Sep: Rydal Daffodil Festival
http://www.rydal.com.au Read our Tour Yarn from a prior trip: We explored daffodils and heritage country o’er vales and hills
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Blue Mountains Private Tours in Summer 2017
Nature Trail Programme for 2017 Summer We are pleased to offer our Nature Trail Programme for 2017 Summer below, exploring an eclectic mix of bushwalking tours particular to the cooler Upper Blue Mountains through Summer. Tour_Status Sequence Tour Code ……….Tour_Title…………………… Day ….Date…. Practice Trip 10 JEC Jamison Escarpment and Cascades Sat 2-Dec-17 Practice Trip 11 GCM Grand Canyon Majesty Sat […]
Continue reading »Mount Victoria eclectic – high panorama, cool rainforest, village heritage
Some 120km west of Sydney and at 1052 metres above sea level, Mount Victoria on the western escarpment is the highest and last village of the Central Blue Mountains before the road heads down the pass into the verdant valleys beyond. It is a charming Victorian village with heritage architecture dating back to the 1840s. It’s One Tree Hill at […]
Continue reading »Secrets of the Megalong and beyond
Grand tour this one, so we get an early start at 7am. We explore what Shipley Plateau has to offer west of Blackheath, plus the entire length of the Megalong. ‘Megalong’ is Aboriginal for ‘valley under the cliff’ – Narrowneck’s ancient and magisterial sandstone escarpment. Locals have long balked at the tautology of ‘Megalong Valley‘ – translated to be ‘Valley […]
Continue reading »A cloud soaked Grose Gorge delivers a surprise of wildflowers
Keen on an early start especially in the damp mist, determination paid off for us. Our small group of three drove out to one of the more remote parts of the Grose Gorge. Crawling along in the fog, our driver slowly rounded the corner to Eastern Grey Kangaroos happily grazing wild by the track. The dark grey male must have […]
Continue reading »Jamison Escarpment Spectacular
The forecast was for a warm windy day, so what better than to explore the shady dells below the Jamison Valley escarpment along the edge of Leura village. A small personable party of three, we passed through heath and native herbs, peas and myrtles flowering in spring this time of year. Cracked seed pods of the Hakea bushes lay across […]
Continue reading »We explored daffodils and heritage country o’er vales and hills
How lucky are we in the Mountains to celebrate spring and be just a short drive from a host of golden daffodils – all very much inspired by English 19th Century Romantic poet William Wordsworth. So last Saturday in mid September our tour headed west from the Blue Mountains, visiting wee Rydal village and its renowned daffodil festival. As always […]
Continue reading »Nature Trail Launched
It was after much planning, preparation and investment that last Saturday 2nd September 2017 with great pleasure, Nature Trail was finally launched. Invited to the rather informal morning tea at Nature Trail Base were Anna, Annette, Geoff, Ivan, Phillip and local historian John Low OAM. John arrived from his new home in Portland and good local friends supportive of the […]
Continue reading »Blue Mountains Private Tours in Spring 2017
We are pleased to offer Blue Mountains Private Tours for 2017 Spring below focusing on a choice between classic Blue Mountains hikes, road touring and new cool climate gardens through spring. Please note that while Nature Trail undergoes development and is not yet ready to operate commercially. The following tours are undertaken as recces and practice trips and are available […]
Continue reading »New Venture Launch Decision
Today following personal encouragement from business coach Chris Borrett (left), I have decided to proceed to launch my business venture, Nature Trail – guided bushwalking tours into the beautiful and wild Blue Mountains around where I live. Publishing this website today is the unassuming launch. ‘Phase 1’ shall kick off from September 2017, initially non-commercial as an informal undertaking, inviting […]
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