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Ashley led a party from SUBW on a nice trip to the Northern Blue Mountains and we visited some nice canyons. The trip was partly exploratory.
Above - The first canyon was nice and dry
Above - wildflower
Above- We then enter the next canyon, at the first abseil. Jo, Ashley, Rob and Yvonne get their gear ready
Above - Jo on the second abseil
Above - Yvonne on the second abseil
Above - Ashley looks down at the junction of another canyon
Above - Jo and Yvonne on the third abseil
Above - We join the new canyon and it starts with a swim
Above - Jo and Rob in the canyon
Above - a canyon snake
Above - Ashley completes a tricky abseil into a pool
Above - a truly beautiful canyon
Above - canyon formation
Above- Ashley pulls up packs over a tricky log jam
Above - Yvonne admires the canyon
Above - canyon formation
Above - Rob, Jo, Yvonne and Ashley in the canyon
Above - relaxing after a good lunch in a nice dry cave and near a warm fire. Ashley, Yvonne, Rob and Jo
Above - We climb out
Above - looking back down our canyon
Above - flannel flowers in abundance
Above - flannel flowers
Above - Yvonne walks through a meadow of flannel flowers
Above - a fringe lilly
Above - Yvonne and Rob admire the view
Not long after we camped on the ridge. We had a little bit of rain overnight - but it didn't dampen our enthusiasm for more canyoning the next day.
Above - another canyon. None of the party had been down this one. What lay below?
Above - Ashley in the canyon
Above - canyon formation
Above - canyon formation - the constriction conitinued a long way
Above - canyon formation
Above - Yvonne in the canyon
Above - the canyon had three abseils and a lot of tricky drops like this one that Jo is negotiating
Above - Ashley and Jo enter a dark tunnel
Above - looking back up the canyon
Above - Jo and Ashley in the tunnel
Above - the canyon continues
Above - Ashley looks back to the tunnel
Above - the canyon continued for a long way. It was magnificent!