Category Archives: Blue Mountains

Birdwood Gully Fungi and Slime Moulds – 14 February 2020

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was a trip to visit Birdwood Gully at Springwood with Liz Kabanoff to see what fungi was out. We did not find a real lot out but what we did find was quite interesting. The photo above shows a … Continue reading →

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Coachwood Glen – Fungi and Slime Moulds – 22 January 2020

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Dave Noble

Liz invited me to join her on a trip to Coachwood Glen at Blackheath to see if any fungi was out after recent rain. Coachwood Glen is a council reserve on the road down to Megalong. It is situated in … Continue reading →

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Nature at Birdwood Gully – 20 January 2020

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Dave Noble

I spent a pleasant morning catching up with Don, and old friend, who lives at Springwood. We made a short walk down to Birdwood Gully to check out any fungi, wildflowers and birds. It was nice to set off in … Continue reading →

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Waterfall of Moss Canyon – 28 November 2019

Posted on December 7, 2019 by Dave Noble

Bob suggested a visit to this canyon. A warm day was forecast, and this was one that did not involve too much bushwalking to get to and from. Some history. I was on the trip that made the first descent … Continue reading →

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Hat Hill Canyon – 21 November 2019

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was a pleasant outing with Bob visiting a nice canyon. It was a warm day, but the canyon was quite cold – particularly the swims. When we set off from Sydney, the Cumberland Plain was enveloped in a pall … Continue reading →

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North Lawson Walk – 17 November 2019

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was a short, but very pleasant walk around part of the Waterfall Circuit on the north side of Lawson. In the part was Wendy, Don, Elata, Pete and Steph. We first walked down to Dantes Glen and looked at … Continue reading →

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Grand and Jugglers Canyons – 14 November 2019

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Dave Noble

The forecast was for a warm day, but not a heatwave. Blue Mountains National Park had been closed due to a catastrophic fire forecast, but that closure was due to end at midnight the day before. Bob and myself headed … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Heritage Walk – 7 November 2019

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Dave Noble

The week before, I had been on a walk wth Bob looking for Aboriginal heritage sites in the Blue Mountains. On that trip, we had started with a lot of hope, but had met no success. It was now time … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Heritage Walk – 31 October 2019

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was another walk I did with Bob, in a series to try and locate some Aboriginal heritage sites in the Blue Mountains. In particular, on the trip we were looking for cave art. We had done some research into … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Canyoning – 24 October 2019

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Dave Noble

Warm weather means the canyoning season has arrived. Bob and myself were headed up the mountains to visit a fairly short canyon. I had heard about the canyon from another canyoner. They had wanted to know if I knew about … Continue reading →

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