Blue Mountains Weekend - 21-22 December 2013

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John, Jasper, Keith and myself went for a nice walk at Blackheath

Centennial Glen - Collier Causeway - Porters Pass - Blackheath - 22 December 2013



Above - Keith, John, with Jasper, heading down into Centennial Glen



Above - Xyrus ustulata



Above - Hybanthus monopetalus



Above - Goodenia



Above - Tea Tree (Leptospermum)









Above - on the track to Centennial Glen



Above - waterfall and plunge pool in Centennial Glen Canyon









Above - John and Jasper on the Colliers Causeway Track





Above - old nests of paper wasps fallen onto the ground



Above - nests of paper wasps







Above - we met up with Chuin Nee, Chris and Susie at Celebrity Crag. Here John in on a climb.







Above - Jasper likes playing in the creek



Above - there were thousands of these orange wasps both here at Porters Pass and also at the bottom of Centennial Glen. They did not sting us - but we had to walk through clouds of them.



Above - Dianella





Above - Porters Pass



Above - Trigger Plant (Stylidium productum)

We then farewelled Chris and Susie, and on the way down the mountains called in to Glenbrook and walked down to Glenbrook Gorge for a swim. It was very hot - around 40°C.

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