Hawkesbury Lookout - Part 2

Hawkesbury Heights - continued

After spending some time at the Lookout, we then crossed Hawkesbury Road to visit the second part of the Hawkesbury Lookout.  There is a little run-in road from Hawkesbury Road and a place to park the car.  There are two big picnic sheds and a toilet block.  I did not visit the toilet block so cannot comment on its' condition.

There were many little tracks disappearing into the bush, but we did not venture very far down any of them, so I'm not sure just how far they penetrate the bushland.  We could hear the traffic on the Hawkesbury Bends as the Lookout is perched, quite literally, at the top of the Bends.

One of the rather basic picnic shelters with a design, that sort of made me think of an Austrian Mountain chalet.  However, nothing could be further removed from the Austrian Alps than the hot Australian bush!

The Banksias have finished blooming but there were still a few remnant Banksia spinulosa flowering,  otherwise known as "birthday candles"  with their nectar-rich blooms providing food for birds, when there isn't much else around.

The other picnic shelter, similar in design.  This design can also be found in the picnic shelters, down the road at Yellow Rock.  It is always nice to have some shade, when picnicking in the bush!

All the bark is peeling off the trunk of this tree and lying strewn on the ground around the base, revealing a lovely smooth bark beneath.  Some trees naturally lose their bark as the tree grows.  Otherwise it could be as a result of the prolonged drought, causing stress in some trees.

There were a few wildflowers blooming.  Unfortunately, we had missed the early Spring wildflowers such as the Waratahs and wattles.  I must remember to come here next year to see the wildflowers.  It has a much easier access to the bush than Blue Gum Swamp in Winmalee,  as we can drive our car right up to practically where the flowers are blooming!

Well that is the end of our trip to Hawkesbury Lookout.  I'm so glad we made the journey, down the road, to this little priceless bit of  Australian bushland, virtually on our doorstep!