The walk advisory promised overgrown paths, wildflowers, aboriginal rock engravings and views. The 19 walkers who participated found this walk delivered, in spades.
Leader Wendy prepping the troops 
A bit overgrown? 
Tail-end Charlie's Angels?
After 1.8 klm of fire trail (with “I spy a waratah” being a popular and rewarding game), the rest of the walk was in single file, pushing our way through bushes laden with flowers,
Paperbark tea-tree 
Yellow top mallee ash - a threatened species
Native Fuchsia 
Scribbles left by insect larvae on the Scribbly Gum
and across rock platforms, pausing to identify and admire engravings of wallabies, shields, men and deities at four different sites. A couple of brief showers of rain aided visibility of the rock engravings without making the track too slippery.
What goes up... 
must come down... 
then onwards
Morning tea was taken on rock ledges with views across to Mt Murray Anderson and the rock platforms we would shortly be crossing.
One of a number of engravings 
Hey - get a load of this!
Beautiful engraving 
Interesting water erosion channels 
A reminder for visitors (from Aretha?)
Most walkers managed the short but tricky descent, just short of the end, and enjoyed the full panorama of Stingray Bay and surrounds. The full group lunched at the top of the tricky descent as the weather cycled through balmy and chilly as the clouds flitted across the sky.
Cowan Creek seen from the end of our track
We came, we saw, we conquered..... 
Now, what's for lunch?
The return journey - all present and accounted for.
After re-tracing our steps to the cars, coffee was enjoyed at Terry Hills.
Hero flower of the day: hard to choose between Boronia, Eriostemon and Pultenaea, all of which were blooming profusely.
Walkers: Wendy C (leader), Barbara C, Elaine, Celia, Kas, Bill M, Hazel (leader), Claude and Margaret P (first aid), Pragati, Vreni, David S, Nick S (first aid), Deidre (tail end), Sue S, Theresa, Leah (visitor), John S (visitor)
Words by Wendy C
Photos: Barbara C (18); David S (3,9,17); Deidre (19); Hazel (7,13,14, 20,21); Margaret P (2,15,16); Nick S (11,12); Sue S (1,4,5,6); Wendy C (8,10)