Leura Cascades

Leura Cascades has some magnificent examples of grottoes.

Here's a link to the site and the walks in the area, it's a beautiful place to explore: Leura Cascades

The Picnic Hut:

The Archway to the walk:

The toilet facilities!

Men's entrance:

Ladies entrance:

Gordon Reserve, Leura

My local grottoes are also my favourites. These two can be found in the park at Gordon Reserve, kids climb over them weekly, they are very popular.

The Gully

This ugly monolith sits at the edge of an old swimming lake in The Gully (officially Frank Walford Park) and behind the Katoomba Aquatic Centre.

The Gully was given back in 2005 to the Gundungurra and Darug peoples after they were forcibly removed for the building of Catalina Raceway (remnants still remain) in 1957. You can read more about this area here: Catalina Park/The Gully and here: Blue Mountains Local Studies Blog

I recently used this grotto for a performance work, you can see stills of the dvd on my blog: www.thecarrotjoke.blogspot.com - '1 million years' is currently showing at NCCA in Darwin.

Mount Victoria

Yesterday morning provided strangely misty and sunny moments so I drove to Mt.Victoria to the old 'Imperial Park & Museum' to photograph the strange cluster of grottoes that live in the park opposite the Imperial Hotel. 

Apparently they were part of a native animal zoo built in the 1930s. Have a look at Kara Smith's blog for (a little more) information - Mt Vic & me Blog

North Katoomba

This double beauty is in a park in North Katoomba, next to an oval. That's it.