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Christmas Post – Hazelbrook – Waterfalls, Orchids and Birds, and a few Birds at Ellalong 24 – 25 December 2023

On Christmas Eve, I travelled up to Hazelbrook to stay at my sister and brother in law’s place. Then on Christmas Day, we headed to Ellalong  in the Hunter Valley to join a family get together. I had my camera … Continue reading

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Fungi at Hazelbrook – 23 May 2023

While I was at Hazelbrook seeing my sisters, we all went on short walk down a local gully – the North Waterfall Walk – the track that goes down to Horseshoe, Oakland and Burgess Falls. This is a pleasant walk … Continue reading

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Murphys Glen and Pyramid Falls – 24 February 2022

I was heading up the mountains with Bob and what was forecast to be a wet day. So we had dismissed any ideas for canyoning and then considered some other options. We decided to first visit Murphys Glen in Blue … Continue reading

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Fungi at Hazelbrook – The North Waterfall Walk – 5 June 2021

I was on a visit  Hazelbrook, and had the chance to look for fungi on the walk that goes to Horseshoe, Oakland and Burgess Falls. I was accompanied by one of my sisters. The fungi that we saw was reasonable … Continue reading

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Hazelbrook – North Waterfall Walk – 24 December 2020

I was visiting my sister and brother in law at Hazelbrook, and during the afternoon, I visited the waterfall walk near their place. I had packed my camera. As well as the waterfalls, I was looking out for birds and … Continue reading

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Mid Mountains Weekend 19 – 20 December 2020

Wendy had organised a get together of friends. The plan was to meet at the Royal Hotel at Springwood for dinner, then walk down into Birdwood Gully to look for Fireflies and Glow-worms. At the dinner were Wendy, Enmoore, Don … Continue reading

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Waterfalls at Hazelbrook and Woodford – 18 September 2019

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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Faulconbridge to Hazelbrook Walk – 16 May 2019

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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Some Birds at Hazelbrook – 2 April 2019

I was visiting my sister and her husband at Hazelbrook, and was able to join there my other sister. While enjoying their hospitality I was able to photograph some of the Eastern Spinebills that visit their garden. We also  did … Continue reading

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Horseshoe, Oakland and Burgess Falls, Hazelbrook 26 March 2014

I had never been to these waterfalls before. To visit them is quite a delightful walk along good tracks. I accessed the falls from the track at Oaklands Road. There has been some trackwork done on the track – including … Continue reading

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