Amazing wonderful shafts of light !!!
in Grand Canyon, Blue Mountains,
NSW, Australia
2024 December 14
Time we were down in the canyon, in the creek:
2:30pm to 4:30pm
Background
I had been to the bottom of Grand Canyon at night,
to see the glow-worms inside the canyon.
That was a fantastic trip.
This one, in daylight, is just as amazing !
It is also the first time
I'm inside the canyon in daylight.
And get to witness the magical light show.
But note:
You need abseiling gears to do our trip.
Also, there are sections that require a swim.
Hence you should wear a wetsuit
as water is cooold ... bbrrrr !!!
(There is a foot track through the canyon.
But it is above the canyon floor.
No abseil, no swim ... meant for normal hikers.
The downside:
You won't see the fantastic light show
from the foot track 😭)
Our group
7 of us:
Lyndal Tegel - leader + all rope work
Amy Chi
Helen Heng
John Graham
Paul Ma
Tracey Coates
Vijay Kini
Abseil down into Grand Canyon
First thing is to abseil down into the canyon.
1) Lyndal abseiling down.
- Watched by John
Photo by Amy Chi
2) Abseiling down into Grand Canyon.
- Amy
Photo by John Graham
Shafts of light near abseiling area
3) Group photo of the 7 of us:
- John, Lyndal, Amy, Vijay, Helen, Tracey, Paul
- Shafts of light behind us ... not waterfalls
Photo by John Graham
4) Vijay in the limelight.
- White arrow: Only this one is a waterfall.
The rest are all shafts of light.
Photo by John Graham
5) Amy's turn in the limelight.
- White arrow: Only this one is a waterfall.
The rest are all shafts of light.
Photo by John Graham
6) Amy again.
- White arrow: Only this one is a waterfall.
The rest are all shafts of light.
Photo by John Graham
7) Left to right: Helen, Tracey, Vijay
- White arrow: Only this one is a waterfall.
The rest are all shafts of light.
8) The lights are sheer magic !
- White arrow: Only this one is a waterfall.
9) Left to right: Tracey, Helen
- White arrow: Only this one is a waterfall.
The rest are all shafts of light.
Shafts of light at another part of the canyon
10) Lyndal under the lights.
11) Beam us up, Scotty 😀
- Vijay, Tracey, Helen, Lyndal
Photo by John Graham
12) Beam us up, Scotty 😀
- Vijay, Amy, Helen, Paul, Lyndal, Tracey
Photo by John Graham
Another shafts of light
13) Shafts of light at another part of the canyon.
Photo by John Graham
14) Same scene as previous pic.
- Lyndal, John, Tracey
15) Same scene as previous pic.
- Lyndal, John, Tracey
16) Same scene as previous pic.
- Tracey, Helen, Vijay, Paul
Photo by John Graham
Yet another shafts of light
17) At another part of the Canyon.
- 2 in the front: Amy, Paul
- Lady in black at the back: Not our group
Photo by John Graham
18) Same scene as previous pic.
- 2 in the front: Vijay, Tracey
- Lady in white at the back: Not our group
19) Same scene as previous pic.
- Vijay watching ...
- Helen, Tracey ... at the back
20) Same scene as previous pic.
Fantastic shafts of light !
Photo by John Graham
21) Same scene as previous pic.
- Tracey
- Lady in black up on the rock: Not our group
Photo by ???
Walk/swim downstream a bit more,
then another shafts of light
22) We are meeting more bushwalkers now.
They didn't abseil into the canyon.
They walked/swam in
from where we'll exit the canyon.
- 3 with helmets: Tracey, Helen, Vijay
- Others (without helmet): Not our group
23) Same scene as previous pic.
- Helen, Tracey, Vijay
Photo by John Graham
24) Same scene as previous pic.
- Amy
Photo by John Graham
25) Same scene as previous pic.
- Vijay in the limelight
- Paul, Tracey ... photographing Vijay
Photo by John Graham
26) Same scene as previous pic.
- Tracey, Lyndal
Photo by ???
27) Same scene as previous pic.
- Tracey, Lyndal
Photo by ???
More shafts of light
28) These shafts of light never ends 😀
29) Amy ... the star !
- Behind her is Lyndal.
Photo by John Graham
Swims
There are swimming sections inside the canyon.
You should wear a wetsuit.
There are cases where hikers without wetsuits
suffered hypothermia.
They had to be rescued by helicopters.
30) One of the swimming sections.
- Clockwise from bottom:
Helen, Vijay, Tracey, Lyndal, Amy
Photo by John Graham
31) Another swimming section.
- Lyndal ... standing
- Amy... swimming
Photo by John Graham
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Amy Chi's hand
Amy can explain Relativity better than Einstein !
"When I want to be close to my boyfriend,
my hand is blue-shifted."
"And when I'm dumping him quick and fast,
my hand is red-shifted !"
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(Santa
down chimney
finds couple having sex on couch 😃)
Santa: Errr ... We'll pop back later.
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I find it helps to organize chores into categories:
- Things I won't do now.
