I was set to join Brian Everingham and party for a walk in Royal National Park, with the National Parks association of NSW – but with a flooded causeway at Audley, and the road into the park from Waterfall being closed, and also the likely hood of tricky creek crossings, the walk was changed to ridge walking in Dharawal National Park. Despite some rain, heavy at times, we all had a good time.
In the party was Brian, Valerie, Judy, Paul and myself. We drove down to Darkes Forest, and we first visited Maddens Falls. This short walk was worthwhile as the waterfall was in high flow.
Then back at the cars, we drover west a short distance and then set off along a fire road into the National Park. We could not help noticing abundant fungi.
Hypholoma fasciculare
Banksia
Scribbly Gum
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Ramaria sp.
Ramaria sp.
Unknown –
Ramaria sp.
Epacris longiflora
Amanita sp.
Gymea Lily
Aphelaria sp.
Ramaria sp.
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Returning to the cars, it was still fairly early, so we visited some nearby places. First was Kellys Falls –
Then to Bald Hill –
We saw the start of the newly built walking track that goes down to Stanwell Park –
And another waterfall, this one un-named in the distance above Stanwell Park –
Many thanks to Brian for leading the walk, and to Valerie fora lift. Much appreciated.
isn’t that Waterfall at Madden’s plains a gem! behind that waterfall you shot above Stanwell, once as a kid found an elusive white waratah. it’s worthwhile during the traverse from Darkes Forest to Campbelltown. Easy to image how the Gundungurra and Dharawhal staged a retreat across there to Appin in the Frontier war, in 1816.
somewhere around that at least old path down from escarpment to Stanwell there was an indigenous carved shark in the rock. having been out in the surf there, on a day like that, and seeing a a large shark fin surface very close to me one day as a teen, i can understand why!