Category Archives: Blue Mountains

More Aboriginal Art Sites on Kings Tableland – 8 May 2025

Bob and myself travelled back out to Kings Tableland to look at some more Aboriginal art sites. We found most of the sites we were after, but they were not as impressive as the ones seen a week earlier, but … Continue reading

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Fungi at Birdwood Gully – 7 May 2025

After finding some great fungi at Ferndale Park the day before, I decided to head up to Springwood and see what fungi was out now at Birdwood Gully at Springwood. Sue joined me. It turned out the fungi was not … Continue reading

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Aboriginal Art Sites on Kings Tableland – 2 May 2025

Bob and myself travelled up to Kings Tableland to look at a number of Aboriginal art sites. Most of these were in caves on the side of a fairly remote ridge. But the walk was well worth it – as … Continue reading

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Fungi and Orchids at Birdwood Gully – 30 April 2025

I travelled up to Springwood with Sue and we headed down to Birdwood Gully to see what fungi we could find. After recent rain, I was quite hopeful that a lot would be out, but we were a bit disappointed. … Continue reading

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Fungi at Coachwood Glen – 12 April 2025

I attended the field trip of the Sydney Fungal Studies Group at Coachwood Glen, on the Megalong Road near Blackheath. Conditions were a bit dry and fungal abundance was not huge, although we did find a wide range of fungi. … Continue reading

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Canyoning Near the Bell Road – 11 April 2025

Bob was keen on a last canyon of the season, and suggested we head up the Bells Line of Road and visit canyon we had both first visited back in October 2019. The canyon is a short distance from Bells … Continue reading

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Kamarah Canyon – 4 April 2025

Bob and myself had planned to visit this canyon a bit earlier in the year on a trip where we would first visit Koombanda Canyon, and then exit by reversing Kamarah. But on the planned day, the weather was cold … Continue reading

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Fungi at Birdwood Gully, Springwood – 1 April 2025

I thought it about time to check out what fungi was around at Birdwood Gully at Springwood. So I caught a train up the mountains and was soon walking down the track from Boland Avenue. The fungi was reasonable. Here … Continue reading

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Lost City Walking Track – 21 March 2025

I headed up the Blue Mountains with Bob intending to visit some canyons near Bell, but the weather was wet and quite cool, so we changed plans and decided to see the new Lost City Walking Track in the Gardens … Continue reading

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Why Don’t We Do It In The Road Canyon – 14 March 2025

Bob suggested visiting Why Don’t We Do It In The Road Canyon at Mt Wilson as this weeks trip. A very hot day was forecast – so it would be nice to be in a canyon, and one that did … Continue reading

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