Category Archives: Gardens of Stone

Pete Harvey Memorial Walk – 11-12 May 2013

Pete Harvey was a very well respected and admired walker in SUBW. He had served the club in many roles including a term as president. His sudden death shocked his friends from the club. On the weekend after his funeral … Continue reading

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Help Reserve the Ben Bullen State Forest – Gardens of Stone

Passing on an important email from Tara –   Help reserve the  Ben Bullen State Forest Gardens of Stone Help reserve the Ben Bullen State Forest forever from open cut coal mining  An open cut coal mine is proposed to destroy … Continue reading

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More Summer Canyoning

The weather forecast for last weekend was not the best for canyoning. Rain on Friday night and then two cool days. But the Blue Mountains offers a great diversity of canyon experiences and it is not too hard to choose … Continue reading

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Photo-Pfaffing in the Blue Mountains

Photo-pfaffing – a term used to describe a situation where there is a photographer in the party, and where plenty of photographic stops are made – which usually involve tripods, changing lenses, screwing on filters, waiting for the right light … Continue reading

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Donkey Mountain Walk

I was able to join Helen and others from SUBW on a trip to Donkey Mountain in the Wolgan Valley last weekend. The mountain is in the Gardens of Stone National Park and towers above the Emirates Resort. We started … Continue reading

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Blue Rocks Walk – June Long Weekend

This was a walk I organised for SUBW. Here is the walks report and some photos – Route – Great Dividing Range – Baal Bone Gap – Baal Bone Point – Pantoneys Crown – The Blue Rocks – Point Cameron … Continue reading

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Canyoning in the Gardens of Stone

Late May was a good time to join Dave and Nicole, together with Mitch, Chantal and Tom from SUBW for some canyons in the Gardens of Stone National Park. Many of the canyons in the Gardens of Stone are dry … Continue reading

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New Blue Mountains Wildflower Gallery

Thanks to Col Gibson and some of his friends I have now put online a new set of web pages of (mainly) wildflower photographs taken in the Blue Mountains. Col went through some of my bushwalking and canyoning photo sets … Continue reading

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Canyoning in the Gardens of Stone – Photo Essay

The Gardens of Stone is a superb natural area on the western side of the Blue Mountains. Part of the area is protected by national park but a lot of it is not. Our weekend visit took us to places … Continue reading

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Blue Rocks Bushwalk – June Long Weekend 2011

A long weekend is a great time for bushwalking. The extra day allows you to go further than you normally can on a two day weekend – and that is a great bonus. The long weekend in June, with typically … Continue reading

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