Echidna Chasm
Despite the fact that we started our walks early this morning, it was hot even before we'd begun. The Echidna Chasm walk was relatively easy but in hindsight, should have been completed after the Mini Palms Gorge walk.
Livistonia Palms are plentiful in and around Echidna Chasm.
It is amazing how these hills just wrap around each other. Also quite scary at how close the 'walls' of the chasm can be. The 'ranges' here are composed of little pebbles all glued together with soil and even in the short time we were in the chasm, a few came tinkling down from above us. Rock fall warnings are a very present reality here.
The palms are so graceful, growing towards the light, in the Echidna Chasm area.
Mini Palms Gorge entry.
The Mini Palms Gorge walk was quite a difficult walk for me to complete. By the time we'd arrived at the start of the walk, it was very hot. To reach the entry of the gorge, we walked quite a distance, in full sun, along the rocky bed of a creek. The time in the gorge was very short indeed compared to the amount of time we were actually walking. The walk back, well, it was hot!
Had lunch at the car park, drove many kilometres back to the visitors' centre, and then began the fifty one kilometres back to the highway.
Could the road have deteriorated so much in just over twenty four hours? Or were we just tired? The major water crossing completed the previous day seemed much deeper, much longer.
Some people drive recklessly on these roads...totally ignoring the fifty kilometre speed limit and putting other people's lives at risk.
Can't imagine what that sort of driving does to one's car.
A poor soul looked like he'd lost the complete front end of his car.
But we did make it out in one piece. Made a vow to keep four wheel driving to a minimum from here on in. Guess we're not as adventurous as we once were!
No comments:
Post a Comment