Bob and myself decided to visit Dalpura Canyon. A reasonable day was forecast weather wise – not too hot. So Dalpura seemed a good choice.
We had a very pleasant day.
We set off from Bells Line of Road and were soon approaching the creek.
The upper part of the creek is very pleasant.
While walking down, we decided to check out a nearby overhang that looked like it could have been an occupation shelter. WE were pleasantly surprised to find some Aboriginal hand stencils. One was quite distinct –
And using the iDStrethc software, it looks like there could be two more stencils –
And possibly another two a bit further along –
We continued on to the canyon, and soon arrived at the abseil.
This took us down to the really beautiful chamber below. It was time to get out my tripod and camera.
We then continued down the creek.
Here is a side creek coming in –
It is very pleasant going as we continue downstream.
At the end of the canyon we chose to exit on the east side.
The eastern exit is probably slightly longer, but is certainly much more spectacular.
Here we could look across the Grose Valley to the Asgard Plateau –
Then a Wedge-tailed Eagle came down for a look at us. I wished I had a telephoto lens.
Rather than climb up Dalpura Ridge, we sidled around the end of the ridge towards Birrabang Creek.
We got great views of the Grose Valley and its cliffs, and also by a bit of a side trip, we could see the amazing pinnacle – The Lost Pillar.
I think this is the most spectacular of the detached pinnacles in the Grose Valley.
From there we followed a climber track back to the Bells Line of Road.
