Lost cities in Australia - 1

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Some photographs of rock formations in Australia that resemble an old decaying civilisation swallowed by the wilderness.

1 - Kings Canyon, NT, Australia

Did the Kings Canyon Rim Walk in 2015 July.

Pictures and trip report are in my blog: http://mntviews.blogspot.com/2015/07/kings-canyon-nt-australia.html

1.1)  Plenty of scenes like this in Kings Canyon ... They look just like a lost city.

1.2)  To enlarge the image, click on it.

1.3)  Continuation to the right of previous pic ~~~
The foot bridge you can see here is the same as the one on the right edge of previous pic.

1.4)  Continuation to the right of previous pic

1.5)  How the domes are formed: (To enlarge the image, click on it.)

The above beehive-like domes make the plateau in Kings Canyon look like a "lost city". They are the result of erosion of vertical cracks in the sandstone.

Aerial photos of the plateau show a grid-like pattern of parallel cracks. One set runs nearly east-west and the other runs approximately north-south.

- 1:  The domes on top of the range started as cube shaped blocks bounded by intersecting cracks.
- 2:  Wind and rain have gradually worn away the sides and top corners in the last 20 million years.
- 3:  The blocks have become domes. separated by flat rock.

2 - Mt Touwouwan, Wollemi Nat Pk, NSW, Australia

Climbed Mt Touwouwan in 2016 February.

Pictures and trip report are in my blog: http://mntviews.blogspot.com/2016/02/mt-touwouwan-wollemi-nat-pk-nsw.html

2.1)  These rock formations are called pagodas

3 - Mt Towinhingy, Wollemi Nat Pk, NSW, Australia

Climbed Mt Towinhingy in 2016 February.

Pictures and trip report are in my blog: http://mntviews.blogspot.com/2016/02/mt-towinhingy-wollemi-nat-pk-nsw.html

3.1)  Pagoda-like rock formations on the north-western side of Mt Towinhingy

3.2)  The northern slope of Mt Towinhingy is full of pagodas.
- Upper pic:  Here is part of the slope on the north-western side.
- Middle pic: Zooming into the left side of the upper pic
- Lower pic: Zooming into the right side of the upper pic

3.3)  Pagodas and more pagodas on the north-western slope  (To enlarge the image, click on it.)

4 - Citadel Spur, Mugii Murum-ban SCA, NSW, Australia

Mugii Murum-ban SCA is Mugii Murum-ban State Conservation Area.

Climbed and walked along Citadel Spur in 2018 September.

Trip report will be written up one day ... Watch this space  :-)

4.1)  Once you have seen this picture of the Citadel Spur, you should have a burning urge to want to climb and walk all over it.  If not, I don't know what will get you excited  :-)

5 - Lost City, Newnes State Forest, NSW, Australia

Visited Lost City in 2019 June.

Trip report will be written up one day ... Watch this space  :-)

5.1)  This place is called Lost City for the obvious reason that the rock formations resemble an old decaying civilisation swallowed by the wilderness.

5.2)  Wonderful scene !

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