Yellow Rock
This afternoon we took a short drive into the
Yellomundee Regional Park situated on the
Eastern escarpment of the
Blue Mountains. We turned off
Hawkesbury Road and down
Singles Ridge Road which brought us to the lookout area at
Yellow Rock. The area is mostly natural bushland with plenty of alluvial and riverine plant communities. There were many native flowers in bloom. There are no safety barriers so the area is quite dangerous with perilous drops to the valley below. The views over the river and surrounding countryside are quite spectacular.
This is the road leading down to the lookout at
Yellow Rock. The trunks of the trees are still showing signs of a bushfire that raged through here 5 years' ago.
A modern-looking picnic shed near the lookout. This shed is quite accessible and not near the edge of the
escarpment.
The view looking over the
Nepean River as it heads towards the confluence at
Yarramundi.
A deep chasm between two
giant rocks with a perilous drop to the valley below. A native flower in the foreground.
The whole lookout area is full of
rocks and ledges where you can step out (if you are game) to get a better view. Needless to say, we did not go too far out on the ledges!
2 comments:
I don’t think I have ever walked in that area. It should be a good time for wildflower spotting. We have been travelling this last week and I have been noticing the roadside flowers.
I was hoping to see Waratahs but I think it is too late for them. However, there were plenty of other flowers. I shall post some flowers in the next day or two.
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