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Dasher and Arm Falls & Devils Gullet

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Dasher and Arm Falls & Devils Gullet

Text and photosTameika Munday

View from Devils Gullet

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.

Rachel Carson

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I was asked the other day why I liked bushwalking so much and my response was I need it for my mental health. Yes, it has physical benefits but I don’t enjoy the puffing and sweating I endure when walking up a hill. What I do enjoy is the quiet of nature and the simplicity of nature and the beauty of nature. With some personal stress in my life of late, my mind was crying out for nature. To just stand by myself in nature and breathe in the goodness and breathe out the stress. It’s amazing the need I felt pulling me away from the noise, and the clarity I received standing in stillness.

Dasher Falls

Today, I went exploring by myself. A couple of years ago I tried finding Dasher Falls. It is a simple walk but when I tried to find it years ago, it wasn’t marked and my directions weren’t clear. I found myself too far down the track and I actually tried getting a picture of what I thought were Dasher Falls and I fell in

the water which was freezing. Anyway, today I followed Google maps, in particular the photo of the location which I found easily. It was a short walk to the right which is clearly

Dasher Falls

Pink ribbons marking the track to Dasher Falls

Track down to Dasher Falls

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marked with pink ribbons. The falls were flowing down the rock face and it was amazing how the ferns were growing right out of the rock face.

Arm Falls

After finding Dasher Falls, the next one on my list was Arm Falls. This was an hour drive inland from Sheffield in the Meander Valley. The start of the walk was fairly easy to locate but it all went downhill from here (figuratively, anyway). The sign informed me that the walk was an interpretation loop and it was correct - it gave a loose interpretation of where you thought the track was.

As you can see, the height of the ferns covered the sign and it continued like that, right across anything that resembled a track, so I was walking blind.

After finding a little bridge and crossing, I did manage to find something that more resembled a track but it didn’t go far and became a downright rabbit warren.

At this point I realised I was up high and could hear the waterfall, but going off track down the bank, which I did a couple of times, became unsafe. Being in the middle of nowhere on an abandoned, overgrown track, I made the decision to backtrack and return to the car as I deemed it unsafe.

Fungi growing out of a log

Sign at start of Arm Falls Walk

Arms Falls Track

Bridge crossing a creek

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Devils Gullet Lookout

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Views to the east from the Devils Gullet Lookout

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