We had nothing firm planned but it was too nice a day to waist so we roused Tal out of bed for a quick trip through the Grand Canyon at Blackheath.
For the less adventurous there is a nice tourist trail along the rim of the canyon
It was hot and sticky on the walk in and we got to the abseil point just as another group were roping up. So we suited up at a wider area of the track before making our way down just as the last 3 were about to abseil in. It was a pleasant surprise to see the familiar face of Lyn Cook.
We dropping after and have a quick hello with Lyn and Jim. We let their group head off while we phaff around with photos before following them down.
Eastern Water Dragon, Intellagama lesueurii lesueuriiPulling ropesWaterfall just upstream of the standard abseil pointCrappy shot of Eastern Brown snake, Pseudonaja textilis. I disturbed it from it’s hiding spot near where members of the previous party were changing. It took off into the water, realised it was too cold and made a bee line for this rock. which I happened to be standing on at the time. I did some quick back pedaling before snapping this shot.Skink trying not to be come the snakes dinnerLooking back up the canyon towards the fallsCanyon formationTallis under sun beamsMandy in the canyonTal in the canyonSmall Cascade about halfway through the canyonTal in the Grand CanyonSome where I have a shot of me and Scott in this spot from 20 years ago. I conned Tal into trying to recreate it, though now I can’t find the original
*edit: I found the photo not quite the same angle but not bad for a spur of the moment thing going off a memory from 20 years ago
Looking up to a bridge on the tourist track over a side creek trying hard to become a canyon of it’s ownMandy and Tal relaxing in the canyon as the first booms of thunder echo over headTal in the canyon
Mandy and Tal get to the swim just as the storm hits
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Storm in the Grand Canyon
Art. For art sakeTal and Mandy just before the canyon rejoins the walking trailLooking back into the canyon from the tourist trail
2 thoughts on “The Grand Canyon”