Spotlight On the Pound

The beautiful Wilpena Pound is an ancient geological formation which looks like a giant crater and is something of a temperate oasis in the semi-arid Flinder Ranges. Off in the distance what appears to be a gentle saddle separating left and right sides is the incredible Edeowie Gorge. The small triangular peak a little to […]

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Rawnsley Reflection

The southern wall of Wilpena Pound is fortified with the Rawnsley Bluff escarpment. Anyone approaching the pound from the south gets to watch it rise larger and larger until it looms above them on their left as they make their way up the eastern side. This region of South Australia is considered arid and only […]

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Crystal Grass

Arid region plants use all sort of tricks to remain hydrated for the months that separate quite often heavy downpours. These beautiful crystalline structures are not blades of grass but leaves of small shrubby bushes. Like pine needles the cylindrical tubular leaves seal in the water keeping the internal cellular workings in good shape through […]

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