All photos in this series were taken on 05 June 2023.
All locations were within a morning loop-walking distance of Wilpena Resort, or a deal less than one hour’s driving distance from Wilpena Pound.
The Flinders Ranges region is a unique and beautiful part of Australia.
Winter is the best time to go there, and most of it is less than a full day’s drive away from Adelaide.
Around 8 am we set off from the resort – initially, walking beside Wilpena Creek.
It was pleasantly cool, with mist swirling around the ridge tops above us.
A few minutes later, the ridge line and rockfaces would become “naked”.
The pines are indigenous, not introduced.
They have many “common” names.
The most common: cypress pines.
You are certainly looking at members of the genus Callitris.
The relevant species is probably Callitris columellaris; just how many Callitris species there are is open to debate/disagreement.
Click here to discover more about the very hardy Callitris columellaris.