Festival of Canyons 2008 - 22 - 23 November 2008

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The Festival of Canyons is an annual event organized by UTS Outdoor Adventure Club. This year the Festival was held at Newnes in the Wolgan Valley. The weather forecast was unseasonal - cold conditions, a shower or two, and the possibility of snow and sleet. The weather did turn out to be less than ideal for canyoning - but all present had a good time and visited some nice canyons.

Day 1 - Saturday 22 November - Newnes Canyon

Party - Albert, Kim, Martin, Steffy, Rosa, Helen, Duncan, Rob, Magda, Alejandro, Rik, Mark, Dave, Sharon and 3 others from UTSOAC.



Above - Helen enjoys the view



Above - Canyoners and canyons



Above - Helen on an abseil to get into the creek



Above - Rob on the abseil into the slot



Above - Abseiling in



Above - Abseiling in



Above - Magda abseils in



Above - Abseiling in



Above - Abseiling in



Above - Abseiling in



Above - Abseiling in



Above - canyon formation



Above - We stop and admire this golden shower of water













Above - Helen in the Amazing Wallaby Tunnel



Above - Glow worms in the Amazing Wallaby Tunnel



Above - Helen and Rik walking down the canyon



Above - walking down the canyon



Above - admiring the canyon



Above - canyon formation



Above - in the canyon



Above - canyon formation



Above - Sharon and friend in the canyon



Above - canyon formation



Above - Al-Bear in the canyon



Above - in the canyon



Above - Kim and Al-Bear in the canyon



Above - Kim in the canyon



Above - Kim in the canyon



Above - Kim in the canyon



Above - canyon formation



Above - in the canyon



Above - Martin photographing in the canyon



Above - canyon formation



Above - Martin in the canyon



Above - Steffy in the canyon



Above - We meet up with another party at lunch time



Above - roots



Above - canyon formation - a side canyon



Above - canyon formation



Above - lunch fire



Above - canyon formation



Above - continuing downstream



Above - Crossing the Wolgan River



Above - wildflower

The nest day we visited another canyon.  Continue to Day 2

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