30 Jan 10: A Night At Red Rocks (a once in a blue moon walk)

30 January 2010 A Night At Red Rocks (a once in a blue moon walk)

Map: Tuggeranong 1:25000

Getting There

This walk was organised and led by Jeff B as a CBC walk:

Saturday 30 January - A Night At Red Rocks - S/E-M/W.From Kambah Pool we walk beside the Murrumbidgee River in the late afternoon to scenic Red Rocks Gorge. After some exploration, swims and our evening meal, we return to reach the cars about 10pm under the light of the blue moon. All on a good track apart from the gorge itself. (Although disputed, the usual definition of a blue moon is a second full moon in a calendar month. It doesn’t really look blue! In Australia’s time zone we get a blue moon in January 2010 instead of December 2009.) Map: Tuggeranong 1:25,000 (not really needed). Leader: Jeff B. Transport: ~$3-5. Limit: 12.

19 of us met at the Kambah Pool car park. Jeff sorted the milling group into 2 parties, each walking separately with a leader.

Further Information

ETA at Kambah Pool will be somewhere around 4pm.

Photographs

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Walk

Track

					We wandered along the Kambah Pool to Pine Island Walking Track to the lookout which provides a nice view of the Murrumbidgee River upstream to Red Rocks Gorge. Then further along the track to opposite Red Rocks. A couple of colourful grevilleas. 3 rock climbers across the other side tackling the wall.
Murrumbidgee River downstream of Red Rocks Gorge	Grevillea opposite Red Rocks Gorge	1 Grevillea opposite Red Rocks	2 Red Rocks	Murrumbidgee River downstream of Red Rocks Gorge

	Then back downstream around 1km and down to the river to find a nice sandy beach and swimming hole. Even I had a short dip. A lazy time waiting for the show (the full moon), but it clouded over and we headed back around 8.30pm. However, the cloud lifted just before we arrived back at the cars and we were treated to a glorious full moon rising. Strangely, it was not blue.
3 Swimming hole

Thanks Jeff and fellow walkers. Nice to catch up with some old friends and meet new people.

Distance: 6.8km Climb: 100m. Time: 4.15 - 9.05pm (4hrs50mins), with a lot of time swimming, eating, talking and lolling around.
Grading: S/E-M,W: E(6)

KMZ file for Google Earth/Maps: Red Rocks Gorge

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