A wonderful day out visiting:
- Crack of Doom slots
- Cathedral Cave
- Diamond Cavern
in Newnes State Forest, NSW, Australia
GPS tracklog file is in this link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15ucc_RTVk1lVpmDl1Zc8TnejZWBJk4eR/view
A detailed trip report will be written up one day ...
Watch this space 😊
For now, enjoy the pictures.
Pictures - taken in 2019 November
A pagoda-like rock formation
1) Me 😊
- Bushwalking motto: Leave no rock un-climbed 😊
- Photographer: Jim
Cathedral Cave
2) At Cathedral Cave.
3) Looking out of the cave from its back wall.
Crack of Doom 2 slot
4) In Crack of Doom 2 slot.
- Will be in Crack of Doom 1 slot later,
photos #8, #9.
- A looong slot, seems to go on and on and on.
- Constantly 50 cm wide.
5) The end of the slot is a most difficult climb.
Refer to photo #6.
- White arrow: Yuri is climbing up now.
6) To climb up, you'll need to be a spiderman,
like Onni here !
- Left pic: Photographer: Yidan
- Right pic:
• You can see how high up Onni is
compared to Jennifer (white arrow).
• This place is not for you
if you are afraid of heights 😊
7) Yuri giving a helping hand to Kristina.
Else some of us will not be able to climb out.
Crack of Doom 1 slot
8) Next, to Crack of Doom 1 slot.
- Black arrow:
Entry into the slot is behind the black arrow.
- Yellow arrows: We'll exit out of there.
9) At Crack of Doom 1 slot.
- Mostly 20 cm wide only !
- Need to inch forward sideways like a crab.
Even then it is still difficult to squeeze through.
And so, it took us forever to reach the end.
- If you intend to come here,
best is to skip breakfast,
and previous night's dinner too.
- If you are fatter than me, don't come here 😊
You really have to admire the very first person
who dared to venture into this slot.
What if the end of the slot is not passable ?
Geez, I wouldn't like to squeeze myself
all the way back out again.
Diamond Cavern
10) At Diamond Cavern.
Flora
11) Dendrobium striolatum
(Streaked Rock Orchid)
growing on a vertical rock face.
- It is a small orchid with cylindrical leaves.
- Flowering stems has one or two
yellow, cream-coloured or greenish flowers
with reddish stripes.
- Often grows on cliff faces, like here.
12) Mistletoe (yellow circle).
- I was told that Mistletoe is a parasitic plant,
grows by attaching to a host tree or shrub.
Its roots penetrate the bark of host branch and
take water and nutrients from the host plant.
- There you are, learn something new everyday !
Comment
Unfortunately, all these wonderful places are
in a state forest, not a national park.
Anytime, the NSW government can lease
the forest to a mining or logging company
and destroy them all ðŸ˜
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