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Wentworth Falls, part 3 & Under the Cliff
Australia Travelog #23
Wentworth Falls, NSW - Thu, 28 Dec 2023, 4pm
It was a long way down the steep stairs carved into the cliff from the upper viewpoints on Wentworth Falls, but it was worth it. We made it down to the middle crossing, and we were hardly the only ones.
Don't like video? Here's a photo I made with my ultra-wide angle lens that shows the whole falls— well, the one-third or so of it that's visible from here— at the same time:
After this we climbed back up all those steep stone stairs carved into the sandstone cliffs. By the time we made it back up to the upper crossing I had counted nearly 600 stairs. But even from there there was still more to go to get back to the trailhead. 🥵
What to do when you're flagging? Well, that's part of the beauty of In beauty I walk. When I'm tired, I pause to enjoy the beauty around me even more! 😂 Like these nearby falls, Weeping Rock:
A lot of people slam through on the main trail and miss these falls just 50 steps away on a less used trail.
Well, soon enough I was done with my rest— I mean, pausing to enjoy more the beauty in which I walk— and it was time to continue on. But instead of taking the shortest route back to the trailhead we opted to hike at least part of the Undercliff Track. Yes, I already knew I was running out of stamina, but I still had daylight, good weather, and food and water. I'd make the stamina if necessary.
Here's a video (above) showing typical scenery hiking the Undercliff Track. I'm glad we did it! But soon even my second reserves of stamina were flagging so I knew it was time to complete the loop home.
Ah, but even on the final leg home, there's still time to pause to enjoy the beauty in which I walk.
This is a view of Wentworth Falls and the sandstone cliff over which it falls, as seen from the Princes Rock Lookout. The main drop of the falls you see at the left is the middle of Wentworth Falls. At the top of it is the upper crossing; and above that are several small upper tiers of the falls. At the bottom of that exposed area is the middle crossing. That's where I captured the photo and video at the top of this journal entry. Below that, at the lower edge of the frame, you can barely see some of the lower tier of the falls. It's mostly occluded by mountains and trees from this viewpoint.
Wentworth Falls, NSW - Thu, 28 Dec 2023, 4pm
It was a long way down the steep stairs carved into the cliff from the upper viewpoints on Wentworth Falls, but it was worth it. We made it down to the middle crossing, and we were hardly the only ones.
Don't like video? Here's a photo I made with my ultra-wide angle lens that shows the whole falls— well, the one-third or so of it that's visible from here— at the same time:
After this we climbed back up all those steep stone stairs carved into the sandstone cliffs. By the time we made it back up to the upper crossing I had counted nearly 600 stairs. But even from there there was still more to go to get back to the trailhead. 🥵
What to do when you're flagging? Well, that's part of the beauty of In beauty I walk. When I'm tired, I pause to enjoy the beauty around me even more! 😂 Like these nearby falls, Weeping Rock:
A lot of people slam through on the main trail and miss these falls just 50 steps away on a less used trail.
Well, soon enough I was done with my rest— I mean, pausing to enjoy more the beauty in which I walk— and it was time to continue on. But instead of taking the shortest route back to the trailhead we opted to hike at least part of the Undercliff Track. Yes, I already knew I was running out of stamina, but I still had daylight, good weather, and food and water. I'd make the stamina if necessary.
Here's a video (above) showing typical scenery hiking the Undercliff Track. I'm glad we did it! But soon even my second reserves of stamina were flagging so I knew it was time to complete the loop home.
Ah, but even on the final leg home, there's still time to pause to enjoy the beauty in which I walk.
This is a view of Wentworth Falls and the sandstone cliff over which it falls, as seen from the Princes Rock Lookout. The main drop of the falls you see at the left is the middle of Wentworth Falls. At the top of it is the upper crossing; and above that are several small upper tiers of the falls. At the bottom of that exposed area is the middle crossing. That's where I captured the photo and video at the top of this journal entry. Below that, at the lower edge of the frame, you can barely see some of the lower tier of the falls. It's mostly occluded by mountains and trees from this viewpoint.
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Wow. Just, wow. Those are fabulous.