Keep River National Park |
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Pied butcherbird - songster of the bush |
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Honeyeater |
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Start of the Gurrandalng Track |
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The sandstone ridges of Keep River National Park |
Spinifex pigeon |
Livistona palms growing at the base of the rocky outcrops |
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The plain beyond |
Looking up the walls of the sandstone escarpment |
Tree still smouldering from last night's fire |
White trunked gum amongst the sandstone |
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A curious sandstone pillar |
Burnt area of savannah woodland |
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Ahead a faint plume of white smoke was drifting above the red cliffs - as we stopped to take stock, a voice from behind called out. It was our overworked duty ranger back again to check out the fire; embers had blown into the gorge starting a fresh outbreak and he was now officially closing the track. Sadly, we returned to our bushcamper - our efforts to visit the aboriginal art site thwarted by fire. The Park was slowly closing down again. |
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Stone hawk trap once used by aboriginal people |
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