Blue Waterholes and Cooleman Plains ~ 4-5 January 2006
Party: Tom Gleeson, Tom Murtagh, Rachael Melrose, Heike, Belinda Cochrane, James Bevan, Joey, Hemut, Anja, Grace Hari
We spent a relaxed weekend exploring the blue waterholes and cooleman plains in northern kosciuszko national park.
A nice swimming hole in the gorge
we walked down to this terrific waterfall
Tom contemplates
decides
and executes
The gorge seemed to continue for a fair way
Tom walking back up the gorge
Rachel, ?, ?, ? walking back up the gorge
The gorge again
another nice pool
In the afternoon we walked over the Cooleman Plains. There were quite a few brumbies around.
Brumbies
walking across the cooleman plains
A nice flower (daisy?)
We had intended to camp at Billy Jones Hut. However, on arrival it was found to be very sandy, hot and basically only fit for emergency shelter. So we found a nice spot near a creek a click or so away.
Sunset
Sunset clouds
Next morning we walked down into Nicole Gorge, and explored some nice caves.
we walked down this gully to enter Nicole Gorge
Nicole Gorge
Tom M, Belinda and Heike in one of the caves in Nicole Gorge
Anja in the cave
Rachel in the cave
Cave formation
Heike poses for a silhouette
We had lunch back at the Blue Waterholes. After lunch we climbed above the gorge we'd explored the previous day.
above the gorge
View downstream from the top of the gorge
the creek
view from the top of the gorge again
Eucalyptus sp. detail
Hemut crosses the creek
Then we embarked on a long, long journey back home....
Thanks to Tom G for organising this trip.
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