For our Sunday adventure, we set off for Morton National Forest. We have read and heard of the Fitzroy Waterfalls. The Nat'l forest is really quite large and we are going to the northern most edge. We have about a 1 hour drive southwest. John maneuvered the steep incline and hairpin curves up the escarpment. We stop at this pie shop, for a restroom break and to try a pie. Pies are traditionally meat pies. We get a couple to try. Sam and John love them. Kait and I don't share their enthusiasm.
We arrive at the park and find a nice welcome center and head out on the easy trail. We pass a natural habitat for duck-billed platypus, according to the sign. However, they are in the nest this time of year. We will have to come back in the winter. June, July and August are when they are the most active. We come to a lookout over Yarrunga Valley. The mountains in the distance look blue. This is due to the Eucalyptus trees and the haze created by the moisture of the forest. Just to the left of the photo is a very long waterfall and a very long way down. We tried but could not get a photo of the entire falls. It was just too large. So we hiked around for a better lookout on the other edge of the valley.
Here it is! Fitzroy Falls. If you look at the top of the falls to the left, you can see the lookout we were on taking the first photo.
We hiked further and came to Twin Falls. There are 2 of these on either side of the mountain. We hiked back and had our picnic lunch at the welcome and information area. We ask about Belmore Falls. We had been on a dirt road before and turned back sure we were in the wrong spot. The guide said we should really see it. So off we go.
For our Sunday adventure, we set off for Morton National Forest. We have read and heard of the Fitzroy Waterfalls. The Nat'l forest is really quite large and we are going to the northern most edge. We have about a 1 hour drive southwest. John maneuvered the steep incline and hairpin curves up the escarpment. We stop at this pie shop, for a restroom break and to try a pie. Pies are traditionally meat pies. We get a couple to try. Sam and John love them. Kait and I don't share their enthusiasm.
We arrive at the park and find a nice welcome center and head out on the easy trail. We pass a natural habitat for duck-billed platypus, according to the sign. However, they are in the nest this time of year. We will have to come back in the winter. June, July and August are when they are the most active. We come to a lookout over Yarrunga Valley. The mountains in the distance look blue. This is due to the Eucalyptus trees and the haze created by the moisture of the forest. Just to the left of the photo is a very long waterfall and a very long way down. We tried but could not get a photo of the entire falls. It was just too large. So we hiked around for a better lookout on the other edge of the valley.
Here it is! Fitzroy Falls. If you look at the top of the falls to the left, you can see the lookout we were on taking the first photo.
We hiked further and came to Twin Falls. There are 2 of these on either side of the mountain. We hiked back and had our picnic lunch at the welcome and information area. We ask about Belmore Falls. We had been on a dirt road before and turned back sure we were in the wrong spot. The guide said we should really see it. So off we go.
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