Very early morning 30km drive in the dark to get internet reception for university course sign-ins. Very slow trip due to large amount of wildlife.

It was still very dark – Wilpena Pound lit by starlight.

The early morning crew.

Orion in the eastern sky

Very compliant road users.

St Mary’s Peak

Morning light on Mount Ohlsson Bagge

The mob

On the move

Wedge-tailed eagles patrolling.

Doin’ the Eagle Rock.

Black Kite

Emus in the national park

The walk into Wilpena Pound – a saucer shaped depression surrounded by jagged mountains creating a natural amphitheatre. Geologically it is a huge syncline.

Grevillea

The track through Pound Gap

Hills Homestead

The track follows rocky ramps up to Wangara Lookout

Lily

Inside Wilpena Pond looking south

Looking north

Looking west with the Heysen Range in the distance

Local wattle – very large flower clusters

Return walk through Pound Gap

Cypress trees are a feature in Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park.

View of Rawnsley Bluff from Arkaroo track

 

Arkaroo track in the late afternoon

Arkaroo rock art site

Adnyamathanha rock paintings

Chace Range from Arkaroo track lookout

Grevillea

Time to reflect on the day

The old twirling stick in the fire trick

Outback view of the Milky Way