4/30/2023 0 Comments Twin falls waterfall![]() ![]() Other than this guy there was a surprising lack of reptiles spotted on the walk but we had made a couple of other stops first so quite a few people had been through ahead of us. It looked like a child hiding, he’d tucked his head under a pile of fallen branches and had left the rest in plain sight and warmth. In one spot we found a good-sized carpet python soaking up the winter sun, he was obviously quite lethargic in the cooler climate as although he was aware of people he wasn’t interested in moving off of his patch of sunshine. In several places, you walk under rocks or through a narrow divide between two rock faces. I always prefer to walk down a slope and climb upstairs than vice versa. ![]() We walked the circuit anticlockwise which turned out to be a good choice. We’d heard that this region was important for both flora and fauna and before we’d even left the picnic area we’d seen a couple of pademelon and a variety of birds including yellow-throated scrubwren and Eastern yellow robins. The ‘Best of All’ Lookout is 5km away and gives panoramic views across the region and takes in both Queensland and across the border into New South Wales. ![]() The erosion continues to shape and change the local landscape you can see another interesting example on a short walk also within the Springbrook National Park at the Natural Bridge. It extends from Springbrook to Lambington plateau and to the Tweed Range above the Mt Warning valley vent. The volcano began to die about 10 million years ago and over the millions of years that have passed since erosion carved out a crescent of vertical cliffs. It’s the rhyolite that makes up the sheer cliffs. The basalt, rhyolite and pyroclastic rock formations that are dominant throughout the region today were formed during that time. The volcano was about 80 kilometres across and 2,000 metres high, over 6,000 km² were covered in its lava flows that were up to 270 m deep in parts. The Springbrook Plateau was once the northern face of a huge shield volcano that dominated the area at that time. The Springbrook National Park area was formed 23 million years ago and its pristine state makes it extremely important on an international scale. ![]()
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