It was Dan’s birthday and he had organised for a big group to join him in celebrating at Newnes in the Wolgan Valley.
Both days of the weekend we visited nearby canyons. On Saturday, we broke into smaller groups and visited Newnes Canyon. This starts with a 20m abseil into a tunnel – the “Amazing Wallaby Tunnel“. Tunnels in sandstone canyons are fairly common but the one in Newnes Canyon goes for several hundred metres. We had to use headlamps to get through.
Below the tunnel is a short, but quite spectacular section of canyon. Then the creek flows through a beautiful gorge before dropping through the talus slopes to the Wolagn River.
We spent Saturday night celebrating both Dan’s and also Sarah’s birthdays and being entertained by a nice light show provided by a nearby thunderstorm.
On Sunday, we visited Pipeline Canyon. This has a spectacular and very beautiful upper constriction that is an easy and dry walk through and contrasts to the lower constriction which features some short abseils separated by pools.
More photos are on my website here.