It was a beautiful day, too beautiful to spend indoors. Mom and Dad rushed Sean and Nate out of the house early that morning to get to the waterfalls before the parking was gone. As always, the waterfalls did not disappoint. Their amazing power, created as the river dropped down to the coastal plain, carved these stone steps from solid rock. Water spilled over and through every nook of this narrow gorge.
It's easy to see the falls. There are a number of gentle paths and walkways to take people right up to the edge of the bluff. Mom could even carry Sean on her back without any problems. Everyone liked looking at the rushing water, while Sean and Nate enjoyed hunting for 5-Line Skinks. Fortunately we saw two of these little lizards within minutes of arriving so Nate could then concentrate on flying grasshoppers and daddy-long-legs once he got tired of whitewater.
We hiked along the river loop trail. Nate even seemed to enjoy it! He said it wasn't really like walking because there were lots of things to do along the way. Here he stopped in a "pot hole." Even though we were high atop the bluff, at one time this was below the surface of the river. Rushing water created twisting currents that carried sediment. Over time the abrasive sediment drilled into the solid rock to create a hole that Nate so ably displayed centuries later.
It was a beautiful day, too beautiful to spend indoors. Mom and Dad rushed Sean and Nate out of the house early that morning to get to the waterfalls before the parking was gone. As always, the waterfalls did not disappoint. Their amazing power, created as the river dropped down to the coastal plain, carved these stone steps from solid rock. Water spilled over and through every nook of this narrow gorge.
It's easy to see the falls. There are a number of gentle paths and walkways to take people right up to the edge of the bluff. Mom could even carry Sean on her back without any problems. Everyone liked looking at the rushing water, while Sean and Nate enjoyed hunting for 5-Line Skinks. Fortunately we saw two of these little lizards within minutes of arriving so Nate could then concentrate on flying grasshoppers and daddy-long-legs once he got tired of whitewater.
We hiked along the river loop trail. Nate even seemed to enjoy it! He said it wasn't really like walking because there were lots of things to do along the way. Here he stopped in a "pot hole." Even though we were high atop the bluff, at one time this was below the surface of the river. Rushing water created twisting currents that carried sediment. Over time the abrasive sediment drilled into the solid rock to create a hole that Nate so ably displayed centuries later.
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