Carr-Boyd Ranges

Day 6

Rachel in another side canyon

Alan squeezing up

Rachel in a chute

Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis) - there was also a small Olive Python at the top of this drop!

Paul

Rachel and Sheila in one of the branches

Tom and Rachel

Rachel and Sheila

Rachel and Sheila

Rachel - amazing colours

Canyon formation

Continuing down the main creek, now much more open, and with only occasional pools

Caro working out where we are (or where we are going?)

Caro, Sheila and Rachel

Alan off ahead in the dry river bed

Cave in side canyon

Light coming in from the hole in the ceiling

Alan keeping feet dry

Alan in the narrow straight slot

Golden light

Alan

Alan near the junction of the two branches of this impressive system

Canyon formation

Alan in the slot

Narrow slot

Magnificent Tree Frog (Litoria splendida)

Canyon formation

The gorge is more open, but this small waterhole is good enough for lunch and a swim

Caro at the entrance to the next canyon

Rachel, Sheila, Alan and Caro

Sheila and Rachel scrambling

Sheila and Rachel

Alan and Paul scrambling

In the next side canyon, Rachel wading an icky green pool

Sheila and Caro bridging

Synchronised scrambling, a new Olympic sport

Caro bridging

Canyon formation

Caro scrambling

Rachel tries to climb up this little drop

Getting late, and we still haven't found a campsite

Caro admiring the nearby ridge

Camp ...

... by a large pool

Paul, Caro and Rachel around the fire

Day 7

Reflections

Sheila

The long swim - a couple of hundred metres down the gorge to the plains

Sheila floating her pack

Snake!

Gorge-ous!

Rachel and Caro floating Paul's pack

Rachel, Caro and Paul

Taking a break

The swim continues

Caro and Paul

Boab tree

Alan looks down on the gorge from on high

Looking up the gorge

The end of the gorge and the start of the plains

Spot the freshie (it's pretty small)

Heading to our pickup point - Paul, Sheila, Rachel, Caro

The heli arrives, though it was circling for a while a couple of hundred metres away, which was a worry

The Northern Carr Boyds from the air