Category Archives: Blue Labyrinth

The Oaks Fire Trail – Looking for Aboriginal Sites – 29 June 2023

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself had been keen to look for Aboriginal sites along some of the more remote sections of the Oaks Fire Trail – which runs between Woodford and Glenbrook. The best way to travel along the fire trail is … Continue reading →

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Blue Labyrinth Walk – 15 June 2023

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself finally completed a walk we had intended to do more or less in 2020. Back then, we had set out, but failed at the first pass, so we had to greatly modify our walk. The pass we … Continue reading →

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Grey Hat Falls and The Crayfish Pool – 9 Jun 2023

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was actually a heritage walk. Bob, Doug and myself were looking for some Aboriginal art caves in the greater Glenbrook area of Blue Mountains National Park. We had looked for one of these caves on two previous trips but … Continue reading →

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More Sassafras Gully Fungi (Magdala Creek) – 22 May 2023

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Dave Noble

I was on my way to Hazelbrook to visit my sister and brother in law. And my other sister was also staying there on a short visit from Tasmania. On the way up the mountains, I decided to break my … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 21 May 2023

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Dave Noble

After recently finding good fungi at Wolli Creek and Birdwood Gully, I decided to head to Springwood again and visit Sassafras Gully, hopefully before any fungi there got too dried out. On this visit I was accompanied by Sue. We … Continue reading →

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Fungi in Sassafras Gully – 4 May 2023

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Dave Noble

After finding some great fungi in Birdwood Gully at Springwood two days before, I thought  it would be worthwhile having a look to see what was around in Sassafras Gully on the other side of Springwood. On this trip, I … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Sassafras Gully – 9 April 2023

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had visited Sassafras Gully at Springwood to look for fungi. I had visited Birdwood Gully on the other (north) side of Springwood quite a few times recently and thought it was time to … Continue reading →

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Splendour Rock – A Bushwalkers War Memorial – Book Launch – 24 February 2023

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Dave Noble

An old bushwalking friend Keith Maxwell had spent a lot of his spare time over the past few years, together with Michael Keats, working on a book on Splendour Rock in the Southern Blue Mountains.  The book has now been … Continue reading →

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Looking for Phillips’ Cave – Sassafras Gully – 24 January 2023

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Dave Noble

As part of my project researching the history of Sassafras Gully at Springwood, I am looking for a cave shown in an old photo taken by Harry Phillips (around 1914).  Around 1920, there was a cave somewhere in the gully … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Heritage Walk – 2 November 2022

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself were keen to do another heritage walk to look for more Aboriginal Art sites in the Lower Blue Mountains. This time we were joined by Doug. We set off along a track behind houses. It led to … Continue reading →

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