Lost cities in Australia - 2

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All photographs here are by Rob Herbert in 2020 July 4, in a hiking trip to Mt Towinhingy in Wollemi National Park, NSW, Australia.

The pagoda-like rock formations around the mountain are like lost cities of an old decaying civilisation swallowed by the wilderness.


1)  The large mountain is Mt Towinhingy.
- The pagodas around its base are like lost cities  :-)

2)  Around Mt Towinhingy

3)  Around Mt Towinhingy
- Red arrow: Tayan Pic ... I climbed Tayan Pic in 2019 March, an interesting mountain to climb.

4)  Around Mt Towinhingy
- Continuation to the right of the upper pic is the lower pic

5)  Around Mt Towinhingy

Post Script:
I climbed Mt Towinhingy in 2016 February.
Pictures and trip report are in my blog:
http://mntviews.blogspot.com/2016/02/mt-towinhingy-wollemi-nat-pk-nsw.html

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My back and my side

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Shamelessly self-promoting myself here !   :-)   :-)   :-)

There must be something photogenic about my back and my side ... They are featured in 2 hiking books (one even in the front cover !)
       1  "Victoria's Bogong High Plains"
           by Glenn Van Der Knijff

       2  "Wollemi National Park - Day Walks from Newnes - Part 2"
           by Michael Keats, Brian Fox, Yuri Bolotin
           (Chapter 2.24: "Kenobi Canyon, Jedi Point and Double Decker Cave")


1)  "Victoria's Bogong High Plains"
by Glenn Van Der Knijff

1.1)  I'm the star in the cover of the book.
- As I said, there must be something photogenic about my back to be featured in the cover of a book  :-)
- Background: Staircase Spur of Mt Bogong in Victoria's Bogong High Plain, Australia.

1.2)  The original photograph
Photographer: Ricky Ellis

By the way, photographs and trip report on climbing Mt Bogong are in my blog:
http://mntviews.blogspot.com.au/2016/10/mt-bogong-in-snow-vic-australia.html


2)  "Wollemi National Park - Day Walks from Newnes - Part 2"
by Michael Keats, Brian Fox, Yuri Bolotin

The covers

2.1)  Front cover of the book

2.2)  Back cover of the book
- The 3 authors from left to right:
       • Yuri Bolotin
       • Michael Keats
       • Brian Fox

Me !

2.3)  In chapter 2.24 "Kenobi Canyon, Jedi Point and Double Decker Cave" ~~~
- Red arrow: Me ... Why is my side so interesting as to be a worthwhile feature of this chapter ?

Photographer: Yuri Bolotin, the author

Location: Hole-in-the-Rock Canyon, Wollemi Nat Pk, NSW

People often abseil down the hole at top edge of above pic.

2.4)  In the chapter 2.24 "Kenobi Canyon, Jedi Point and Double Decker Cave" ~~~
- Red arrow: Me ... You'll need a microscope  :-)
(Colour streak at the left edge is due to scanning the curved page near the spine of the book.)

Photographer: Yuri Bolotin, the author

Location: View from Jedi Point, Wollemi Nat Pk, NSW

2.5)  The book also features 10 photographs taken by me  :-)
For example, this one: A tape assisted climb up a difficult slope near Altar Room in Wollemi National Park, NSW
(Colour streak at the left edge is due to scanning the curved page near the spine of the book.)

By the way, photographs and trip report on the Altar Room excursion are in my blog:
http://mntviews.blogspot.com/2016/07/altar-room-and-cliffs-above-newnes.html


2.6)  Original of the previous pic, taken by me

The 3 authors in this book
Michael Keats (OAM), Brian Fox, Yuri Bolotin

In 2016 Michael was honoured with the Medal (OAM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia for services to bushwalking and as an author.


