Category Archives: Blue Mountains

Sassafras Gully Fungi – 25 July 2016

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was my next trip in my regular series of walk down Sassafras Gully to record and photograph the fungi. I was hoping for a lot of colourful waxcaps to be out, especially after many good finds in areas close to … Continue reading →

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Upper Grose River Walk – 23 – 24 July 2016

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was a pleasant walk down the upper part of the Grose River from Mt Victoria to Blackheath. On the way we visited Blue Gum Forest. The weather forecast was for fine but cold and windy weather. So a walk … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 12 July 2016

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was my next fungi walk along Sassafras Gully at Springwood to investigate the changing fungi there. I was hopeful that more fungi had come out, in particular I was hoping to see a lot more waxcaps out. On the … Continue reading →

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Bottleneck Pass and The Devils Hole – 29 June 2016

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was a nice daywalk with Bob and Rob. None of us had visited Bottleneck Pass, but knew it was found  on the Elphinstone (Radiata) Plateau of Katoomba. There are some notes on the pass on Alan Wells website and … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 23 June 2016

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was the next in my regular series of walk to Sassafras Gully to check out the fungi. The day before, I had been to Bola Creek and the fungi there had been quite good. In particular, a lot of waxcaps … Continue reading →

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Blue Rocks Walk – 20-21 June 2016

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Dave Noble

Doug had a a few days off work and wanted to do a walk and invited Bob and myself to join him. However, heavy rain on the weekend led us to change plans. Our original intention involved crossing some rather … Continue reading →

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Rock Pile Pass – Narrow Neck – 15 June 2016

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Dave Noble

Narrow Neck is the peninsula of sandstone that juts out from Katoomba and separates the Jamison Valley and Megalong. It has long been a popular place for bushwalking. For a long time a track along the Neck was used as … Continue reading →

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Red Rocks Walk – 11 – 13 June 2016

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Dave Noble

It was nice to take part on a walk with Wendy to the Red Rocks on the June long weekend. We had cold, but generally good weather on the trip, and this meant that we could experience many outstanding views. … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully – A Look for Fungi – 9 June 2016

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Dave Noble

I had visited Sassafras Gully a few days earlier, but on that trip, the creek and been too high for a comfortable crossing so I had bot visited the best areas to see fungi. Also, that visit was very soon … Continue reading →

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Leslie Falls Walk – 8 June 2016

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Dave Noble

Leslie Falls are on Lawson Creek at Lawson in the Blue Mountains. They are part of the set of waterfalls on the south side of Lawson. The other falls in the set – Adelina Falls, Junction Falls (twin falls), Cataract … Continue reading →

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