Moss Garden, Carnarvon National Park
In a magical corner of a side gorge, the mosses clothe the purple rocks of the Moolayemba Shales. Above the beds of shale tower the precipice sandstone which is pervious to water. As the shales are impervious, the watertable in the sandstone weeps water perpetually sustaining the mosses, tree ferns and trees that make this glade a delicate and beautiful place, in contrast to the massive cliffs of the gorge.
Moss Garden, Carnarvon National Park
In a magical corner of a side gorge, the mosses clothe the purple rocks of the Moolayemba Shales. Above the beds of shale tower the precipice sandstone which is pervious to water. As the shales are impervious, the watertable in the sandstone weeps water perpetually sustaining the mosses, tree ferns and trees that make this glade a delicate and beautiful place, in contrast to the massive cliffs of the gorge.