Bola Creek – Royal National Park – 5 April 2014

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Dave Noble

With unfinished business from the day before – my photographic activities curtailed by rain, it was good to return while the fungi was still in good condition. Digi Dave came along too.

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We walked the 700m down Lady Carrington Drive to Bola Creek picnic area. A lot of other people where out and about looking at the fungi too. It turned out they were from the Sydney Fungal Studies Group – on one of their activities. Some of their members were collecting others were photographing. They gave us a few pointers about the local fungi and pointed out some that we had not spotted.

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The highest concentration of fungi were close to the picnic area -a nice patch of moist rainforest.  Continue reading →

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Lady Carrington Drive – Royal National Park – More Fungi Photos – 4 April 2014

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Dave Noble

I went down to Lady Carrington Drive in Royal National Park to see what fungi was out. After visiting Bola Creek last week, I thought nearby Lady Carrington Drive could be as good. It is partly rainforest and has some nice shady gullies coming in. I started from Audley (cycling down from Sutherland)

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Sunrise at Bronte Beach – 3 April 2014

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Dave Noble

A nice morning was forecast – so I though it may be worthwhile heading down to Bronte Beach to photograph the sunrise.

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It was a nice morning – a clear sunny day, but not the sort of sunrise that produces memorable photographs. I pottered around with my camera and tripod, but I don’t think I captured any great images. But it was a nice morning to be out early. Continue reading →

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Sunrise at Balls Head – Sydney Harbour – 1 April 2014

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Dave Noble

I had never been to Balls Head – a nice patch of remnant bushland on the north side of Sydney Harbour. It is easy to get to – being about ten minutes walk from Waverton Station. And it is easy to get to for dawn at this time of the year – just before daylight saving ends. The sun rises about 7:07 am.

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I followed the road from the station to the headland and went to the far point. There I followed a track down to a small grassy area, and there were some old stone steps that you could climb down to get to the water.  Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek – Fungi

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Dave Noble

Yesterday I spent a few hours wandering along the Twin Valley Track that goes along Wolli Creek. I was looking out for fungi.

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This is very close to home for me. The local fungi society runs trips along Wolli Creek looking for fungi and last year they found at least 60 species. Autumn is regarded as the best time to see fungi out. Also – so far this Autumn has been very good for fungi – with the rain and high humidity. I have found a lot out in places like the rainforest gullies of the Blue Mountains and Royal National Park.

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My  gallery of fungi that I have seen in Wolli Creek is on this page. I would be grateful for any help or corrections to my amateur attempts at identification. I intend to add to this gallery from time to time. Continue reading →

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Falls, Ferns and Fungi – A walk from Leura Cascades to Katoomba Falls – 27 March 2014

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Dave Noble

A wet day in the mountains. A good time to walk around the waterfalls of the Upper Blue Mountains.

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I started off at Leura Cascades. The track was quite wet, it seems to be poorly drained. But it meant that the waterfalls had a good flow from recent rain. The rain seemed to be holding off OK so there were plenty of opportunities to set up a tripod and take photos.

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The wet conditions also kept a lot of other walkers  away.  Continue reading →

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Horseshoe, Oakland and Burgess Falls, Hazelbrook 26 March 2014

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Dave Noble

I had never been to these waterfalls before. To visit them is quite a delightful walk along good tracks. I accessed the falls from the track at Oaklands Road.

Horseshoe Falls

Horseshoe Falls

There has been some trackwork done on the track – including wooden boardwalks in places. This is good as the best time to visit these falls is during or after a period of rain. Continue reading →

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Royal National Park – National Falls and Bola Creek – 25 March 2014

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Dave Noble

It had been raining heavily in Royal National Park. I thought it may be worth heading down and seeing some of the creeks and waterfalls.

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I got in touch with Digi Dave and he was keen to join me.

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We started off by visiting National Falls. This set of waterfalls lies very close from the road at Waterfall to Otford. The town of Waterfall is probably name dafter these falls. The first fall can be viewed from a lookout near the road and also there is a set of steps going down to the base of the falls. You get a far better view of the falls from the base and also you can see some impressive cascades. After the rain, there was a lot of water going over the falls. There would have been a lot more the day before dying the big storm! Continue reading →

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Mt Solitary Traverse – 22 – 23 March 2014

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Dave Noble

Wendy had organised this walk. We left one car at the barrier at the top of Kedumba Pass and the other at the Golden Stairs on Narrow Neck.

Dawn - Mt Solitary and Jamison Valley from Narrow Neck

Dawn – Mt Solitary and Jamison Valley from Narrow Neck

We then set off – down the Golden Stairs and along Federal Pass track to the Ruined Castle. We climbed to the top of the castle and admired the fine views – particularly of Mt Solitary. Continue reading →

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Lawson Waterfall Walk – 21 March 2014

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Dave Noble

Digi Dave and myself were going up the mountains for a walk to Mt Solitary. We headed up a day early so we could visit some of the waterfalls near Lawson.

Fairy Falls

Fairy Falls

The water levels at the falls were fairly low – you really need to visit these fall just after heavy rain. But there was a nice lot of fungi out that we photographed. Continue reading →

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