Once home of the Gutjal, Jirandali and Mitjumba peoples who still maintain cultural links within this country: Porcupine Gorge National Park covers an area of 5410 ha and extends for 25km along Porcupine Creek. The creek has carved the gorge during 600 million years, revealing the multicolored sedimentary rocks. It is a unique area of savanna plains above with the gorge cut deep into its interior. A thin basalt cap has in most places protected the older underlying rock. However where this capping has been worn away, the creek has excavated a deep chasm into the softer sandstone. The result is a meandering string of waterholes during the winter months and a swift cascade during the wet season (October to April)
Impending storm – we had to quickly secure double guy ropes to hold down the tarps.
Storm clouds still swirling at sunset
Another visit by Rufus Bettong
Another day!
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