Category Archives: Wildflowers

Lane Cove Valley – Fungi – 5 April 2017

This was another walk from Thornleigh, down the Great North Walk Track down the Lane Cove River to De Burghs Bridge and the crossing over and along the Riverside Track to Porters Creek and then by road to Macquarie Park … Continue reading

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Garie Bushwalk – 28 March 2017

I went on a pleasant morning photography walk organised by Brian Everingham for the National Parks Association of NSW. We met at the Garie beach carpark and set off along the beach to the north end. On the walk as … Continue reading

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Lane Cove Valley Walk – 20 February 2017

I went on a walk from Thornleigh to Macquarie Park, mainly along the track of the Great North Walk. I wanted to see if any fungi or orchids were out. It turned out that I didn’t see much fungi, and … Continue reading

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Sassafras Gully Walk – 15 February 2017

I did a short walk down Sassafras Gully – from the track at Sassafras Gully Road to Glenbrook Creek and then back to Springwood via Magdala Creek and Fairy Dell. I was principally looking to see if any fungi was … Continue reading

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Tasmania – Central Plateau Walk 15 – 25 January 2017

It was time to get away from the heat and humidity of Sydney. After the hottest night on record and a forecast temperature of 44°C in the western suburbs I was glad to board a plane to Launceston. It was also … Continue reading

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Morong Falls Photo Walk 9 – 11 January 2017

Back in October 2016, I had joined David Hufton for a photographic trip to Box Creek Falls on the Boyd Plateau. David was keen to return to photograph Morong Falls, another waterfall in the granite area on the Plateau. I joined … Continue reading

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Nature at Sassafras Gully – 8 January 2017

I joined Wendy on a walk down Sassafras Gully at Springwood, and we had a most fascinating outing. I was hoping to see some orchids – we did. We spotted two nice species not long after setting out down the track … Continue reading

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Burramoko Head and Hanging Rock 5 – 6 January 2017

This was another walk from Blackheath Railway Station out to Burramoko Head, camping there overnight and walking back the next day. My third walk out to the head in recent months. The walk out along the fire road is quite … Continue reading

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Horseshoe Falls Walk 24 December 2016

This was a very short walk I did to fill in some time on Christmas Eve. I was visiting at Hazelbrook, and this walk on the north side of the town was nearby. To get good photographs of the waterfalls you … Continue reading

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Orchids and Waterfalls – Wentworth Falls Walk – 18 December 2016

I spent a very pleasant day at Wentworth Falls wandering around the tracks below Wentworth Falls. My aim was to photograph more of the waterfalls. On this trip, I had hoped for higher water levels after recent rain (22 mm … Continue reading

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