During the afternoon of day 7 we (my mum, dad and I) decided that we would go and have a short walk to see some rather picturesque waterfalls and flowing water. This is about a half hour drive north of Katherine and it is known as Edith Falls.
Once we arrived at the car park for the walking track I pulled out the day packs that we are going to use for the Mitchell Falls walk. I figured that we might as well trial them to see if they were comfortable enough for a lengthy walk. We all carried our own packs with our own water and snacks including torches, handheld CB radios and two GPS trackers to track our journey with. The GPS trackers are mostly for my own interest to see what the track looked like on a map.
I took pictures most of the way up the mountain following the track and walking ahead of mum and dad. The scenery was that of natural beauty; the rock formations in the afternoon light set a red glow alight through the valley.
Once over the ridge of the mountain the track headed down the side toward the waterfalls. I took a few pictures wherever I found an interesting view. Once we reached the splitting point of the track that went either down further to the falls or to the lookout viewing the valley, I chose the falls and they chose the lookout.
What I found at the base of the track was unique in the way that you will see it a lot but never get tired of it. The natural formations of the rocks, the flow of the water and the combination creating the miniature rapids were glistening into my ears and eyes. It was wonderful to behold and hence I took quite a few pictures of everything and anything I could see.
I then took a short climb up to the top of the other side of the ridge which encompassed the flowing water. When I reached the top I peered over the edge to see what must have been at least a 30 meter drop to refreshingly icy water. I took yet more pictures and a short video while I was there, focusing on the radiant red of the rocks around me.
After all of this I made my way back to the lookout and we all walked back to the start of the track. While we were there we noticed that the pool at the bottom of the falls could be accessed so we took a short walk. The water there was quite still so I attempted some more interesting photos using the reflection of the water against the high walls of the mountain.
Here’s some pretty pictures, enjoy! Also, I’m sorry I didn’t individually label any of them, there’s just too many.
Thanks for reading,
Trav.
