16 seconds · Silent film
Into the slot
Helmets on, dry bags up, and a creek the color of strong tea. Nobody stayed dry for long, and nobody minded.
Empress Canyon, Blue Mountains · 20 Nov 2023
Down the canyon
One day, one canyon, a whole lot of water. We walked in through the rainforest, waded a slot lined with ferns, roped down Empress Falls and jumped into the pool at the bottom. Then we climbed out to see the whole valley from the top.
A few moments in motion.
15 seconds · Silent film
Tina takes the falls
Tina on the rope, with the waterfall pouring down beside her and the pool waiting at the bottom.
23 seconds · Silent film
Steve’s view from the rope
The same waterfall from Steve’s chest: one look over the lip into the gorge, then a long, wet way down.
22 seconds · Silent film
Then everybody jumps
A rock ledge, a deep pool and a waterfall for company. Once one person went, everyone went.
A closer look 9 photographs
Beyond the canyon · November 2023
The rest of Australia
Sydney Harbour, garden paths, wildlife, the Blue Mountains and the water around the Whitsundays. A few frames from the longer trip.
