Category Archives: Bushwalking

Wolli Creek Fungi – 19 April 2016

This was another walk from Bexley North to Tempe along the Two Valleys Track to check out how the fungi was going. It had been raining overnight and it rained on the first part of my walk. I think I … Continue reading

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Sassafras Gully – Fungi and Slime Moulds – 15 April 2016

This was another of my regular trips to Sassafras Gully to record what fungi was out. My previous visit was about two weeks earlier, and that hadn’t been dry good – the fungi out then was quite limited. Since then, there … Continue reading

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 5 April 2016

I’ve been on a few recent trip down the Two Valleys Track along Wolli Creek waiting for the fungi to come out – without any success. This visit was at least a little better. There had been some rain in … Continue reading

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Blue Mountains Weekend – a Walk and a Canyon – 2 – 3 April 2016

I travelled up the mountains with friends John and Chuin Nee and their two young boys, Jasper and Sebastian. At Blackheath, Chuin Nee head off to Heathcliff to join Enmoore and Stu for a day of climbing. John and myself … Continue reading

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 1 April 2016

It had been a while since I had visited Sassafras Gully and I was not that hopeful of finding a lot of fungi because there had not been too much recent rain. This turned out to be the case. I … Continue reading

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Balls Head and Berry Island – 29 March 2016

This was a pleasant day of walking around part of the shore of Sydney Harbour. A good friend, Stephen, from Hobart was passing through Sydney and had most of the day to spare before his flight home. So I met … Continue reading

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The Budawangs at Easter

Wendy invited me to accompany here on a walk at Easter. She wanted to walk in either the Ettrema Area or the Budawangs. We did not decide which area until on the drive down. Our favoured option was Ettrema, but … Continue reading

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Leura Forest – a Look for Fungi and Orphan Rock – 20 March 2016

After recent rain, I thought that a return to Leura Forest could be worthwhile to look to see if any fungi was out. I walked down from Leura Station to Leura Cascades and then walked down the cascades and then … Continue reading

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Roberts and Gladstone Passes – 16 March 2016

It started out a wet day, so canyoning plans were put on hold and we decided to do a bushwalk instead. Bob and myself had headed up the mountains and parked at the Conservation Hut at Wentworth Falls. We started … Continue reading

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The Mermaids Pool at Tahmoor – 5 March 2016

I joined a group of friends for a trip along part of the Bargo River at Tahmoor down to the Mermaids Pool. It was a very hot day – well suited to swimming and the river was an ideal place … Continue reading

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