazelbrook. After a bit more research, Bob was keen to go back to part of the same area to look for some Aboriginal sites. We set … Continue reading →

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Faulconbridge to Hazelbrook Walk – 16 May 2019

Posted on May 25, 2019 by Dave Noble

I had suggested to Bob, that we visit the site of an old sawmill in a gully north of Faulconbridge sometime. The path to the sawmill is via the route used by an old funicular railway. By the time we … Continue reading →

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An Unsuccessful Attempt at Spring Creek Ridge Pass – 9 May 2019

Posted on May 18, 2019 by Dave Noble

Bob had been keen on exploring a few of the lesser known passes on Kings Tableland. He devised a trip that sounded reasonable. Drive out Kings Tableland Road, park at the starts of the Lion Head track, then walk along … Continue reading →

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