After seeing good fungi at Sassafras Gully at Springwood on recent trips I thought it worthwhile to head higher up the mountains and see what was out. So I headed up to Leura by train and walked the short distance down to the Leura Cascades picnic area.
Hericium coralloides
I then headed down the track to Leura Cascades. These waterfalls are always nice to photograph, but on the day it was too sunny. Also – one the last waterfall, someone had recently built a series of “stone men” around it. It would take a long time to knock them all down.
Bridal Veil Falls
So I continued down to the bottom of Bridal Veil Falls – the upper waterfall that makes up Leura Falls and after a few photographs, descended further down to Linda Falls and the small cascades below (Marguerite Cascades).
Linda Falls
On previous trips I had observed a nice patch of spine fungi (Hericium coralloides) growing here. Sure enough – the same log had several patches of this spectacular fungus growing on it.
Hericium coralloides
After photographing it, I continued on the short distance to Leura Forest for morning tea. I then explored the area and found a fair bit f fungi out and quite a few slime moulds. More photography.
I then continued along Dardanelles Pass to the base of the Three Sisters and climbed up the Giant Stairway to the new Three Sisters Track. I then returned to Leura via the Prince Henry Walk and the top of Leura Cascades.
More photographs of this walk are online on my website here.