27-01-2018
Upper Blue Mountains Bushwalking club trip lead by Kate.
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Anyhoo
So this year I set a bit of a goal to do a couple of the sections of the ‘Gambe I hadn’t done before, I am super keen to do the section between the crater and Mt Wilson, so when I saw a trip to the Upper, Upper section on the program of UBMBC I signed up for the walk.
Turns out the walk would be to a section further up but that was OK it was on the list too.
So after a meet and greet we headed off along a suprisingly good track. I was kind of expecting to be zero tracking. No idea why I thought that, just one of the preconceved ideas you sometimes get completely wrong…
Water levels in the ‘Gambe are fairly low at the moment. This coupled with the hot conditions has lead to a bit of an algae bloom. And when I say “a bit” this section was full of algae. It was a bit of a shock being use to the usual crystal clear waters but it was ok just a bit harder to see where you were putting your feet in the shallow sections.
John proving some boys dont grow up. click images to enlarge
After the monster yabbie we saw in Whungee last week this little nipper was a bit cute
Then it was onto the ridge where the wild flowers are still in bloom despite the hot dry spell
Group size: 12
Time: 8hrs car to car relaxed pace
The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper
Eden Phillpotts
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