It was time for another canyoning trip with Bob. Last week we had visited Claustral Canyon. This week, we decided to visit the Tourist Section of Wollangambe Canyon. That would allow us to check out the syphon that had killed a few people and had resulted in the canyon being closed for a fair while. We could also wander up Water Dragon Canyon – and that would allow me to take some photos. On an earlier trip to that canyon, I had forgotten to take a memory card for my camera!
So we set off from Mt Wilson on a hot day. On the way down we passed a group of track workers building a new track down to the canyon. The new track work started at the Blue Mountains National Park boundary which is fair way down the track, where the basalt ends.
We soon arrived at the start of this section of Wollangambe Canyon. Lilos we inflated on off we set. Conditions were very pleasant.
After a few long pools we saw ahead a section with red tape. This must be the location of the syphon. It was just before a place where the canyon narrows up and is filled with large boulders. I have always thought this section near the ned of the boulders as being potentially dangerous in high water. But the red tape was well upstream of that narrow bit – and also well away from the usual route I use to traverse this bit of the canyon.
We continued on.
At Water Dragon Canyon junction we parked our lilos and set off up the side canyon. I took my camera and tripod. I was now able to get the photos I had missed a few weeks earlier. The lower bit of this canyon is very impressive.
Back at Wollangambe Canyon.
We had only one last long pool to float through.
At the end of this I pulled out my camera and tripod again.
We then made our way to the exit area to have lunch and dry our lilos.
Here is a photo showing the new track work on the exit –
This had been an easy and excellent day of canyoning. A perfect place to visit on a hot day.