Category Archives: Bushwalking

Blue Labyrinth Walk – 15 June 2023

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

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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Back to Bonnie Doon – 1 June 2023

In September last year, Bob and myself had visited the Bonnie Doon Reserve area at Katoomba. One of our aims then was to look for and hopefully traverse the old tracks that had been made by the original owner of … Continue reading

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Wises Track Walk – 29 May 2023

This was another pleasant walk with the National Parks Association of NSW, and led by Brian Everingham. The plan was to walk out along Wises Track and keep a lookout for Orchids and Birds. In the party was Brian, Sue, … Continue reading

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

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

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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Birdwood Gully Fungi – 18 May 2023

Valerie joined me for a very pleasant day in Birdwood Gully at Springwood looking for fungi. We found some nice fruiting fungi on our visit. We caught a train to Springwood, and after a coffee stop, we were soon walking … Continue reading

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Lane Cove Valley Fungi Walk – 16 May 2023

This was an excellent day where I walked from Macquarie Park Station to Chatswood visiting three main fungi sites along the way. During the day, I found some excellent and very interesting fungi. Lane Cove Valley This is a small … Continue reading

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Wattamolla to Eagle Rock Walk – 15 May 2023

Classic coastal walking Royal National Park. I joined Brian Everingham and party from the National Parks Association of NSW for a walk along the Coastal Track. In the party was Brian, Valerie, Suzanne, Paul, Amy and myself. We started from … Continue reading

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Wolli Creek and Cooks River Walk – 14 May 2023

Some rain was forecast, but by mid morning, the weather was quite reasonable, so I decided to do a local walk. This time I caught a bus to Earlwood, and started at Girrahween Park, and followed the Two Valleys Track … Continue reading

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