After a chilly night we set off to explore the NP. The area accessible to the public is quite small but well supplied with walking tracks. The gorge has two changes of level over it's course. The height differences have occurred in the distant past when trees have fallen into the raging waters during the wet. Where they have become lodged across the gorge, the high calcium levels in the water have formed a crust over the timber. Over time this has become so thick a rock has formed where the tree was. The rock is known as tufa and there are many layers built up over time. It is easy to see how these same processes formed the fossils for which the area is world famous.
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| Tufa Dams at Lawn Hill NP, QLD |
We walked up the cliffs at the end of the gorge for a spectacular view back over it's length. It is interesting to see what a narrow area either side of the water is actually lush with vegetation; the dry savannah starts again after only a few metres. This is the case with all such water courses we have observed.
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| Emus at Lawn Hill NP, QLD |
On the way back to camp a daddy emu with his two chicks wandered across the road in front of us.
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