Category Archives: Blue Mountains

Fungi at Sassafras Gully – 29 March 2021

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Dave Noble

I spent a very pleasant day wandering along the Sassafras Gully Track looking for fungi and slime moulds. In started from the track at the end of Sassafras Gully Road ad walk down to Glenbrook Creek, then continued down to … Continue reading →

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Zig Zag, Govetts Leap, Microstrobos Falls and Hawkesbury Lookout – 25 March 2021

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Dave Noble

I was heading up the Mountains with Bob, and our plan was to do the Zig Zag Walk at Clarence. Bob had not been on the walk, and I was keen to visit the area again, and as I expect … Continue reading →

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Lookouts Above Glenbrook Gorge – 24 March 2021

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Dave Noble

I was on my way back to the city from Springwood. On my journey up the mountains, I had seen from the train window that Moorakoo Falls was flowing quite well after the recent rain. Moorakoo Falls are not very … Continue reading →

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Bob Thomas – Bushwalker

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Dave Noble

When I started bushwalking, and visited Splendour Rock in the Wild Dog Mountains, I knew about the chains below the rock that provided a route down to the lower ridge and eventually to Howling Dog Spur. I knew these chains … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Waterfalls – 18 March 2021

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Dave Noble

I was heading up the Blue Mountains with Bob. We had cancelled plans to visit a canyon due to a lot of recent rain and instead decided to visit some waterfalls. We first went to Minnehaha Falls north of Katoomba, … Continue reading →

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Birdwood Gully – Fungi and Birds – 16 March 2021

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Dave Noble

After seeing a lot of the pink Clavaria sp, Coral Fungus out yesterday in Terrys Creek, I thought it would be worth looking for it in Birdwood Gully at Springwood. This was the spot where my friend, the late Liz … Continue reading →

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Walking Near Clarence – 11 March 2021

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Dave Noble

A wet day was forecast, so not good weather for canyoning, so Bob and myself decided to do a bushwalk instead. We decided to go to the Clarence area and do a walk where we could find plenty of caves, … Continue reading →

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Twister and Rocky Creek Canyons – 4 March 2021

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Dave Noble

It was a good day for some canyoning, and I had suggested to Bob that a trip to Twister and Rocky Creek Canyons could be nice. We both knew Rocky Creek Canyon very well – we were on the trip … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Sassafras Gully – 1 March 2021

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Dave Noble

This was a very pleasant walk down Sassafras Gully at Springwood to look for and photograph the fungi. I found a reasonable amount out. I started from the track at the end of Sassafras Gully Road and walked down to … Continue reading →

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Alcatraz Canyon – 25 February 2021

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Dave Noble

Many years ago, I had been on a walk in the then proposed Gardens of Stone National Park, when we tried to go down a creek we found ourselves in a short canyon. I cannot recall who was on the … Continue reading →

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