Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

[johnw]

I'll have to be an armchair geographer since I haven't been there (yet). Try further north - Palmers Oakey Creek?

[FatCanyoner]

Nope, not that creek either. That's on my list for a return visit.

[johnw]

OK, too far north. I read your trip report and know you visited Big Flat and were near the dam at one point.
I'll stick to that general vicinity. Dry Arm Creek has an impressive escarpment to its east on the map...

[FatCanyoner]

Close enough. That's the right escarpment, but Dry Arm Creek is out of frame to the right (west). The branch in the photo is Middle Arm Creek. Imaginative naming!

[johnw]

Close enough. That's the right escarpment, but Dry Arm Creek is out of frame to the right (west). The branch in the photo is Middle Arm Creek. Imaginative naming!

Thanks, very generous (probably named by an engineer ). I would have tried Middle Arm Creek next .
Unfortunately it can be trial and error for unfamiliar, less visited places. It does look worth a trip.

NSW, name the falls:

Flat Rock Falls, Valley of the Waters - Blue Mountains NP via Wentworth Falls NSW

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[johnw]

This popular area has a number of named waterfalls including this one. But this one only appears on some maps.

[Tyreless]

OK, just to get things moving, is it on the Jungle Circuit below Govetts Leap?

[johnw]

OK, just to get things moving, is it on the Jungle Circuit below Govetts Leap?

Not in Govetts or the Grose, Tyreless.

[FatCanyoner]

Is that Flat Rock Falls in the Valley of the Waters? (It's about 10 years since I've been there, so my memory is pretty hazy.)

[johnw]

Is that Flat Rock Falls in the Valley of the Waters? (It's about 10 years since I've been there, so my memory is pretty hazy.)

A few years since I took this and must admit I was somewhat unsure myself - and the maps don't help! I should revisit and document all of them myself.
I was originally thinking it was Red Rock Falls, but Dave Noble's blog confirmed it as Flat Rock Falls. Over to you Tim.

[FatCanyoner]

Dave isn't infallible, but he's certainly more reliable than my memory!

Here's another one from NSW. Where would you find these boulders...

Evans Crown Nature Reserve

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[FatCanyoner]

Hint time: the boulders are granite.

[crollsurf]

Evans Crown Nature Reserve?

[FatCanyoner]

Evans Crown Nature Reserve?

Spot on. A great little spot with some stunning rock outcrops to explore.

[michael_p]

Evans Crown Nature Reserve?

.. A great little spot with some stunning rock outcrops to explore.

I agree, a very interesting place to explore with some great views to the west. Also, the trout fishing in the rivers around there is good as well.

[crollsurf]

Nice photo FatCanyoner and not that well known in Sydney which is a good thing.
This place in NSW is pretty well known though.

Near the summit of Mt Townsend, looking North. Kosciuszko NP, NSW

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[johnw]

That's a lovely photo. Looking across to Alice Rawson Peak from just below Mt Townsend summit climb.

[crollsurf]

That's a lovely photo. Looking across to Alice Rawson Peak from just below Mt Townsend summit climb.

Thanks johnw. The sunset around the corner that evening was amazing, typical of the Main Range in fine weather but I thought this photo was more interesting. Your go

[johnw]

I'm yearning to get back there, hopefully sometime in the next 12 months.

NSW:

On Taffys Rock, Ku-ring-gai Chase NP via Cowan NSW

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[jonnosan]

That looks a bit like a spot I remember on Linden ridge

[johnw]

That looks a bit like a spot I remember on Linden ridge

Not in the Blueys

[Walk_fat boy_walk]

Could be on the Wangenderry Tablelands, on the way out to Bonnum Pic?

[johnw]

Could be on the Wangenderry Tablelands, on the way out to Bonnum Pic?

Getting even further away

[FatCanyoner]

Definitely looks like sandstone, but the Sydney basin stretches a long way. Perhaps it's somewhere in Brisbane Water National Park?

[johnw]

Definitely looks like sandstone, but the Sydney basin stretches a long way. Perhaps it's somewhere in Brisbane Water National Park?

Not Brisbane Water NP but you're not far away.

[Tyreless]

Perhaps Taffys Rock?

[johnw]

Perhaps Taffys Rock?

Correct Tyreless. I had this more obscure view along with the usual expansive water scenes, and wondered if anyone would recognise it.
Over to you.

[Tyreless]

Thanks John. NSW again.

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Spion Kop, Brisbane Water NP

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[crollsurf]

Spion Kop

[Tyreless]

Spion Kop

Yes, Spion Kop it is. I love the old graffiti: "HCD 1898" and "Xmas 1905. Abrams".