Minto Pool, Yabba State Forest
This is another gorge requiring protected status.
There are many striking elements to this landscape. In spring the overhanging fig trees are dressed in brilliant lime-coloured leaves and in the sunlight it is a mesmerising scene.
While the geology is bold, we are actually seeing a major geological interface between the granodiorites of the gorge floor and the overriding metamorphic rocks of the Amamoor beds.
The gorge is very much a sanctuary for it has not been burnt, unlike the forest on the plateau above. So here there are species of plant and of animals that survive in this sanctuary.
Nikki (pictured) and the others in the group of hikers will never forget that day because of a special discovery we made - or rather came to us!
Minto Pool, Yabba State Forest
This is another gorge requiring protected status.
There are many striking elements to this landscape. In spring the overhanging fig trees are dressed in brilliant lime-coloured leaves and in the sunlight it is a mesmerising scene.
While the geology is bold, we are actually seeing a major geological interface between the granodiorites of the gorge floor and the overriding metamorphic rocks of the Amamoor beds.
The gorge is very much a sanctuary for it has not been burnt, unlike the forest on the plateau above. So here there are species of plant and of animals that survive in this sanctuary.
Nikki (pictured) and the others in the group of hikers will never forget that day because of a special discovery we made - or rather came to us!