Category Archives: Blue Labyrinth

Sassafras Gully – More Fungi and Slime Moulds – 7 February 2016

Atli, a nature photographer, on visit from Iceland, was keen to see the fungi in Sassafras Gully and had invited Gemma and myself to join him. We started from the track at the end of Sassafras Gully Road. We soon … Continue reading

Posted in Blue Labyrinth, Blue Mountains, Bushwalking, Slime Moulds, Wildflowers | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Glenbrook to Grey Hat Falls Walk – 24 January 2016

I was hoping before setting out on this walk, that the water levels in Kanuka Brook would be higher than on a previous visit to Grey Hat Falls so I could obtain some better photos. Also, it was an overcast … Continue reading

Posted in Blue Labyrinth, Blue Mountains, Bushwalking, Wildflowers | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Sassafras Gully – 22 January 2016

It had only been 4 days since my last visit to Sassafras Gully, but this was an opportunist trip, organised at the last minute with the main objective to try and photograph Clarinda and Numantia Falls. Both these waterfalls are … Continue reading

Posted in Blue Labyrinth, Blue Mountains, Bushwalking | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Sassafras Gully – Orchids, Fungi and Cascades – 17 – 18 January 2016

Sassafras Gully is a very pleasant and popular place for daywalks. But at the junction of Sassafras Gully and Glenbrook Creek there is a very nice campsite, next to a large swimming hole. I had been there plenty of times … Continue reading

Posted in Blue Labyrinth, Blue Mountains, Bushwalking, Slime Moulds, Wildflowers | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Lawson Waterfall Walk – 7 January 2016

I was heading up the Blue Mountains with Bob for either a walk or canyon. Recent heavy rain had made canyoning unwise, so we had settled on a walk, and on the way up, after some discussion we decided to … Continue reading

Posted in Blue Labyrinth, Bushwalking, Grose Wilderness, Wildflowers | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Red Gum Park and Minnatonka Falls – 24 December 2015

Red Gum Park at Bullaburra was one place I had never visited, and I had a few spare hours on Christmas Eve, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to make a visit. I found it an interesting … Continue reading

Posted in Blue Labyrinth, Blue Mountains, Bushwalking, Wildflowers | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Glenbrook Creek – a Wet Walk – 3 November 2015

I was keen to get out of the city, despite a forecast for showers. Checking the forecast carefully, it seemed that the highest probability for rain was in the afternoon, so I thought that at least I would get in … Continue reading

Posted in Blue Labyrinth, Blue Mountains, Bushwalking | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Blue Mountains Canyoning – 25 October 2015

We had camped at Victoria Falls Lookout at Mt Victoria. Although there were quite a few cars in the carpark, we had the campground at the lookout to ourselves. There are good views at the lookout of the Grose Valley … Continue reading

Posted in Blue Labyrinth, Blue Mountains, Canyoning | Leave a comment

Lawson and Hazelbrook Waterfall Walk – 30 July 2015

I spent a pleasant day walking around some of the waterfalls to the south of Lawson and Hazelbrook in the Blue Mountains. I was also looking to see if any fungi was still out – very little was, so I … Continue reading

Posted in Blue Labyrinth, Bushwalking | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Sassafras Gully Fungi – 23 July 2015

Another trip to record the fungi that were out. Despite having been fairly dry – a fair bit were out in selected parts of Sassafras Gully. Here is a selection of what I saw, which included a large variety of hygrocybes … Continue reading

Posted in Blue Labyrinth, Bushwalking | Tagged , , | Leave a comment