It had been raining a fair bit recently, with a big storm the day before. Looking at the weather radar, it looked like the rain was ending, so I caught a train to Waterfall arriving not long before noon. I was hoping the creeks would be up a bit, which would be good for photography.
Waterfall near the Kingfisher Pool
What is good for photography however, is not always good for walking. A lot of the first part of the track along Heathcote Creek was quite wet. I soon arrived at the Kingfisher Pool. There are plenty of interesting cascades nearby and I spent a fair while trying to photograph them.
I then continued along the Bullawarring Track, along Heathcote Creek, and then higher up, around the side of the valley till I could turn off on the Goanna Track to reaching the Pipeline Road. It was then 5 minutes along that to the track to Kingdom Come.
So far the rain held off, and there was a lot of sun. But while I was swimming at Kingdom Come – it started raining again. It was only light and didn’t last long. I had lunch and took a few photographs before heading back to the Pipeline Road.
I then headed in the Heathcote direction, but turned off to visit Lake Eckersley. Swimming had been so nice at Kingdom Come that I was keen on another swim. It was equally good at Lake Eckersley, but once again – it started to rain! Not for too long though.
Lake Eckersley, Woronora River
Back on the Pipeline Road, I continued past the Batteries and then on to the Mirang Pool for a few more photos, and then up the Friendly Track to Heathcote. On this last section it rained again – all the way to Heathcote Station.
More photos are online on my website here.