Day 39 - Whitecliffs to Cobar

Before leaving Whitecliffs, I tried my luck at fossicking for opal in the mounds above the underground hotel. Although I did not manage to find any pieces, Justin did find more old cars to take a photo of!

It was then back on the road again. Along the way the scenery began to change from that of a flat desert with only small amounts of vegetation, to a landscape which contained gum trees and other land vegetation. Our only stop for today was to Mount Grenfell. Here we finally got to see some good examples of Aboriginal Rock Art. Reminding us much of the Mudokon art that we see on the walls of the Paramonian and Scrabanian Temples, this art depicted mainly human figures, emus, and other wildlife. Very well preserved, it was protected by a fence to stop both human and native destruction. It was interesting to see that a thin branched tree had adapted to the fence, by growing it's branches in a twisting form around the fence. We were able to visit three rock art sites here, all in close proximity of each other. Each was able to give us a feel of the native Aboriginals, and finally Justin was able to see such art.

We continued onto Cobar which was our stop for the night. Tomorrow we would be heading south, getting nearer to Sydney, where we would soon have our chance to meet some more Oddworld fans.
   

Old Cars on top of Underground Hotel	Fossicking for Opal	Holden - 56?	Aboriginal Cave Art
Tree growing up wire fence	Cave Art	Dried up water hole	Art depicting people
Snake/serpent art	Depicting Emus	Let's go on a walkabout	More Emu Art