- Things I won't do later.
- Things I'll never do.
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Daughter: Daddy, I want ice cream !
Daddy: Believe me, me too honey.
But mommy only gave us enough money for
3 beers !
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2024 October 18
A text message exchange:
Paul Ma:
WOW !
You are a painter too !
You don't just a have a pretty smile.
You are multi-talented !
Amy Chi:
Yeah, I am not only "pretty" face,
I've got Brian.
If you are the Brian ...
Lucky that she has you 😀😀😀
(Or unlucky you 😀😀😀)
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Cat 1: Did you get me anything
for Valentine's day ?
Cat 2: This warm spot.
Cat 1: Got you one too.
Cat 2: I love it.
Cat 1: Same.
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In a rest home ~~~
Old man : How do you feel about sex ?
Old woman: I like it infrequently.
Old man : Is that one word or two ?
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Close your eyes.
Then barely open them to peek.
What do you see ?
Jesus, the sheperd
Jesus ... in a market in a city
Jesus ... in a drink stall
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Sornkin Lam's shadow
on the opposite wall and on the water.
But, how is this shadow formed ???
Ok, just a coincidence 😀
Location: Belmore Falls area
Morton National Park, NSW, Australia
2024-September-01
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Two women talking to each other
1st one : Where is your husband ?
2nd one: We had an argument. He is in the garden.
1st one : I was there and I didn't see him.
2nd one: Dig deeper.
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Location:
Porch of the Caryatids
near Clarence, NSW
Reference:
https://www.bushexplorers.com.au/encyclopaedia/porch-of-the-caryatids
Porch of the Caryatids
Refers to a natural pagoda, located on the cliff top
directly above the Main Western Line,
between Tunnels No. 9 and 10,
in the Blue Mountains.
This pagoda is underpinned by 8 brick columns
to prevent it collapsing onto the railway line below.
Named by Michael Keats on a Bush Club walk
2012-Feb-06.
(Caryatids are sculpted female figures
serving as architectural supports
taking the place of a column or a pillar.
One of the best known examples is
a porch annex to the Parthenon
on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.)
Photos
Sweet sexy Cherry in a bushwalk in high heels !
Porch of the Caryatids
2024-August-03
1) Cherry at Porch of the Caryatids.
2) Geez ... Cherry is sexy !
3) The one and only sweet sexy Cherry !
4) You just have to love Cherry !
5) I want Cherry !
6) Cherry !
Love her legs and high heels !
7) WOW !
8)
9) I'm speechless !
10)
11)
12)
Now, how can I to get a date with Cherry ???
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[Rant on]
I found Australian bushwalkers / hikers
are a friendly / sensible bunch of people ...
... Except a guy named Adrian Sie.
He is loud-mouthed;
and talks as if he has the most knowledge
about bushwalking / hiking.
And yet, at the time of this writing,
he doesn't lead hiking trips.
He badgers others to take him instead.
He is a hangers-on, like a leach.
I took him for a bushwalk once.
Then no more.
He was too slow.
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Anyway, on 2024-July-06
Sam Dworry organised a bushwalk to Lion Rock
in Mugii Murum-ban State Conservation Area.
She invited me to lead.
We had about 8 or 9 people going,
including Adrian Sie.
Then, Adrian wanted to add 2 more of his friends.
I said no ... because:
- I don't know Adrian's friends.
- 8 is the max group size I'm willing to lead.
So Adrian sent this message to the group
formed for this trip.
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He said he didn't trust me.
(Fancy saying this in public !)
He also said he withdrew from the group
(and thus the trip).
That was fine by me as I didn't like him anyway.
But 2 days later, he rejoined the group and the trip !
(Probably because Sam asked him to rejoin us.)
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I don't like a guy who
doesn't have the conviction in himself.
If he publicly declared he withdrew from the trip,
then he should stick to his declaration
like a man !
Does this guy have no pride in himself ???
[Rant off]
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If you are interested ...
The bushwalk to Lion Rock in
Mugii Murum-ban State Conservation Area
is in this link:
https://mntviews.blogspot.com/2024/07/lion-rock-mugii-murum-ban-sca-nsw.html
It is an interesting bushwalk.
Well worth a trip !
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Wife : Invite me at least to the restaurant
or cinema !
Husband: I don't go out with married women, sorry.
Wife : But I'm your wife.
Husband: I don't make exception !
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Little kid : Gramma, where did you grow up ?
Grandma: I grew up in a little town
called Oakley, Idaho.
Little kid : Where did grampa grow up ?
Grandma: He didn't.
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Life coach: As your life coach, I will help you become the woman you want to be.
Woman : What do you charge for this ?
Life coach: $1500 per hour.
Woman : Then the woman I want to be is a life coach !
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In a job interview:
Interviewer:
We're looking for someone
who can do the work of six men.
Woman:
That's a shame, I was looking for a full-time job !
Interviewer:
We're looking for someone
who can do the work of two men.
Woman:
Oh, so it's only part-time ?
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