Category Archives: Blue Mountains

More Putty Road Aboriginal Art – 23 October 2025

Both Bob and myself were keen to visit some more Aboriginal art sites near the Putty Road. On this day, we visited two art sites and also two sites featuring sharpening grooves. Site 1 The first site we visited was … Continue reading

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Trying out the Mariyung Trains on the Blue Mountains – 20 October 2025

I was keen to try out the new Mariyung Trains now they have started running on the Blue Mountains line. So I caught one leaving Central at 8:56 and went as far as Hazelbrook, where I visited my sister and … Continue reading

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More Aboriginal Art Sites near the Putty Road – 2 October 2025

In early September, Bob and myself had visited some great Aboriginal art sites near the Putty Road. We were keen to see more, and on this second trip were joined by Doug. On this trip, we walked along a fire … Continue reading

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Landslide near Odin Head, Evans Lookout and Penrith Gallery – 26 Sep 2025

Bob and myself had seen recent photos on social media taken by Peter Raines near Flagstaff Hill on Bells Line Of Road, of a new landslide somewhere close to Victoria Falls. Peter determined that the landslide was probably at the … Continue reading

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Darwin Walk and Rocket Point and Lincolns Rock – Wentworth Falls – 11 September 2025

Bob and myself had earlier walked the then new Grand Clifftop Walk, but had been unable to complete the part of the walk along the Darwin Walk at Wentworth Falls as it was undergoing extensive track work. Well that work … Continue reading

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Aboriginal Art near the Putty Road – 2 September 2025

Bob and myself had been investigating some Aboriginal art sites near the Putty Road. I had visited a very good site back in 2017 and was keen to see it again. So we visited that site first, then visited a … Continue reading

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More Aboriginal Art on Kings Tableland – 28 August 2025

Both Bob and myself were keen to check out some more Aboriginal art sites on Kings Tableland. I had been to all of these sites before, and Bob had been to most of them, but we wanted to have a … Continue reading

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Blue Mountains Waterfall Trip – 21 August 2025

With a very wet day forecast, Bob and myself considered options. It looked like it was going to be too wet for a standard bushwalk, and we did consider a session of indoor climbing, but we ended up deciding to … Continue reading

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Aboriginal Art in the Lower Blue Mountains – 14 August 2025

Bob and myself decided to visit the Lower Blue Mountains to look at some Aboriginal art sites. Rain was forecast  for Sydney, but the lower Blue Mountains escaped the bad weather during our visit. We visited four art sites. The … Continue reading

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Walking at Blackheath – The Beauchamp Crack, Clifftop Track and Braeside Track – 7 August 2025

I had suggested a walk at Blackheath to Bob, where we could see the new landslide on Carne Wall and also do circuit around the Braeside Track from Evans Lookout, perhaps linking it with Popes Glen. Some of these tracks … Continue reading

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