Deb and I went up that way again today
The trees in the Taggerty River Valley still stand like the ghosts they are.
What is changing somewhat is millions of seeds have germinated so saplings are beginning to race for the light between their parents’ skeletons.We were back because as you know I love photography. One of my favourite subjects is streams and waterfalls.
The drought of previous years is well and truly over and it has rained and rained and rained for what seems like months. The bonus of this is of course waterfalls and rivers are very healthy at the moment.
We wove our way up into the valley along the muddy goat track that serves as a road up there.
It was cold and raining so I was well rugged up. Deb took one look at the weather and elected to sit in the car knitting.
From the valley floor began the climb up this track towards the first waterfall on my hit-list.
You get an idea of how rampant the regrowth is.In the steeper sections there are well made stairs which make the going easier. I paused on this corner for a breather and a piccie.
I’d just climbed the stairs down to the right and was about to climb the ones to the left.Further up I paused again to catch the ghosts of the trees vanishing into the mist
(that is the trail and some of the stairs in the right of the frame).I crossed the stream that forms the falls further up.
It's divided here into multiple streamlets that tumble over fern clad boulders.To give you an idea of how wet it is at the moment a fairy sized waterfall beside the path.
Then finally I reached my target the Phantom Falls. 
It finally stopped raining as I photographed so I got to wear my hat rather than trying to keep the camera lens dry.These falls are hard to photograph because to see them you have to get really close. But I think I have done them justice.
Just to make sure a close up.
