17/12/2011 - photos
Participants: Tom Brennan, Rachel Grindlay
Rachel also has photos from this trip
Rachel abseiling into our first canyon
Rachel below the second abseil
"I'll take the high road..."
Rachel in a squeezy bit (well, the canyon is mostly squeezy)
Canyon formation
Rachel on the final abseil
We wander along the tops and drop into another creek
Rachel in an impressive tunnel in the creek
Who pushed the pagoda over?!
Looking down the first abseil
Rachel abseiling sans pants, after seeing me get wet!
Canyon formation
Looking down the second abseil
Canyon formation
Rachel on the second abseil
Lower down on the second abseil
The abseil finishes at this impressive rock arch
Rachel in the arch
The canyon exits with two long drops. This is looking down the first of these.
Rachel on the third abseil.
Looking down the last abseil
Rachel on the last abseil
View of the last abseil
Dipodium punctatum (Hyacinth Orchid)
Stonework on the old railway alignment
More impressive stonework
Rachel at the bottom end of the tunnel
Tunnel entrance
Glowworms
The top end of the tunnel. After walking back to the car, we headed back to Barcoo Swamp to camp. The next morning we headed for the River Caves.