Showing posts with label lighthouse. Show all posts
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Saturday, October 31, 2009

Kangaroo Island Remarkable Rocks



I love rocks, especially those with texture and contour, shaped by erosion or other forces of nature. The island I live on has wonderful sandstone formations, so I was delighted to see photos of the "Remarkable Rocks" on Kangaroo Island. It is the third largest island in Australia, known for it's white sand dunes and fauna. Kangaroos of course, but also koalas, wallabies, and "fairy penguins" as well as sheep. There is an impressive lighthouse but not a lot of human residents.

The island has a national park, caves, caverns and sink holes to explore. But it is the rocks that draw me. Pitted and sculpted by wind and water, these large sandstone rocks lean against each other or stand alone. The "wave" reminds me of the undercutting of the Malaspina Galleries on Gabriola, http://www.nickdoe.ca/pdfs/Webp27c.pdf, yet they are half a world away.




So google it for more information, or look for photo sites. There are lots of images.

http://bestofkangarooisland.com.au/southwest/index.html