The secret ravines of Queensland's Carnarvon Gorge

By Andrew Bain
August 4 2015 - 12:15am
Fan palms and cliffs inside Carnarvon Gorge.
Fan palms and cliffs inside Carnarvon Gorge.
Stepping stones over Carnarvon Creek near the mouth of Carnarvon Gorge.
Stepping stones over Carnarvon Creek near the mouth of Carnarvon Gorge.
Sunset on the cliffs beside Carnarvon Gorge, from Bandana Station.
Sunset on the cliffs beside Carnarvon Gorge, from Bandana Station.
Olivia Evans talks to visitors on the Bandana Station Sunsets tour.
Olivia Evans talks to visitors on the Bandana Station Sunsets tour.

In the sandstone country of Queensland's Central Highlands, the walls are closing in. The tiny gorge - a side gorge of a side gorge - is narrowing, and high cliffs angle over our heads. Even the searing sun can no longer find us down here.

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