19th May
The whole morning was spent exploring Brachina Gorge with its amazing geology. Not that we know anything much about geology but it was still fascinating and I’m sure geologists would love it! We were intrigued with the colours of the rock, mainly slate in the areas around the campground, and the way it was laid down. To explore this classic Flinders Ranges gorge you drive along the dry creek bed, which is pretty wide and reasonably rocky. The troopy’s ground clearance meant we didn’t have to worry, as we meandered through the gorge. Towards the western end the walls were more sandstone – around 560 million years old according to the signpost down there.
The whole morning was spent exploring Brachina Gorge with its amazing geology. Not that we know anything much about geology but it was still fascinating and I’m sure geologists would love it! We were intrigued with the colours of the rock, mainly slate in the areas around the campground, and the way it was laid down. To explore this classic Flinders Ranges gorge you drive along the dry creek bed, which is pretty wide and reasonably rocky. The troopy’s ground clearance meant we didn’t have to worry, as we meandered through the gorge. Towards the western end the walls were more sandstone – around 560 million years old according to the signpost down there.
Later in the afternoon we headed east along Brachina Gorge to the Aroona Valley turnoff. This road ran parallel to some of the cliffs and took us to an old hut, a favourite place of Hans
Heysen the painter. We found a beautiful
campsite here in the Aroona Valley, very much a national park bush camp but
with the bonus of tap water.
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