Post 279 start of The Tarkine

iancollard
January 29, 2021

Trowutta Arch

First stop was Trowutta arch. The arch is between two sink holes. Water moving through the limestone dissolves it and carries it away forming an underground cavern. When the cavern collapses it forms a sink hole. In this case there are two sink holes close together.

 

Tarkine Drive

A light patch in the temperate rain forest.

Tarkine Drive

The Sinkhole.

Tarkine Drive

The Tarkine rain forest is characterised by large well spaced trees with these tree ferns growing on the ground floor.

Tarkine Drive

Temperate rain forest.

Tarkine Drive

Lake Chisholm a very large sink hole.

Tarkine Drive

Inside the Tarkine rain forest.

Tarkine Drive

Inside the Tarkine rain forest.