Category Archives: Bushwalking

Erskine Creek Walk – 18 – 19 April 2015

Keith had invited some friends to help celebrate his birthday by going on a walk to Erskine Creek. Erskine Creek is in the Blue Labyrinth and can reached along fire trails and then a choice of several tracks from Glenbrook. … Continue reading

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Lane Cove Valley Walk – Looking For Fungi – 16 April 2015

I went on a very pleasant walk down the Lane Cove Valley from Thornleigh to Macquarie Park. I want to explore the valley a bit more and also to look out for fungi. I started from Thornleigh Station and I … Continue reading

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Hassans Walls – Nature Walk – 12 April 2015

Don Cameron had invited me to come along on the nature walk at Hassans Walls near Lithgow. This was an activity organised by the Native Plants Study Group of the Blue Mountains Conservation Society. Hassans Walls is a reserve at … Continue reading

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Lawson and Hazelbrook Waterfall Walk – 10 April 2015

I spent a very enjoyable day in the Blue Mountains – looking at waterfalls, fungi and slime moulds. I started at Lawson, on the north side and went down the track to Fairy Falls and then around a loop to … Continue reading

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Lane Cove National Park – Fungi and Slime Moulds – 8 April 2015

Last year I had been along the Great North Walk track enjoying the walk and looking for fungi along the way. Also, I had admired some fungi photos taken by Ken Beath in the Lane Cove area. I had been … Continue reading

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Easter Walk – The Grose River – 3 – 6 April 2015

The walk down the Grose River in one of the classic bushwalks in the Blue Mountains. This is one walk that I have never done, and one that I had saved up from my early bushwalking days, and thus keeping … Continue reading

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Royal National Park – Sunrise at Otford – 2 April 2015

Daylight saving was just about to end, so this was about my last chance for a fair while to photograph the sunrise at Otford at the bottom end of Royal National Park. My train got to Otford Station about 6:30 … Continue reading

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Sassafras Gully Walk – 1 April 2015

I completed another walk to see how the fungi and slime moulds of Sassafras Gully were going. This time I started down Magdala Creek and returned via the track that goes to Sassafras Gully Road. Magdala Creek was very pleasant … Continue reading

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Royal National Park – NPA Photo-shoot Morning 31 March 2015

Brian Everingham had organised an early morning photo-shoot session on the cliffs of Bundeena in the Royal National Park for the National Parks Association. Four others joined him – Ken, Michael, (another) David and myself. The weather forecast was not … Continue reading

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Oatley Park – Lime Kiln Bay Ramble – 26 March 2015

I had never visited Oatley Park and I think Digi Dave had suggested it was a good place for a visit. So we headed there yesterday, with our cameras. We spent a fairly relaxing day at the park and at … Continue reading

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