Wave Rock near Hyden then south to Lake Grace

Saturday 21^st and Sunday 22^nd April 2012:-

WAVE ROCK......... An amazing granite cliff, 15 metres high and 110 metres long. It's rounded like shape has been caused by weathering and water erosion which has undercut the base and left a rounded overhang.

We climbed and walked the large granite rock as well as walked the 1.7klm loop around the base to Hippos Yawn. Hippos Yawn, an unusual shaped granite boulder was formerly part of the wave rock outcrop. 19klms further east of Hyden we visited Mulka's Cave, one of the most significant Aboriginal rock-art sites in Western Australia. Hand prints make up 69% of the 452 Aboriginal motifs found in this cave and left hands outnumber right hands 2 to 3! Stayed overnight at Pingaring (virtually a wheat silo with a few village residents). We saw two children and two cars!

Next morning travelled a short distance to.......

LAKE GRACE.......... A small town in WA's Wheatbelt South. The most notable aspects of the land are the many natural shallow salt lakes. Lake Grace which is 10klms west of the township is one of Australia's largest inland salt lakes. This small but quaint town has many interesting attractions such as the large Pioneering Women's Mural, Station Masters House (circa 1924) and the Lake Grace Australian Inland Mission Hospital. Our overnight camp was about 20klms south of Lake Grace on our way to The Stirling Range and Albany.