Illawarra Escarpment Walk - 30 October 2016
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without permission.
This was a walk along the Illawarra Ascarpment between Stanwell Park
and Austinmer. From Stanwell Park Station, along the Wodi Wodi
Track, then the Forest Track to Maddens Plains and continuing to
Sublime Point, then descending steeply down the Sublime Point Track
to Austinmer Station.
Above - Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans)
Above - The creek crosses this rainforest creek
Above - The Wodi Wodi Track joins the Bullock Track. Here you can
see some old stonework
Above - Looking down at the railway viaduct
Above - Looking north
Above - Flying Duck Orchid (Caleana major) - Here it is in
the closed position and you can see what looks like a trapped
pollinator sticking out
Above - Pleasant walking
Above - Small coastal hamlet and abandoned coal mine, and the sea
bridge
Above - Angophora costata
Above - Red Beard Orchid (Calochilus paludosus)
Above - This lookout was a good place to stop for lunch and to
admire the views
Above - Cunninghams Skink (Egernia cunninghami)
Above - Rainforest
Above - Streaked Rock Orchid (Dendrobium striolatum) and
resident spider
Above - Streaked Rock Orchids (Dendrobium striolatum)
Above - Flannel Flower (Actinotis helianthi) and Ladybird
Above - Flannel Flower (Actinotis helianthi)
Above - Duckboarded section
Above - Epacris longiflora
Above - Red Beard Orchid (Calochilus paludosus)
Above - Red Beard Orchid (Calochilus paludosus)
Above - Red Beard Orchid (Calochilus paludosus)
Above - View north from near Sublime Point
Above - View south from Sublime Point
Above - on the Sublime Point Track
Above - Other walkers on the ladders
Above - Rainforest at the base of the escarpment
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