I was heading up to Blackheath for a literary function that afternoon. So I used the middle of the day to visit The Grand Canyon. It was also a good time to catch up with a friend Rik, who has just returned from New Zealand after completing an excellent bushwalk – a long traverse of the Cameron Mountains in Fiordland. Rik was also keen to visit the canyon.
After a nice breakfast at Blackheath village, we headed off to Evans Lookout, and then walked back to the Neates Glen Track to make our way to the canyon. At present this canyon is only open for canyoners on 3 days per week (Saturday, Sunday and Monday) because of track work.
At the abseil, we met a few parties waiting there. They seemed to be TAFE students completing their single pitch abseil attainment certificate. We were fortunate to be able to abseil down between the parties.
Continuing on through the canyon, I tried to take a few photos – but the light was very harsh and good photographs were difficult. But being in a canyon on a hot day was nice.
After completing the canyon, we stopped for a snack and then walked back up to Evans Lookout.
More photos are online on my website here.