First we hiked down to the eponymous Organ Pipes. The pipes are huge, hexagonal, basalt pillars; they are very dramatic in person. Even the kids were awed by them:
After lunch...
We started walking towards the other formations when Ben saw this guy eating his lunch by the side of the trail...
And then another one up the hill...
And then this tiny one nearby...
They are so much cuter, funnier, and sweeter in person that I could have imagined. They look so soft and fluffy you want to run over and give them a hug. They ignored us and went about their business so we got to stand for a while and watch them forage.
We were all beside ourselves with excitement!
There are more than 50 members of the kangaroo family ( macropods) in Australia - which includes kangaroos, wallabies, wallaroos, pademelons, and many others. This particular one was a Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor).
After seeing the wallabies it was very hard to refocus on geology when we finally got to the tessellate stairs. The tessellate stairs are the same type of formation as the organ pipes, except you are walking across the tops instead of seeing the whole the length of the column.
Honestly, they look like somone paved the area with hexagonal pavers!
There are more than 50 members of the kangaroo family ( macropods) in Australia - which includes kangaroos, wallabies, wallaroos, pademelons, and many others. This particular one was a Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor).
After seeing the wallabies it was very hard to refocus on geology when we finally got to the tessellate stairs. The tessellate stairs are the same type of formation as the organ pipes, except you are walking across the tops instead of seeing the whole the length of the column.
Honestly, they look like somone paved the area with hexagonal pavers!
This was a great walk . The birding was amazing, there was lots of wildlife, and the area was rugged and beautiful. The climb down into the valley was nice... the hike back up, in the heat of the day, was a little rough. We all went out for ice creams afterwards to celebrate!
4 comments:
They are cute!
Olga
I agree with your mom. They are so cute.
Amazing that this is so close to where you live in the city.
I just looked at the park site - it is just 20km from the city!
Olga
The place we went hiking last weekend was also only about 74k (45 miles) from the city! As soon as you get out of the city limit/suburbs there is a dramatic change in scenery. It goes very quickly from suburbs to farm land/winery land/wilderness. That is why bush fires can come so close to the city!
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