Beautiful Bunda Cliffs........along the Eyre H'way (Nullarbor)........near the SA /WA border
The Gawler Ranges and the magnificent granite rock formations formed by volcanic activity hundreds of millions of years ago.............these rocky outcrops were the key to the small settlements of Minnipa, Wudinna and Kimba as the settlers constructed elaborate gutters, dams and tanks around them to catch and store water...many of these systerms are still used today.
Pildappa Rock.......
weathering has eroded the stone on one side in the form of a wave
Tcharkuldu Rock.......
the beautiful africultural land surrounding the area
On the top of Tcharkuldu Rock
The bush dunny near where we camped at Tcharkuldu Rock
Our overnight camp spot at Tcharkuldu Rock.........
the Tcharkuldu Hut - has been fully restored - was originally built around 1915 as a surveyors - workmen hut, when building dams, tanks and drains for the town's water supply
Turtle Rock......so named because of its shape
Mount Wudinna.........
Australia's second largest exposed monolith
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This magnificent wedge tailed eagle flies and glides over and around us
as we climbed Mount Wudinna
Canola crops make a colourful scene
Polda Rock and dam.......
the stone wall man made to collect the water and channel it to the dam and underground tanks
This magnificent granite sculpture located on the Eyre Highway at Wudinna was sculptured by renown artist Marijan Bekic and his son David in 2007 and 2008
An eye-catching 8-m-high fibreglass galah welcomes you to the small agricultural service centre
of Kimba (a town located halfway across Australia) between the east and west, as the crow flies.
The remains of the 350-m Iron Knob peak.
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