Ok it is cold! -1.4C with ice on the table and car. It had 'warmed up' to 0C by the time I took the photo of the thermometer.
Luckily it warmed up pretty quickly. We were enchanted to see beautiful green parrots eating the Ruby Saltbush berries growing close to our campsite. I think the parrots might be Mallee Ringnecks.
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| Ruby (Barrier) Saltbush Enchylaena tomentosa |
After morning tea we tidied up of our camp before Darryl went for a walk. In the afternoon we walked up Yuluna Creek.
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| Solanum petrophilum - Rock Nightshade |
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| This gorge through the ABC Range has quartzite visible in the rock walls. Sandy sediments forming the quartzite were deposited in shallow seas between 620-610 million years ago. Some boulders display beach-like ripple marks. |
The ANC Range displayed amazing quartzite. We say plenty of ripple rock (which was once under shallow water and the Brachina formation.
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| This rock was once under the ocean |
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| Grass tree flower |
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| Native hops - Dodonea spp |
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| Casuarina spp |
A couple from Adelaide came in with a caravan. Dinner consisted of leftovers and damper. I made sure I put on my woollen thermals before retiring for the night.
Finally, the Flinders Ranges. With kangaroos, emus, extensive birdlife, and scenery, nor wonder it is very popular. Great place to visit and worthwhile going back for.
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