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[B4TT]

So I did a bit of a drive yesterday, the goal was to head up waterfall way through Dorrigo and Dangar Falls, then travel back south along the plateau to point lookout, Thungutti camp ground, Ebor, Apsley-Macleay Gorges, fill up at Armidale then head back down through Walcha stopping at Gara Gorge and Dangars Gorge on the way, from Walcha I would head down the Oxley Highway to the pacific highway stopping at Apsley Falls and Tia Falls on the way, this would complete a ring around the Macleay valley meaning I would just then need to check out the parks that lie withing the middle of the valley up to the escarpment (along the East Coast the Great Dividing Range falls from a plateau to hilly country down to the coast, the drop off point is called the escarpment).. however because of the amount of walking I did during the day It ended up being 7:30pm by the time I got to Armidale, so will have to do the other the other half another time.

Very interesting to see the various micro-climates that exist as you move further up to the plateau and also in various protected pockets.


Day started here, waterfall way.




Bit of a land slide from the recent rain.

View from the skywalk in Dorrigo back towards the ocean.

[skillionaire]

Hi,

Cool shots Washwa.

Walk faster.



Cheers,
Nik

[Morgan]

Nice Joshwa!

[aekOne]

lovely!

[B4TT]

Posting more now, that is just the first stop off

[B4TT]

Next was the walk through the warm temperate rainforest down into the subtropical rainforest. This was a nice walk!






These trees are damn tall! upto 55m.

This one in particular must have been insanely tall.


Starting to move down into the Subtropical forests now




Crystal Shower Falls


From behind the falls


A little stream not far from the falls.



Dangar Falls near Dorrigo



Upper Ebor Falls, Guy Fawkes River

Lower Ebor Falls

Both Falls


Uploading Point Looking and the Gorge now.

[peteRS]

Awesome pics and story so far

[B4TT]

Now to Point lookout



little pathway through some rocks

The point where the moss covered Antarctic Beech reached its upper altitude and becomes snow gums, unfortunately I also missed on going down to the Antartic Beech as the walk would have taken several hours and I was tired and pushed for time, it is though some of the prettiest of the lot.







Gorge Next

[Liberty]

A decent trip man! Looking good. Did you go alone?

[B4TT]

Wollomombi Falls, Aboriginal word for "meeting of the waters" were the chandler river and the Wollomombi river flow into one and join the Macleay river which exits into the ocean about 1km from where I am sitting

My pictures do not do this place justice, amazing to see in person.


Minor stream joining the others






I love that this was only some of what there is to see around this valley! going to try and see a bit more maybe tomorrow or Thursday.

[skillionaire]

HOMESLICE WE ARE GOING THERE?!?!?!?!?!?!!? YES??!?!?! Looks dope.

[Beckers]

Tops pics.
It is the best drive from Coffs to Armidale, The valley you head up before the climb is amazing. I would love to move there oneday.
When Melbourne pisses me off.
The GPS said 1100 or 1200 meters high from memory, @ the top of climb.

[B4TT]

1563m to were I went

Nik, come over for longer and I can take you one day LOL You couldn't do it as a day trip from Sydney unfortunately.

[skillionaire]

Hi,

Understood! Those four days are the best I can wrangle unfortunately, can't be away for two weekends. Not fair on everyone else (mainly Dad).

Would be awesome to shotgun a beer at that altitude.

Cheers,
Nik

[B4TT]

Yeah fair enough, doesn't have to be this trip though do it one day!

[skillionaire]

Hi,

My thoughts exactly. Looks 'amaze balls'.

Cheers,
Nik

[Shiv]

Awesome pics Josh!

[Adam]

Wow. This isn't happening on dialup speed. Will have to look next month!!!

[B4TT]

WhiteJosh, we do have a beautiful country! all of what I posted is only a tiny bit of what there is to see just in this relatively local area! Imagine what there is to see in this entire country!

I will be doing some more trips to different spots over this weekend, some of which I hear is some of the most beautiful of the lot! so will post those pics as they eventuate.