Kotka Gorge
Two old fellas
Cattle grazing land
Edney's LookoutDay 77
It is overcast again this morning but the “Rock” has a beautiful deep crimson and purple colour and just wonder what colour it would take on in sunlight. Mt. Augustus is the world’s largest rock and at more than twice the size of Ayers Rock and millions of years older though relatively new on the tourist route compared to Uluru and apparently not long ago the visitors out here per year could be measured at a few hundred now there are thousands. According to Aboriginal law they call this place Burringurrah believing it to be a boy who escaped the rigours of manhood initiation and was speared in his leg and hit with a mulgurrah or fighting stick and collapsed and died lying on his belly with his leg bent up beside his body. Great story and until someone can come up with something better, that’ll do me. We have decided to drive around the rock and do just the shorter walks and tackle the Summit, 6 hour walk tomorrow. First is Edney’s lookout which according to above folklore is the spear stump in Burringurrah’s leg, and a 6km return stroll up to a some lovely views over the surrounding plains. A couple of little walks and some aboriginal art before going back to camp for lunch checking. In the afternoon we head out to the Kotka Gorge and a short but beautiful 2km walk. Alan makes a nice fire and we have a barbq for dinner after a customary beer in the station bar and a chat with a few of the other campers.
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