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Purnululu National Park
Echidna Chasm & Osmand Lookout

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Notes:

Day 2 at Purnululu National Park was again a bright sunny day as it had been for the past few weeks.  We drove to the Echidna Chasm carpark and started the walk taking the Osmand Lookout side trip on the way.  Heading up the track for the Echidna Chasm we walked along the creek bed.  A rocky path that was not difficult but annoying to walk on.  Nearing the chasm the walk wandered along amid palm trees, quite unexpected as this was very arid country.  Walking into the chasm the walls slowly closed in upon the track.  At some points it was just a person wide and towering over 180 metre above our heads.  We came to a large amphitheatre where the sun shone down and was slowly crossing the area.  An off-shoot track takes you further along a narrow path to the end of the chasm.  Returning to the main chamber we watched as the sun traversed the site and left when we thought the sun was past its best viewing and returned to the carpark where we had lunch and then drove on to the Mini Palms walk.
      
Osmand Lookout         Echidna Chasm

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Osmand Lookout
     
Osmand Lookout Sign - start of track On the track from the Echidna Chasm carpark The path leads you up an old creek bed
Walk View Walk View Walk View
Osmand Lookout - information sign Osmand Lookout -view Osmand Lookout - information sign
Osmand Lookout - information sign Osmand Lookout - view Osmand Lookout - view
Osmand Lookout - view Osmand Lookout - view Osmand Lookout - view
Osmand Lookout - view Osmand Lookout - heading back down Osmand Lookout - heading back down
Osmand Lookout - heading back down Osmand Lookout - heading back down Osmand Lookout - heading back down

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Echidna Chasm
     
Track Junction - onto Echidna Chasm Back onto the creek bed track Cliff walls coming up
Information signs - how the chasm was formed Walk view Palms take over in the sheltered areas
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Walk view Walk view Walk view
Walk view Walk view Walk view
Walk view Walk view Walk view
Walk view Walk view Walk view
Walk view - conglomerate rock boulder Walk view Walk view
Walk view Walk view Information sign
Walk view Walk view Walk view
Bower bird nest Bower bird information sign Walk view
The hard part is over once you enter
 the start of the chasm, take your time
and marvel at the sights as you wander
through the chasm.
Walk view   Walk view
The chasm is showing itself High narrow walls of the chasm High narrow walls of the chasm
Palm trees High narrow walls of the chasm High narrow walls of the chasm
Looking back to where we have come from Looking back to where we have come from Looking into the chasm
Chasm view Chasm view Chasm view
Chasm view - looking up Chasm view Chasm view - very narrow
Chasm view Chasm view - looking up Chasm view
Chasm view Chasm view Chasm view
Information sign Chasm view Chasm view
Chasm view - a few metres wide Chasm view Chasm view
Chasm view - walls a 180 metres high in places Chasm view Chasm view
     
Chasm view Chasm view Chasm view
     
Chasm view Chasm view Chasm view
     
Chasm view Chasm view Chasm view - looking up
     
Chasm view Chasm view - fallen rocks Chasm view - fallen rocks
     
Chasm view Chasm view - one person wide Chasm view - sun shining down
     
Chasm view Chasm view - looking up Chasm view - quite narrow
     
Chasm view Chasm view Chasm view - looking up
     
Chasm view - looking up Chasm view - looking up Chasm view - looking up
     
Chasm view Chasm view - steps up fallen rock Chasm view
     
Chasm view Chasm view - top of the steps Chasm view - rock caught high up the walls
     
Chasm view - rock caught high up the walls Chasm view - rock caught high up the walls Chasm view - rock caught high up the walls
     
Chasm view - rock caught high up the walls Chasm view - looking up at palm trees Chasm view - looking up
     
Chasm view - looking up Chasm view  - main chamber Chasm view  - main chamber
     
Chasm view  - main chamber Chasm view  - main chamber Chasm view  - main chamber
   
Chasm view  - main chamber Chasm view  - main chamber looking up Chasm view  - main chamber entrance
     
Chasm view  - main chamber looking up Chasm view  - main chamber looking up Chasm view  - main chamber looking up
     
Chasm view  - main chamber Chasm view  - main chamber looking up Chasm view  - main chamber looking up
     
Chasm view  - main chamber Chasm view  - main chamber Chasm view  - main chamber
     
Chasm view  - main chamber Chasm view  - main chamber Chasm view  - main chamber
Take a seat and watch the sun move
around the large open chamber		    
  Chasm view  - main chamber Chasm view  - main chamber
     
Chasm view  - main chamber Chasm view  - main chamber Chasm view  - main chamber
     
Chasm view  - main chamber Chasm view  - main chamber Chasm view  - main chamber
     
Chasm view  - main chamber Chasm view  - main chamber Chasm view  - main chamber
     
Chasm view  - main chamber Chasm view  - main chamber Chasm view  - main chamber
     
Chasm view  - main chamber Chasm view  - main chamber Chasm view  - main chamber
     
Chasm view  - main chamber Chasm view  - main chamber Chasm view  - heading out
     
Chasm view  - heading out Chasm view  - heading out Chasm view  - heading out
     
Chasm view  - heading out Chasm view  - heading out Chasm view  - heading out
     
Outside again Outside again Outside again
     
Outside again Outside again Outside again
     
Outside again Outside again Tall palms line the track
     
Tall palms line the track Tall palms line the track Tall palms line the track
     
Tall palms line the track Tall palms line the track Tall palms line the track
    The walk in is OK but you should wear sturdy boots in my view, take plenty of water and stay for a couple of hours to really appreciate the colours of the rock face.
Down the creek to the carpark Looking back to the chasm - high cliffs  

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