Our first day of vacation took us to Dangars Gorge. What would have been an unbearable, half hour drive along the 15-kilometer unsealed road in the Berlingo was actually enjoyable in The Kluger, our rental vehicle. We saw kangaroos from Dangarsleigh Road and rosellas, kookaburras, and wallabies as we approached the park via Dangars Falls Road.
 |
| Dangarsleigh Gorge |
Unfortunately, we were looking forward to Dangars Falls but there were no falls to be seen. There was a bit of water in the river far below and we passed through and over what must be the river that leads to the falls, but that wasn't more than algae-thick puddles among the rocks.
 |
| The views of the gorge itself made up for the lack of any waterfalls. |
 |
| You might even say the view was heaps good. |
 |
It's hard to imagine water rushing through these rocks, but in order to
feed the waterfall it seems like it'd have to be a roaring river. |
 |
| Dry creekbed through the forest |
 |
The trail's end at Mihi Falls was also slightly
disappointing as again, there were no falls. |
Footnote: Note the extra 's' - it is Dangars Falls not Dangar Falls. This confused me a bit at first - there is a Dangar Falls east on Waterfall Way, out toward Dorrigo. Dangars is short for Dangarsleigh. They are both named after the same person, Henry Dangar, a "surveyor and pastoralist". We have never been to Dangar Falls.
No comments:
Post a Comment