Rainforest Walk.

[nzguy1]

After the storms of last Saturday. I was relieved to see Sunday dawn clear and sunny. You'd never have believed that such a change could have occurred after torrential rain, flash-flooding and hail. My relief in having fine weather was due to the fact that my friend Nic and I had decided to set off early for the 1.5hr drive south to Lamington National Park. Lamington is part of the 23 million year old Tweed Volcano, centered around Mt Warning. The park is renowned for it's natural beauty, diverse wildlife, and serenity with dozens of waterfalls, ancient rainforests, stunning mountain views and walking tracks. Once parked, hiking boots securely tied and daypacks shouldered, we set off for our 25kms hike. The suggestion was to go in an anticlockwise direction on a loop track, and it turned out to be the best choice as the hardest part with most climbing was this first section. The sounds of the native birds was amazing with whoops and whistles and clicks and warbles; the wonderful sound of the whipbird, the mournful sound of the catbird and the tremendous range of sounds from the lyrebird. To be honest you are never sure what bird you are listening to.



Coomera & Yarrabilgong Falls



Keep your eyes open...but don't touch!



Yours truly crossing a stream






Ready to hide from our big feet



Mt Warning



Nic and Mt Warning



Mt Warning is the 'plug' of the ancient shield volcano which is over 100kms in diameter



Evening light over the plateau

It was a great day and the only real problem after walking for 25kms is that I had a 2hr drive home. It was well worth it though!