Sandstone Caves - finale, Part Three

These photos were taken in the Pilliga Nature Reserve, on my last little escape inland, just a few weeks ago. I love getting out in the red dirt country!

...and while they are considered 'caves' that makes me think I should be able to walk through.  Some areas had been well-fenced off, with signage about there being Aboriginal drawings within that are being protected.

Generally though, it was a huge, ongoing wall with caverns, like this.  Some deeper than others, and possibly, if you ventured in, you might get somewhere.

If you really wanted to, you could get down on your haunches and crawl on in with a spotlight.  I'm not all that keen though, to maybe be persuaded to do a reverse-wriggle back-off, at eye-level to a forked tongue belonging to a King Brown, or an endangered Pale-headed snake.  I can tell you, that'd I'd be pale-headed if I managed to get out of there quick enough!  And you?

In the heat of the day, none of these mammals showed themselves.  I'd never heard of the Large-eared Pied Bat before; an enclosed link there to Australian Government's, national recovery plan.

walk the pathway and step over this tree trunk; how many have done this before me I wonder

so that was it, and what an eye-opener, to find such a natural-treasure out there in the rugged bushland.  

Seems many of you really enjoyed the walk too.   I get good value reading your comments,  a smile out of one, a chuckle from another ... you know how it goes, so thank you.  I've loved sharing the venture and re-living the moment.