Arkaroo Rock

Ted. We didn’t have much time to wander the Flinders Ranges but wanted to take one hike before we left the Outback. For our destination, we chose a well known rock up the side of one of the small mountains. 

As we set out on the dusty red trail, I was immediately transported back to our wonderful hikes in New Mexico just a few months ago. There were no snakes this time but we did observe some critters that would have been right at home in the Chihuahuan Desert.

Her web was probably 4 feet wide

Feral goat

Periodic flights of Australian Ringneck parrots overhead reminded us of which continent we were on. 

Internet photo (I'm not that good!)

After a couple of hours we came across a strange looking rock. Apparently, this was the site of induction ceremonies held by the local tribes for time immemorial. Some of pictographs (behind a protective screen) are thought to be at least 5,000 years old. 

As we made our way back to the car park, we couldn’t help wondering what other secrets were still guarded by these 600 million year old rocks.