It was the day I normally head off up the mountains for a bushwalk with Bob. But very wet weather was forecast, and due to a very nasty accident in the mountains a few days before, much of the Blue Mountains National Park was closed. A landslide had killed two visiting bushwalkers who were walking along a track below. Landslides can happen all the time, but I am sure they are much more likely after long wet periods when the ground is saturated – making cliffs and boulders a lot less stable. So we decided that another local waterfall walk would be a better activity.
Tipperary Falls
It turned out to be a very wet day, with lots of the tracks underwater and grassy fields sodden. But at least it meant the waterfalls would be flowing nicely. We started off at Boronia Park, on the Lane Cove River near Hunters Hill. At the park, we first visited Tipperary Falls. Continue reading
