Another excellent outing yesterday with my Thursday walkers. We explored yet another ridge on the northern side of the Grose River valley. It's called Kamarah, and it's near the upper end of the Grose.
It was easy walking again, due to the bushfires of a few months back.
From the end of the ridge we were able to enjoy that majestic view down the valley. And to top that, right across from us were the two rival passes, named by (and after) two of my best bushwalking friends.
Down next towards Kamarah Canyon.
Then into the canyon proper.
Further down the gully then to the site of the old Canyon Colliery coal mine.
The mine ran on and off for a few decades, before closing in 1997. It's still the source of serious zinc pollution in the Grose River.
One positive for it: it provided us with an easy route out. There's a (now decaying) road, with a gentle gradient. The coal was taken up by truck to the main railway line on the Darling Causeway above.
