This Christmas holiday we had a great time hosting our daughter Rebecca, her son Max - now 17 years old - and her partner Rob. On the 28th December, Bec cand Rob accommpanied me to the wonderful Wollomombi Falls in the world heritage listed Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. We chose there because of the lovely walking trails, the great scenery, and the massive amount of water flowing down the Wollomombi river as the result of recent heavy rains. We were not disappointed with what we saw - and nor were the many visitors to the national park whom we met en route.
Let's have a look at some of the images we witnessed. On the left below is the new viewing platform and as you'll see from the angle taken the Woolomombi falls is on the left side of the platform while the less intense Chandler Falls are on the right. On the right we can see the large valume of water in the creek and its high vertical drop.
The next views were taken downstream from the Wollomombi falls and show the deep and twisting gorge through which the water flows. The rocky sides to the wall shown on the left image seem to be igneous. There appears to be no walkable track along the gorge floor. On the right, you can see the kinds of terrain through which the water flows downstream - often heavily forested and also rocky.
Here I am admiring the scenery and all rugged up because of the occasional showers on a windy summer's day when the temperature failed to rise beyong about 16 C.
Here are some more views of the gorgeous terrain (please excuse the pun) and a close-up image of the falls' vertical drop. However, hidden from view, the water is tumbling down a long slope and the two components taken together make Wollomobi one of the highest in Australia.
This next picture shows the Wollomombi and Chandler Falls alongside each other from a lookout some distance away.
Obviously, it's a great location and one I cherish greatly.
AS
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