Banks Canyon - 3 December 2016
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Party - Wendy, Martin, Steffy, Dave
Above - Banks Canyon - upstream of the main constriction
Above - The start of the main constriction
Above - Canyon formation
Above - Steffy in a narrow section of the canyon
Above - Now Wendy is in the narrow bit
Above - Martin and Wendy
Above - Steffy sets up the rope for the first abseil
Above - A short way down is the next short drop
Above - Looking back up the canyon
Above - Steffy looking back up at Wendy as she negotiates another
narrow section
Above - A summer thunderstorm. It only lasted 5 minutes.
Above - Martin in the canyon
Above - Lower down - in the lower constriction - setting up the rope
for the first of two abseils
Above - Martin abseils down
Above - Steffy
Above - Wendy
Above - Wendy on the second abseil
Above - Next we have to wade and swim upstream through a nice canyon
section in Bungleboori Creek North Branch to reach an exit place.
Above - Canyon in Bungleboori Creek North Branch
Above - Wendy passes the junction with Hole in the Wall Canyon
Above - Flying Duck Orchids (Caleana major)
Above - Flying Duck Orchids (Caleana major)
Above - Sawfly Larvae - the adult form of these insects is the
pollinator of the Flying Duck Orchids, The sawfly tries to mate with
the duck shaped flower.
Above - Another batch of Sawfly Larvae
A rare type of mistletoe, only found in the Blue Mountains - Atkinsonia
ligustrina
A rare type of mistletoe, only found in the Blue Mountains - Atkinsonia
ligustrina
Above - Flying Duck Orchids (Caleana major) and a Robber Fly
Above - Flying Duck Orchids (Caleana major)
Above - Flying Duck Orchids (Caleana major)
Above - Flying Duck Orchids (Caleana major)
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