The lookout showed us back toward Mareeba and Davies Creek down below .
Further down the track we arrived at the falls lookout , the falls go down a fair distance , cascading over water worn granite rocks . Fortunately today I had the drone with us , it gave us a great view of the falls that you can't get from the lookout .
Here's a treat - some video .
After playing with the drone for a while , we headed on the circuit track that leads back to the carpark the long way . The track follows the creek for about 500m and is beautiful , stunning cascades , reflections , and plants .
Tea trees are flowering .
Spotted a fern we hadn't seen before .
And while we're on ferns , here's a massive block of ferns sitting on top of a rather large granite rock.
Trees formed a canopy over the creek , making a tranquil scene , great reflections as well .
The track stopped at a sandy beach and a couple of large pools that you can swim in - needs to be a lot hotter than today , and today was 28 degrees , the water is very cold !!
At the end of the pool was another small cascade .
We made our way back to the ute and headed further up Davies Creek Rd to the camping section , finding a convenient log to sit at for lunch . There are several walks that you can do here - a 9.6klm one and a 12.2klm one , and an 8klm one - we'll stick to what we've done !!
After lunch we headed further up the road , our GPS showed you could get through to Tinaroo Dam , shame the road has been closed off as it would have been an epic drive through the dry forest and sections of rainforest . This part was through a stand of Blue Gums .
Another kilometre down and that's where the road stopped , down in amongst the rainforest .
It's also the start of another walk .
There are many very tall tree ferns , some topping 10m high .
With that we headed back to the van , here's a map link :- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Fmt4SlLKBUZQGvQSyc7xJpGYe2M&usp=sharing
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