Author Archives: Dave Noble

Thor Head Walk 16 – 17 May 2017

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Dave Noble

I did a pleasant overnight trip to Thor Head on the Asgard Plateau area of the Upper Grose Valley. I wanted to have a high camp right on the head. This would put me in a good position for photography at sunset … Continue reading →

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Bola Creek Fungi – 13 May 2017

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Dave Noble

I headed down to Bola Creek, in Royal National Park, with the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc on their field activity to see what fungi was out. It had been quite dry for most of April and early May, so … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek – Fungi, Flying Foxes and Birds – 11 May 2017

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Dave Noble

I spent a pleasant few hours wandering along the Two Valleys Track down Wolli Creek. I started at Bexley North and went to a little below Turrella Reserve before exiting via Turrella Station. I was looking for fungi, but there … Continue reading →

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Manly to The Spit Walk – 9 May 2017

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Dave Noble

I enjoyed a very pleasant walk from Manly to The Spit that Brian Everingham led for the National Parks Association of NSW. In the party were Brian, Ken, John, Valerie, Anne, Allen, Gary, Hugh and myself. We met at Circular … Continue reading →

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Lawson – South Side Waterfall Walk – 7 May 2017

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Dave Noble

This was a pleasant afternoon walk around the circuit on the south side of Lawson that visits five waterfalls. In the party were Martin, John and his two young sons Jasper and Sebastian and myself. The water levels were quite … Continue reading →

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Coachwood Glen Fungi – 6 May 2017

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Dave Noble

The Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc had a field activity at Coachwood Glen that I attended. The fungi we saw was quite good, but not up the level of what I had seen on a visit early in April. Many, … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 5 May 2017

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Dave Noble

I was keen to visit Sassafras Gully after a long break due to Easter and a visit to Tasmania. I wanted to see how some fungi was going that I had seen last visit and also to look for more … Continue reading →

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Tasmania – The Overland Track 22 April – 1 May 2017

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Dave Noble

I spent a very enjoyable ten days on the Overland Track in late April. I think this was my tenth time along the track so therefore I am quite familiar with the country it traverses but at no time did … Continue reading →

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Easter in the Northern Blue Mountains 14 – 17 April 2017

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Dave Noble

A few days before Easter a few trips were suggested in the Northern Blue Mountains, and just before we headed out one was settle on. Dave Williams had contacted the farm managers involved and we would be able to drive … Continue reading →

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Fungi Photography at Birdwood Gully, Coachwood Glen and Blackheath Airstrip – 11 April 2017

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Dave Noble

This was a truly amazing day of fungi photography at three locations in the Blue Mountains. Most of our time was spent at Coachwood Glen on the Megalong Road close to Blackheath. I had travelled up the mountains by train … Continue reading →

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