Category Archives: Blue Mountains

Fungi in Sassafras Gully – 20 May 2020

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was my next trip to Sassafras Gully at Springwood to check out the fungi. This time i started down Fairy Dell and continued down Magdala Creek to Glenbrook Creek, then I walked upstream to the Lagoon, and out via … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Sassafras Gully – 7 May 2020

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Dave Noble

Sassafras Gully was a good place to visit. Almost empty trains to Springwood, and almost nobody on the tracks. On this trip I walked from the station to Sassafras Gully Road, then down the track to the Lagoon at Glenbrook … Continue reading →

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Canyon Slide Shows

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Dave Noble

During the lockdown, I spent a bit of time looking through my photos of Claustral Canyon and then putting them together into a YouTube Movie. Here is the finished movie of Claustral Canyon. It is best viewed at full 4K … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Walk – 15 April 2020

Posted on April 25, 2020 by Dave Noble

After recent exercise walks, I was keen to check out more fungi while conditions were favourable. I decided to make a visit to Springwood. That would allows me to complete a nice walk through Sassafras Gully. This turned out to … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Birdwood Gully – 24 March 2020

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was another in a series of trips to Birdwood Gully at Springwood to investigate the fungi. I was invited to join Liz, who lives at Winmalee on an outing there. We found quite a few corals out. But one … Continue reading →

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Fortress Creek Canyon – 19 March 2020

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Dave Noble

A few more canyons were being reopened after the bushfires and the later floods. One of these was Fortress Creek. I headed up the mountains with Bob, and we set off from the carpark for the canyon. The way in … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Hazelbrook and Lawson – 18 March 2020

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Dave Noble

After finding a lot of good fungi and slime moulds out at Springwood the previous day, I thought it may be worthwhile visiting the waterfall tracks south of Hazelbrook and Lawson a but higher up the mountains. I found some … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Sassafras Gully – 17 March 2020

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was a long and interesting day looking for and photographing fungi and slime moulds at Springwood. It was quite rewarding – I found a fair bit of fungi out. If anything my trip was a bit ambitious. I walked … Continue reading →

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Birdwood Gully Fungi – 13 March 2020

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Dave Noble

I was able to join Liz for another day hunting for fungi at Birdwood Gully at Springwood. We were on the lookout for some special fungi we had seen last year – in particular a beautiful pink coral fungus, and … Continue reading →

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Why Don’t We Do It In The Road Canyon – 12 March 2020

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Dave Noble

A few more canyons have been opened. This included some near Mt Wilson, so Bob and myself headed up the Mountains with the intention to visit Why Don’t We Do It In The Road Canyon, and then continue down part … Continue reading →

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