Canberra via Myanba Gorge

 On our usual route between Mallacoota and Canberra we see a sign going off the Monaro Highway to Myanba Gorge.  Frances had been reading about that in "Stories beneath our feet" so we decided to invest a couple of hours in going there.  I have a few some text to add in but here are the photos.

There was some interest in the drive as a sign at the start of the Imlay said it was closed with a detour along Coolangubra Forest Way.  Probably not a problem as that is where we were intending to go.  A nice smooth dirt road, albeit with some loose gravel on the bends.  I enjoyed the scenery, and was quite happy to leave it where it was, relative to the car.

Of course, the clear felled areas were very unpleasant.  
Once into the South East Forests NP things improved again.  I think this is on Wog Way (I am astonished that the shrill people haven't demanded this be renamed).
We parked at the start of the walk and were surprised to find this deluxe wheelchair friendly track,  I wondered what would happen if two wheelies met, face to face, on the track?  
Top of the stream.
I think this is the pulpit rock, showing signs of water erosion.  The rock is granodiorite.
A deluxe lookout at Pulpit Rock.
Although it hasn't rained heavily for a while there was still a picturesque amount of flow in the stream.

The view from the lookout.  According to one site we looked at this was 100 vertical metres from the start of the walk.  It is another 230 vertical metres to the bottom, which would be a challenging bush bash.
More rocks and water.



This outcrop - about halfway between the Pulpit and the lookout - was the more gorge-like.  Mostly it seemed like a steep watercourse.
A pair of dragonflies (according to an expert on iNaturalist,  Forest Darners) chose to "Fly United".
A grasshopper hopped on the grass.
The car was chewing through the fuel a bit on the hilly, twisty, dirt road so I doubted it we had the range to get to Costco and pulled in to the usual servo in Bombala.  On on to Canberra.  

When we got to Nimmitabel we had to stop for roadworks and a car we had overtaken pulled alongside and said something was flapping on the car.  This turned out to be a bit of trim in a wheel arch.  I was able to get it bad in position (sort of) and rang the Mazda dealer to arrange for something to be done.  The woman I spoke to talked about it having to go on a hoist; parts to be ordered etc etc.  She then said to let their Parts people have a look the next day.  The guy form parts didn't fuss abut hoists, nor order any parts.  He gave it a couple of well aimed thumps with his fist: all good!


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