Broken Hill II

The Living Desert National Park (day 39-40)

After the morning in Silverton and beyond (a little way only) we headed back to walk around the flora and fauna reserve within the Living Desert National Park just outside of Broken Hill. The timing culminated with a walk around the celebrated Sculture Park looking back across the city not too long before sunset (a recommended time). Turned out a much more pleasant and sunny afternoon (though still a bit windy) and quite the way to end our final day in Broken Hill.

We ended up doing the Cultural Trail and skipped the flora trail (just a time and fitness decision). Below is a selection showing the very different landscape to this morning as the clouds cleared in the later afternoon and the sun shone down. Even blessed with some of the fauna but mostly I reckon they were tucked away out of the wind!

And up we go ... rocky and trees

Cranky crow!

Hiking crested pigeons

Looking west back down to the car park

Distant trees peeking over rocky outcrops

A wallaroo

Another showing the wind-blown thick fur coat

Traditional shelters (rooms with a view - north east)

Clearing skies - final climb to the lookout!

Looking to the sculptures

Panorama from the high point lookout looking east

Blending in

Crested pigeons sheltering

Mum and young wallaroo being cautious

One tree smoking?

Multiple trees soften the terrain

Car park wallaroo

Wallaroo camouflage

We next headed over to the Sculpture walk as the light began to fade but the skies had cleared. First photo is of the sculptures from the car park walk before we drove over. Thereafter I have left the photos for you to interpret (with one or two exceptions).

Standing sentinel over the city

Blending in

This sculture represents the legend of an
indigenous woman attempting to
steal the moon - which just happened
to align in ascendency!