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Australia 2011
Day 6 - 3rd August - Kings Canyon: The Garden of Eden (Part 3)
There was a short detour to a place imaginatively called "The Garden of Eden", which we decided to check out especially on the recommendation of a group on the way out. Uncharacteristically, I decided it was rather aptly-named. The lack of flies, compared to above, didn't hurt.
The Garden of Eden
About The Garden of Eden and its wildlife
2 birds flew by in an erratic path in unison while making a noise. Perhaps it was a courtship flight.
Garden of Eden
Creek
Tree
Garden of Eden Watering Hole
She was going, not coming.
Folks scared of going in
They manage to make it sound very dangerous
Cliff and water
Me being lame (see: Me being lame at Chopin's grave)
"Anti Dolphin League"
I liked this Australian guy's T-shirt. He said the first time he'd worn it had been at "Byron Bay" on the Gold Coast, and there'd been a ruckus.
Garden of Eden from above
Rock Domes and Kuninga Men
Group ahead of us. They were shouting in the direction of the other canyon wall to hear the echoes
A Patchwork of Colour
Canyon wall panorama from the other side
Mammals of the Plateau
Survivors from a wetter time - plants from when the dinosaurs were around
Fern
Rock layers
Tree and landscape
Kestrel Falls
View before going down. The white you see on the other side is bird shit.
People going down before us
Postcards from the past
Kings Canyon and the Luritja people
By camel and coach
The Diverse Landscapes around Kings Canyon
We finished at 12:05pm, which meant we took 3.5 hours - a bit longer than we had expected. I suppose the estimated time to do the walk didn't include both detours (Cotterill's Lookout and the Garden of Eden).
Whereas my favourite form of exercise is climbing cathedral bell towers, my second favourite is hiking in temperate countries outside of summer. Unfortunately Singapore doesn't afford any opportunities to do either.