Some good views of the south eastern mountains of Wilpena Pound. On our way to stay in Wilpena Pound camp ground.

We stopped at this lookout to see more of the mountains of the Pound.

More mountains, not part of the Pound. The Cypress pine on the right are very common in the area around the Pound.

Our luck has run out, the weather bureau is predicting high winds, rain and thunderstorms. We thought we might get a short walk in...to Arkaroo Rock.

Rocks again...

...more wildflowers and views of the mountains...

Arkaroo Rock is a significant cultural site for the local indigenous people. The hike goes to a rock shelter with indigenous rock paintings.

Rain! on the walk back to the car park....the trail became a small creek.

Our golf wet weather jackets kept us reasonably dry....we had a cup of coffee and snacks while we watched the rain.

The name of the lookout attracted us...

It was worth taking a small detour to the lookout..a great view of the Wilpena Pound.

The view in the other direction...

We saw emus on our way to the Wilpena Caravan Park.

Our spot for the night....lots of trees and bush in the area.

Some of the surrounding trees of the caravan park. 

 

Starting our walk and climb to Rawnsley Bluff.  The track climbs the Wilpena Pound escarpment, providing views into the Pound from the Wilpena Pound Lookout.

In this area most of the creek beds are dry....just love that tree,

So many wildflowers that I have never seen before...this one was very pretty.

It was an easy start...

....then the path became more difficult...rocks, rocks and more rocks.

But spectacular views as we climbed higher...most of the vegetation was not very tall...

....never boring...

...wattles on the ridge...

Wilpena Pound Lookout...awesome view into the Pound

We can't believe how lucky we are to be here whilst these wildflowers are looking their best.

We made it to the top!

View from the top...

Mountains everywhere...

It wasn't always easy going downhill...

Flinders Range bottlebrush

Big night out! Pete and I went to the Woolshed Restaurant for dinner....absolutely delicious and beautiful view of the Bluff....A big thank you to Jeremy's friend Lauren for recommending both the walk and the restaurant. Another wonderful day.

 

Pete and I have a pretty good routine in the morning...Pete makes us a cup of tea which we drink in bed... then we pull the bed apart and put in the table. I have first shower and Pete fills our water bottles for our walks and the electric kettle. Pete has his shower and I drag all our essentials for breakfast out of the cupboards. We then enjoy breakfast together and decide what we will do that day. 

Parked opposite the local IGA...

Quorn has many beautiful old buildings but this one caught my eye...once a bank and now someone has lovingly restored it.

Not far from Quorn is the Dutchman's Stern Conservation  Park. Pete and I decided to climb the Dutchman's Stern...pictured above. It is a 10.6 km circuit walk and the summit is at 820m. The Park gets its name from the bluff's similarity to Dutch sailing ships of the eighteenth century. The rocky outcrops and slopes appear to resemble the reverse stern of these ships.. The bluff was named by Captain Flinders in 1802.

Stunning views on the way to the top...

View from the top....

On the edge...

Loved the trees...

A great walk, especially on such a bright and sunny day.

On the road again....to Rawnsley Park station ...green everywhere.

The view from the caravan park is breath taking. These mountains in one direction....

And Rawnsley Bluff in the other.... we hope to climb this one.