You don't mind if I post about something the kids
didn't do, do you? Nah, I didn't think so!
Yesterday as part of my new part-time job as a Discovery Ranger, we took a group up
Pigeon House Mountain (Didthul - is the correct indigenous name) in
Morton National Park. (at this rate, I may as well give you my full name and the kids names so you can figure out my real identity!!)
Well, we would have, except no-one turned up! A friend of ours and the boss's kid do not paying customers make. Anyhoo, we did it anyway. It was meant to be a geology field trip, busting the myth that Pigeon House is an
extinct volcano.
It is a 5.5km out and back hike, with some
very steep sections!
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Note the Grade 1 hike! That's steep!!
Put your treadmill on 13% (if it goes that high) and experience my pain! |
But it is an amazing walk, with beautiful flora, interesting geology and spectacular views from the top!
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| Our little group, ready to go! |
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The rocks at the start of the walk are 500 million year old
folded metamorphic "basement" rocks |
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| Woollsia pungens - snow wreath - beautiful honey scent |
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| Drosera sp. - Sundew - a carnivorous plant that lives in waterlogged soil |
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| Native snail |
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| External mould of a pectin shell - a marine fossil - found at the base of the "house" |
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| Yes - it was a steep climb! |
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| 260 million year old Nowra Sandstone! |
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| My house is out there somewhere... |
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Stunning scenery - rivers have eroded down through the
layers of sandstone and mudstone to form this landscape |
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| Banksia serrata - old man banskia |
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| Nowra sandstone cap forms the "house" on the top. |
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| A sweaty Ranger Ingi at the end of the walk! |
We have actually done this walk as a family two and a half years ago - in the winter, when sensible people tackle it!
We are very lucky to live in a beautiful part of the world and I love that I can share it with you!
Wonderful! These pics make me want to take a trip to your part of the world. It would be an awesome homeschooling adventure. Need to win lottery!! ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the pictures, it was one place that we didn't get to in our 3 years at nowra, I was a bit worried that I wouldn't make the distance. Maybe We will come back as tourists and tackle it.
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