Exploring Purnululu, commonly known as the Bungle Bungles, was one of the best days of our 6 months of travel so far. As we drove to the south end of the park, the red-orange cliffs gradually developed into the striped beehive shape. These huge structures towered above us, linked by steep curves or divided by deeply etched river beds. The landscape felt solemn and ancient, although at times the rows of domes appeared cartoonish. There was a fuzzy smell to the air. It was thick with heat radiating from the rock. I felt dwarfed by the gigantic landscape and it was easy to imagine Aboriginal culture thriving here for centuries. The area was known only to locals until 1983, when it was finally seen from above by a camera crew.
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The horizontal grey bands are formed by cyanobacteria.
Some of the gorges are 200m deep.
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