2.7)  Michael Keats (white arrow) in chapter 2.10 "From Altar Room to Cathedral Canyon via the Wolgan Cliff Edge"

2.8)  Michael Keats in the original photograph of the previous pic

2.9)  Brian Fox in chapter 2.10 "From Altar Room to Cathedral Canyon via the Wolgan Cliff Edge"
- Brian stacks a few smaller rocks on top of an existing cairn to see whether they would be blown down by the wind  :-)
(Colour streak at the right edge is due to scanning the curved page near the spine of the book.) 

2.10)  Brain Fox in the original photograph of the previous pic

2.11)  Yuri Bolotin in chapter 2.24 "Kenobi Canyon, Jedi Point and Double Decker Cave"
(Colour streak at the left edge is due to scanning the curved page near the spine of the book.)

2.12)  Yuri Bolotin in the original photograph of the previous pic

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Michael Keats, Brian Fox & Yuri Bolotin's book contains an abridged social history of Newnes and two sections of bushwalks:
    - 14 walks featuring spectacular cliffs and rock formations
and
    - 15 walks featuring astonishing slots and passes.

Each walk has detailed track notes, maps, and grid references ... well worth buying !

Happy reading and happy walking  :-)

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Lost cities in Australia - 1

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Some photographs of rock formations in Australia that resemble an old decaying civilisation swallowed by the wilderness.

1 - Kings Canyon, NT, Australia

Did the Kings Canyon Rim Walk in 2015 July.

Pictures and trip report are in my blog: http://mntviews.blogspot.com/2015/07/kings-canyon-nt-australia.html

1.1)  Plenty of scenes like this in Kings Canyon ... They look just like a lost city.

1.2)  To enlarge the image, click on it.

1.3)  Continuation to the right of previous pic ~~~
The foot bridge you can see here is the same as the one on the right edge of previous pic.

1.4)  Continuation to the right of previous pic

1.5)  How the domes are formed: (To enlarge the image, click on it.)

The above beehive-like domes make the plateau in Kings Canyon look like a "lost city". They are the result of erosion of vertical cracks in the sandstone.

Aerial photos of the plateau show a grid-like pattern of parallel cracks. One set runs nearly east-west and the other runs approximately north-south.

- 1:  The domes on top of the range started as cube shaped blocks bounded by intersecting cracks.
- 2:  Wind and rain have gradually worn away the sides and top corners in the last 20 million years.
- 3:  The blocks have become domes. separated by flat rock.

2 - Mt Touwouwan, Wollemi Nat Pk, NSW, Australia

Climbed Mt Touwouwan in 2016 February.

Pictures and trip report are in my blog: http://mntviews.blogspot.com/2016/02/mt-touwouwan-wollemi-nat-pk-nsw.html

2.1)  These rock formations are called pagodas

3 - Mt Towinhingy, Wollemi Nat Pk, NSW, Australia

Climbed Mt Towinhingy in 2016 February.

Pictures and trip report are in my blog: http://mntviews.blogspot.com/2016/02/mt-towinhingy-wollemi-nat-pk-nsw.html

3.1)  Pagoda-like rock formations on the north-western side of Mt Towinhingy

3.2)  The northern slope of Mt Towinhingy is full of pagodas.
- Upper pic:  Here is part of the slope on the north-western side.
- Middle pic: Zooming into the left side of the upper pic
- Lower pic: Zooming into the right side of the upper pic

3.3)  Pagodas and more pagodas on the north-western slope  (To enlarge the image, click on it.)

4 - Citadel Spur, Mugii Murum-ban SCA, NSW, Australia

Mugii Murum-ban SCA is Mugii Murum-ban State Conservation Area.

Climbed and walked along Citadel Spur in 2018 September.

Trip report will be written up one day ... Watch this space  :-)

4.1)  Once you have seen this picture of the Citadel Spur, you should have a burning urge to want to climb and walk all over it.  If not, I don't know what will get you excited  :-)

5 - Lost City, Newnes State Forest, NSW, Australia

Visited Lost City in 2019 June.

Trip report will be written up one day ... Watch this space  :-)

5.1)  This place is called Lost City for the obvious reason that the rock formations resemble an old decaying civilisation swallowed by the wilderness.

5.2)  Wonderful scene !

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