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The Warrumbungles are a series of volcanic mountains in central New South Wales. The name "warrumbungle" is the local aboriginal word meaning "crooked mountains".
View of the Warrumbungles mountain range.
Sunset over the mountain range.
Part of the path to "the Grand High Tops" is paved. The Grand High Tops walk is probably one of the most popular in the national park, and soil errosion on the paths is a major problem.
The silhouette of a tree.
Andy, Tim and Keryn before the Grand High Tops accent.
View from the Grand High Tops. The jagged peaks in the foreground are known as the bread knife. The tallest peak is about 100m tall.
Another view from the Grand High Tops of the bread knife.
The initial spout of the volcano. The "soft" rock around the sides has worn away leaving several plugs of hard rock and the bread knife as distinct features in the Warrumbungles. This view is from the Grand High Tops, where we sat eating our lunch, and watching rock climbers climb up the plug. It took them about 3 hours to reach the top.
All photos copyright, Kylie Waring, 1998.
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