Coorongooba Canyoning

Day 5

Canyon 10

The next day we headed back upstream to check out a couple more creeks. Neither were particularly impressive. This is a short canyon section at the bottom of the first creek

We climbed around this and dropped back in higher up, which had a little more canyon - Simon in the canyon

Sue and Rachel

Rachel and Sue squeeze up to check it out

Rachel gives it the thumbs up (yes, it's a canyon!)

Canyon 11

After climbing up and out, we cross the ridge into the next creek, which has a shallow canyon in it

Simon in the canyon

Back at the larger creek, Rich and Mel lounge like leopards in trees

Rich losing a log fight to Mel!

The magnificent Blue Gum (mountain blue gum, Eucalyptus deanei)

Mel and Rich climbing up the pass after lunch

Coorongooba country

A break at a surprising clearing in the next creek we descend

Canyon 12

We descend via a creek that Rich and I have visited before from the bottom. However, we haven't been through the upper constriction

Rachel in the lower constriction

Platypus tailed gecko?! (presumably a leaf-tailed gecko that is regrowing its tail)

Canyon 13

We drop into a larger creek - Rachel swimming up the larger creek

Another shallow overhang is our camp for the night

Day 6

Simon, Rachel and I are all feeling a bit broken, so walk out to a nearby aboriginal cave, while the others take a longer route via a section of canyon that we have previously missed. The cave has an impressive display of art

Boomerang and white hand stencils

Red hand stencils

Rachel at the cave

Canyon 14

Our route out is via a creek that turns into a short canyon - Sue bridging down a drop

Rachel on the first abseil (which can be climbed down)

Simon in the canyon

Rachel

Rachel in the canyon

Sue in the canyon

Simon on the final abseil

Rachel on the abseil