Monthly Archives: March 2018

Tasmania – Mt Anne – 6 – 8 March 2018

After a short rest at Mt Field National Park – we headed out to the start of the track up Mt Anne at Condominium Creek. Its then a big 900 m climb up to the Eliza Plateau. We stopped just … Continue reading

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Tasmania – Mt Field National Park – 5 March 2018

After completing our walk along the Western Arthurs, we spent the night at Mt Field National Park (at the Hotel). The next morning we drove to New Norfolk to drop off Colin for his bus back to Hobart. After a … Continue reading

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Tasmania – Western Arthur Range Walk – 25 February – 4 March 2018

The traverse of the Western Arthur Range is one of my favourite walks. It features great views in what is undoubtedly the best glacial landforms in Australia and has some very enjoyable scrambling. However the range is subject to bad … Continue reading

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Tasmania – Fungi at Huon Camp – 24 March 2018

We drove out to Scotts Peak Dam in South West Tasmania and set up our Tents at Huon Camp. We planned to start our Western Arthurs Walk the next morning. Near Huon Camp, we found some nice fungi – 

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Tasmania – Mt Wellington – 23 February 2018

This is the first in a series of posts from a holiday in Tasmania. The holiday included some bushwalks and some touring. It was organise by my friend Wendy. We were also joined by Colin and Steph for part of … Continue reading

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Keep Radiata Plateau Wild

Here is a short video that focuses on conservation and recreation aspects of Radiata Plateau. It is well worth watching – Leave Radiata Plateau Wild – Conservation and Recreation from BMCSNSW on Vimeo.

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Cooks River Birds – 21 February 2018

Posting some now old photos of some of the local birds I saw about a month ago. These were all taken in the Boat Harbour – Cup and Saucer Creek part of the  Cooks River. Photos of a juvenile White … Continue reading

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Save The Blue Mountains Wild Rivers – Campaign Launch – Monday 26 March, Springwood Community Hub

Wilderness supporters are invited to attend the launch of the campaign to save many of the Blue Mountains wild rivers from inundation due to the proposed raising of Warragamba Dam. This launch will be held at the Springwood Community Hub … Continue reading

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