Category Archives: Blue Mountains

Lawson – South Side Waterfall Walk – 7 May 2017

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

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

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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Easter in the Northern Blue Mountains 14 – 17 April 2017

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

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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More Amazing Fungi at Sassafras Gully – 9 April 2017

The fungi at Sassafras Gully at Springwood have really benefited from the recent wet period and their is now a lot on display. I headed up the mountains with Atli, a visiting nature photographer from Iceland. We had met the … Continue reading

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Rodriguez Pass – Waterfalls and Fungi – 6 April 2017

This was quite a long and strenuous walk at Blackheath, particularly so with stops to photograph waterfalls and fungi. But it was very worthwhile and spectacular. I caught an early train to Blackheath and then walked the 30 minutes to … Continue reading

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 2 April 2017

After recent trips to Bola Creek where a lot of fungi had been seen, I was keen to head up to Sassafras Gully at Springwood again. What I found there was a veritable bonanza of fungi. I spent most of … Continue reading

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Sassafras Gully – Waterfalls and Fungi – 24 March 2017

I was keen to visit Sassafras Gully again to see what fungi was out after the recent rain. On the day, the flow in the creeks was also quite reasonable for taking photos of the waterfalls. This meant a long … Continue reading

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Leura and Katoomba – Waterfalls and Fungi – 22 March 2017

This was a nice walk from Leura to Katoomba that I set out on the photograph the waterfalls and to look out for fungi. The waterfalls were still up, but only a bit. So i didn’t have to worry about … Continue reading

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