And so, we continue north and found ourselves at Jourama
Falls where the campgrounds (National Parks, but obviously not managed by the
same control freaks that manage Bowling Green Bay) are open and spacious and we
found ourselves a nice spot.
The walk up to the Falls was well graded and easy, albeit
steep, and the falls themselves were well worth the effort.
The creek is full of fish (sooty grunters I think) and saw
shell turtles. I know they are saw shell turtles because that is what the NP
information booth called them!
Anyway, here are the falls themselves. A beaut series of cascades.
This is the creek.
And this is one of the turtles!
The national park has several points of entry and we took a drive out to one of the others to see the Crystal Creek and the Rock Slides"
Well this is the creek, obviously low in water.
The Rock Slides turned out to be a series of waterholes on what will be a real waterfall when there is enough water, but for now they serve as swimming holes.
Karen cooling her feet.
Leaving the Rock Slides we drove up the escarpment (about 18klms of twisty and steep road - I never got out of second gear) to reach some lookouts near the township of Paluma.
This one was McLellands Lookout and although it is a bit hazy you can see the ocean out there.
Scary man at the lookout!
We drove over this bridge on the way up and we stopped to check it out on the way down.
It was built in the early 1930s as part of a work creation scheme to get people employed during the depression and the bridge was hand built using local stone then. It really is a work of art.
There are always the nutters though and this lad was jumping off the high rocks and into a pool below. Spinal damage anyone?
Anyway, here are the falls themselves. A beaut series of cascades.
This is the creek.
And this is one of the turtles!
The national park has several points of entry and we took a drive out to one of the others to see the Crystal Creek and the Rock Slides"
Well this is the creek, obviously low in water.
The Rock Slides turned out to be a series of waterholes on what will be a real waterfall when there is enough water, but for now they serve as swimming holes.
Karen cooling her feet.
Leaving the Rock Slides we drove up the escarpment (about 18klms of twisty and steep road - I never got out of second gear) to reach some lookouts near the township of Paluma.
This one was McLellands Lookout and although it is a bit hazy you can see the ocean out there.
Scary man at the lookout!
We drove over this bridge on the way up and we stopped to check it out on the way down.
It was built in the early 1930s as part of a work creation scheme to get people employed during the depression and the bridge was hand built using local stone then. It really is a work of art.
There are always the nutters though and this lad was jumping off the high rocks and into a pool below. Spinal damage anyone?
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