Tag:Bowens Creek
An Heroic Journey 13 January 2024 When I heard Waterfall Creek, I just said Yes! I can’t resist a creek and a waterfall… A look at the map: it is going to be a long day: eight hours should do it! We were soon at Bowens Creek after descending through the Gobsmacker exit. The water level was higher than usual: we decided to continue. We soon were at the point of no return: a jump and we were committed! Bowens […]
BOWENS CREEK – RED HILL RIDGE 10 May 2023 Red Hill Ridge: Part Deux! The approach this time was from the Bells Line of Road down to Bowens Creek and up a gully. The vegetation was thick but became sparse once we were descending the hill. We were able to see the hills we traversed on Red Hilll Ridge two weeks ago. The map indicated a possible way down to creek. After a cup of tea, we walked down to […]
UPPER BOWENS CREEK 12 February 2023 Upper Bowens Creek is a walk-through creek with some canyon sections and some swims. However a surprise awaited us early on: one of the climb-down relied on a log which has now disappeared. It was not safe to use a handline so we resorted to abseiling the drop. Needless to say this took time… There is a way around but it was too late to try it… We still enjoyed ourselves but had to […]
