Category Archives: Blue Mountains

Chert Mine and Blair Athol Mine at Mt Victoria – 18 June 2020

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was an interesting walk with Bob. It was one we had thought of doing for a fair while, but had not got around to doing due to various factors such as bushfires and Covid. Our main objective was to … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Sassafras Gully – 17 June 2020

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Dave Noble

Two days earlier, I had met Meg, who was collecting waxcaps for the herbarium at Ferndale Park. She invited me to join her on another collecting trip at Sassafras Gully at Springwood. The weather forecast was not that good – … Continue reading →

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Coachwood Glen Fungi – 12 June 2020

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was an interesting day spent at Coachwood Glen at Blackheath with Liz, looking for and photographing fungi. We found a reasonable amount out. Here are some of the waxcaps –

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Red Rocks Walk 6 – 7 June 2020

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Dave Noble

Wendy had organsed a walk to the Red Rocks above the Capertee Valley. It was a long weekend, but as it turned out we only walked for two days. This was the first overnight bushwalk I had been on for … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Hazelbrook and Lawson – 3 June 2020

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Dave Noble

My recent fungi walks have been very good, and I have been fortunate to see a lot of colourful species. I decided to head up to Hazelbrook and Lawson to see what was out there. In terms of fungi it … Continue reading →

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Lerida Gorge Walk – 29 May 2020

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was a very pleasant and interesting walk in the Upper Blue Mountains with Bob and Douglass. Bob had worked out a good plan to visit Lerida Gorge which runs into Arethusa Canyon. It contains Alpheus Canyon which is often … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 28 May 2020

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was another nice day spent in Sassafras Gully at Springwood looking for and photographing fungi. On this trip, I started out at the track from Sassafras Gully Road, then walking down to Glenbrook Ck, and out via Magdala Ck … Continue reading →

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Kowmung River Slide Show

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Dave Noble

During the lockdown, I completed another slide show video project. This one features the beautiful Kowmung River in the Southern Blue Mountains. The Kowmung River is one of my favourite places to visit. It is a great place to bushwalk … Continue reading →

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More Canyon Slide Show Videos

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Dave Noble

I completed two more projects during the lockdowns. Both were videos composed of photos from sandstone canyons in the Blue Mountains. The first consists of photos from the beautiful Hole in the Wall Canyon. The second is photos of Wollangambe … Continue reading →

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Lapstone Monocline Walk – 21 May 2020

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Dave Noble

With the easing of the lockdown, I was able to resume by midweek bushwalks with Bob. We headed up the mountains with several trips in mind, but the weather looked bad higher up – rain, so we thought it wise … Continue reading →

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