Booroomba Rocks

Continuing on from my previous post, just back down the road from Honeysuckle Creek is the turn-off to the Booroomba Rocks carpark so we went to have a little look.

Who's that?

Zooming in.

The path doesn't look too bad, let's just go a little way.

These boots weren't made for THIS sort of walking, but of course we aren't going far.

Yes, I think we'll turn back soon.

Look at the moss, look at the lichen!

Look at the wildflowers! (Must work on my macro photography skills.)

Yes, definitely not going much further.

It was worth continuing up a little further.

It's just beautiful after all this rain.

The view must be amazing from the top.

Hubby is enjoying the scenery.

A small creek can be heard running below.

How gorgeous is this rustic little seat.

Despite Hubby's constant promises that the track seems to flatten out ahead I think we should turn back soon.

Amazing, this eucalypt sapling is growing out of a rock.

If these are just the other rocks, Booroomba Rocks must be quite a sight.

If a tree falls in the forest we are thankful that there are rangers to come and clear the path.

The path flattens out but is quite narrow.

Oh well, I guess it would be silly to turn back now.

Yes, definitely going to see what the view is like from the top.

Torn between stopping to photograph the beauty of the rocks and reaching the top and seeing the view.

As I scramble up a movement startles me.

Zooming in full size it's a mountain grasshopper!

And then we begin to see the view.

I wonder how far the horizon is?

We can see beyond Canberra, we can even make out the wind farm at Bungendore.

I can see why this place is popular with climbers.

There are still signs of the bushfires that have come through here.

Hubby draws my attention to a rock.

Zooming in full size (I'm still working on an identification).

I sit for a while and get a few more photos.

My camera is warning me the battery is low.

Reluctantly we start back down, we don't want to be on the path when it starts to get dark and we are on the shady side of the mountain.

I choose safety over elegance to get down.

And about two hours after we set out we are back at the car park and on our way home.