You know when a tourist ad suggests you go and see some rocks and you're like, yeah nah, I'm not paying for that? Thing is, we had paid entry to Flinders Chase National Park, so we thought we may as well go and see Remarkable Rocks, being cynical about the name, because, well, how remarklable could they be?
Thing is, pretty remarkable.
I only ever half pay attention to tourist brochures and ads as I don't want plot spoilers or for people to tell me what it's like before I get there, so that way, I'm always pleasantly suprised. This was the case with these - cough cough - pretty remarkable rocks, which we could see at a distance as we came along the ocean road from the lighthouse.
I loved them - they seemed like sculptures at some kind of modern art museum, and every time you turned around you'd get a different view. I was happy snapping but boy I wanted to come back at golden hour in the Autumn.
Although my photos don't show it, there was a few tourists around as by the time we got there it was midday. Luckily it was winter so not as busy as I imagine it gets in the warmer months.
Black mica, bluish quartz, and pinkish feldspar comprise most of the granite of Remarkable Rocks, and they are covered in sections by orange lichen, which appears to glow in the sun and lends a warmth to the inanimacy of the granite. I can only imagine the thousands of years of weathering that created such architecture.
No fewer than nine people have slipped to their death from these rocks. There are warning signs everywhere. There's a kind of black lichen that's deceptive and uber slippery, and if you try to climb down toward the sea for a different vantage point, it may well be your last. Survival of the fittest? Thing is, on one occasion two rescuers tried to save a guy who ultimately survived whilst they drowned. Try living with that for the rest of your life.
I'll leave you with this historical image of people visiting Remarkable Rocks, courtesy of the SA Historical Maritime Collection. Like me, I'm sure you're struck by a sense of time. Over a 100 years ago, people were visiting the same rocks as us, and might be doing so in a another hundred years, and another hundred, and another hundred. How much will the rocks change in those years, if at all?
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Wow amazing erosion. I have never seen anything like them before
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Aren't they bizarre??? Loved them. Have you ever been to The Pinnacles in WA?
Yes but it was way back in 1992 at the time I think I enjoyed Esperance and the Bungle Bungles more
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Those are pretty cool rocks! I'd have to agree, not worth paying just to see those though! Nice addition to the trip if paying to get into the park! Careful you don't slip!
Yeah lucky a few other features and sights made it worth the fee.
Wow these are pretty awesome, nature is by far the best sculptor. Im loving those smooth curves.
That story about the rescuers though, that would be a lot to carry.
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Wouldn't it?? Imagine living with that.
They are pretty cool. Yes, why not if you had paid entrance to the park anyway.
Love the angles you took.
Great captures 😊
Thanks!
You are welcome 👋🏻😊
Now, that is truly remarkable to think about 🤔😉😁
And I agree, they look gorgeous 😍🥰❤️
He he, we had our doubts about the 'remarkable' but they were!
Amazing! They really rock! Nature is full of wonders. It is like staring in awe at the magnificence of Earth's wonder. A breathtaking sight. Putting it on my bucket list. Thanks for the pictures !PGM
They rock indeed!!!
The world is full of mistery, here there are so many things which we have no idea, some as places where the things literally amazing and make a simbol of history.
As we know nature has many different different things who seem beautiful this is also one thing of them
This is amazing.
Thanks for your comment .... They re pretty cool aren't they?
Those rocks are great!! They really look like faces!! What a exotic place to visit and take pictures!! Thanks a lot for sharing it here!!
Haha and I think YOUR posts are exotic!
They remind me of ancient times when men lived in caves or caverns. Surely these places, if they are very old, sheltered some of our ancestors from the rain, the sun or the cold, maybe even animals. Thanks for sharing !
Oh yes, I like that thought!
Wow those are remarkable rocks. I always think of it like this .... those rocks were there before us and will likely be there after us, and probably won't even notice we ever existed.
I can't imagine they would pay us any mind at all!
Imagine Golden Hour?
All that stunning light hitting the flecks if minerals, the reflective quartz?
I bet it is WORTH IT, or, dare I say.... remarkable!
It would be!!! A shame we had other plans.
next time!
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Fantastic geological formations. One can only fathom at the forces that so beautifully sculpted these rocks. Great photos and tale!
These are rocks? Who would have imagined it could be this mesmerizing?
Look how wonderful and amazing nature is!These rocks are proof of it. Thanks for sharing.☺️