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Goochs Crater Walk – 11 April 2024

Bob was back from a New Zealand holiday, and suggested a walk to visit Goochs Crater. We were hoping to see it still full of water after the recent heavy rain event. I had seen some photos taken recently on … Continue reading

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Goochs Crater Walk 21 – 22 October 2023

Martin had organised a walk to celebrate some birthdays, and he had chosen Goochs Crater as the destination. We all met at Bell and then proceeded along a ridge system towards the Wollangambe River. At the start of the walk, … Continue reading

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Goochs Crater Walk – 17 March 2022

Bob and myself decided to walk to Goochs Crater. Its a place we had both been to many time before including recently, but we both had not seen it full of water. Photos of it recently posted on social media … Continue reading

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Photographing Pink Flannel Flowers 1 – 2 February 2021

I said a few weeks back that the current display of pink Flannel Flowers (Actinotus forsythii) will probably be the best we will ever see them in our lifetimes. One of the reasons is that these flowers only appear after … Continue reading

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Bald Trig, Goochs Crater and Billabong Canyon – 2 July 2020

Bob suggested a walk to Goochs Crater in Blue Mountains National Park. This sounded like a good idea. On the way we could visit the nearby Aboriginal site at Bald Trig. We turned off the Chifley Highway at the Zig … Continue reading

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Goochs Crater Walk – 17-18 June 2017

I joined a large group that headed up to Goochs Crater in the Wollangambe Wilderness to celebrate two birthdays. This was a very pleasant weekend. I headed up early, on the Friday afternoon with Digi Dave, and at dusk we … Continue reading

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Goochs Crater – 11 October 2015

My friend, Roger Lembit, had put a walk on the National Parks Association walks program to Goochs Crater. I joined him on the trip. Roger is a botanist, and has been studying the ecology of the area near the crater … Continue reading

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Goochs Crater – Protected or Not?

It is interesting, and disturbing, that in the discussions that have come up regarding the recent pollution spill from the Clarence Colliery into the Wollangambe River, there have been questions asked about whether one of the  iconic features of that area … Continue reading

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Blue Mountains Weekend – Strange Bugs, Pink Flannel Flowers, a Crater and Canyon – 31 January – 1 February 2015

This was an interesting and pleasant weekend in the Blue Mountains. I headed up with John and Chuin Nee and their young son Jasper. At Blackheath we met up with Su Li and Brent and then headed out to Bung … Continue reading

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