Category Archives: Blue Mountains

Lerida Gorge Walk – 29 May 2020

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was a very pleasant and interesting walk in the Upper Blue Mountains with Bob and Douglass. Bob had worked out a good plan to visit Lerida Gorge which runs into Arethusa Canyon. It contains Alpheus Canyon which is often … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 28 May 2020

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was another nice day spent in Sassafras Gully at Springwood looking for and photographing fungi. On this trip, I started out at the track from Sassafras Gully Road, then walking down to Glenbrook Ck, and out via Magdala Ck … Continue reading →

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Kowmung River Slide Show

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Dave Noble

During the lockdown, I completed another slide show video project. This one features the beautiful Kowmung River in the Southern Blue Mountains. The Kowmung River is one of my favourite places to visit. It is a great place to bushwalk … Continue reading →

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More Canyon Slide Show Videos

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Dave Noble

I completed two more projects during the lockdowns. Both were videos composed of photos from sandstone canyons in the Blue Mountains. The first consists of photos from the beautiful Hole in the Wall Canyon. The second is photos of Wollangambe … Continue reading →

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Lapstone Monocline Walk – 21 May 2020

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Dave Noble

With the easing of the lockdown, I was able to resume by midweek bushwalks with Bob. We headed up the mountains with several trips in mind, but the weather looked bad higher up – rain, so we thought it wise … Continue reading →

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Fungi in Sassafras Gully – 20 May 2020

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was my next trip to Sassafras Gully at Springwood to check out the fungi. This time i started down Fairy Dell and continued down Magdala Creek to Glenbrook Creek, then I walked upstream to the Lagoon, and out via … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Sassafras Gully – 7 May 2020

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Dave Noble

Sassafras Gully was a good place to visit. Almost empty trains to Springwood, and almost nobody on the tracks. On this trip I walked from the station to Sassafras Gully Road, then down the track to the Lagoon at Glenbrook … Continue reading →

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Canyon Slide Shows

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Dave Noble

During the lockdown, I spent a bit of time looking through my photos of Claustral Canyon and then putting them together into a YouTube Movie. Here is the finished movie of Claustral Canyon. It is best viewed at full 4K … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Walk – 15 April 2020

Posted on April 25, 2020 by Dave Noble

After recent exercise walks, I was keen to check out more fungi while conditions were favourable. I decided to make a visit to Springwood. That would allows me to complete a nice walk through Sassafras Gully. This turned out to … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Birdwood Gully – 24 March 2020

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was another in a series of trips to Birdwood Gully at Springwood to investigate the fungi. I was invited to join Liz, who lives at Winmalee on an outing there. We found quite a few corals out. But one … Continue reading →

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