Barrarina Gorge – Where Time stood Still

Barrarina Gorge – Where Time stood Still

  • Posted by Peter MacDonald
  • On July 25, 2011
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  • Barrarina Gorge
More pictures from this fascinating and beautiful place. The jagged rock face of the gorge. A close up of the patterns formed by distortion of the earth’s surface, set in stone for all to see. Rock crevices with hardly any soil – yet hardy trees and shrubs somehow manage to survive. Again, a close up […]
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 Rock Pools and Bands of Time

Rock Pools and Bands of Time

  • Posted by Peter MacDonald
  • On July 25, 2011
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  • Barrarina Gorge
So called ripple rock on the edge of this rock pool in Arkaroola”s Barrarina Gorge. As mentioned in the previous post, this is beach sand that’s been turned to stone millions of years ago, then over millions more, the sea floor has been twisted and buckled into the positions found today. Throughout the gorge there’s […]
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 Barrarina Gorge II

Barrarina Gorge II

  • Posted by Peter MacDonald
  • On July 24, 2011
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  • Barrarina Gorge
Barrarina Gorge in the northern Flinders Ranges is one of those places created by untold amounts of rushing water over countless centuries. The water has gradually cut a twisting ravine deep into a mountain to reveal the geological events on earth over many millions of years. The height of the walls of Barrarina Gorge are […]
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